🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:54 🌍 *Ekow Duker, co-founder of Zindi, has a background in engineering and banking before venturing into analytics.* 04:31 🚀 *Zindi was created as a platform to showcase African data science talent, aiming to provide opportunities for collaboration and skill demonstration.* 06:54 🤝 *Zindi's success is attributed to a small but dedicated team across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, characterized by humility, curiosity, and a strong belief in their mission.* 10:11 💡 *Ekow Duker's recent data science project explored categorical embeddings using a Goodreads dataset, revealing interesting associations among authors' countries of birth.* 14:41 📊 *Ekow sees potential for growth in data science in Africa, highlighting the need for both companies and data scientists to deepen their understanding and exploration of the field.* 16:38 🌱 *As the data science industry matures, Ekow anticipates more considered conversations and approaches, reducing hype and focusing on meaningful progress.* 17:28 🔍 *Curiosity and a willingness to explore are essential attributes for aspiring data scientists, complemented by quantitative ability and technical skills.* Made with HARPA AI
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:54 🌍 *Ekow Duker, co-founder of Zindi, has a background in engineering and banking before venturing into analytics.*
04:31 🚀 *Zindi was created as a platform to showcase African data science talent, aiming to provide opportunities for collaboration and skill demonstration.*
06:54 🤝 *Zindi's success is attributed to a small but dedicated team across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, characterized by humility, curiosity, and a strong belief in their mission.*
10:11 💡 *Ekow Duker's recent data science project explored categorical embeddings using a Goodreads dataset, revealing interesting associations among authors' countries of birth.*
14:41 📊 *Ekow sees potential for growth in data science in Africa, highlighting the need for both companies and data scientists to deepen their understanding and exploration of the field.*
16:38 🌱 *As the data science industry matures, Ekow anticipates more considered conversations and approaches, reducing hype and focusing on meaningful progress.*
17:28 🔍 *Curiosity and a willingness to explore are essential attributes for aspiring data scientists, complemented by quantitative ability and technical skills.*
Made with HARPA AI
Wow. Data Scientist coming from a civil engineering background. That's amazing.