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The Journey of a Data Generalist: From Bioinformatics to Freelancing
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- 2:02 - Jekaterina’s background
- 7:13 - How Jekaterina started freelancing
- 10:44 - Jekaterina’s initial ways of getting freelancing clients
- 16:30 - How being a generalist helped Jekaterina’s career
- 21:22 - Connecting business and data
- 23:09 - How Jekaterina’s LinkedIn posts helped her get clients
- 29:10 - Jekaterina’s work in fundraising
- 31:46 - Cohorts and KPIs
- 34:03 - Improving communication between the data and business teams
- 36:43 - Motivating every link in the company’s chain
- 38:45 - The cons of freelancing
- 42:40 - Balancing projects and networking
- 48:36 - The importance of enjoying what you do
- 51:16 - Growing the client base
- 54:59 - In the office work vs working remotely
- 56:11 - Jekaterina’s advice who people who feel stuck
- 58:03 - Jekaterina’s resource recommendations