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Joshua Starmer is the founder and CEO of StatQuest. He makes online educational materials to teach data science, machine learning, and statistics. His YouTube channel has 775,000 subscribers. He was previously an Asst Professor at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has a PhD in biomathematics, bioinformatics, and computational biology. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including:- Teaching ML and statistics - Launching his YouTube channel - Growing his YouTube channel to 775,000 subscribers - Running growth experiments - How to create engaging content - Learning framework for ML practitioners 

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-starmer-phd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joshua Starmer</a> is the founder and CEO of StatQuest. He makes online educational materials to teach data science, machine learning, and statistics. His YouTube channel has 775,000 subscribers. He was previously an Asst Professor at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has a PhD in biomathematics, bioinformatics, and computational biology.  In this episode, we cover a range of topics including: - Teaching ML and statistics  - Launching his YouTube channel  - Growing his YouTube channel to 775,000 subscribers  - Running growth experiments  - How to create engaging content  - Learning framework for ML practitioners

Growing from 0 to 775,000 YouTube subscribers by teaching ML and statistics | Joshua Starmer

Our guest today is Joshua Starmer, Founder and CEO of StatQuest, a Youtube channel with over 700k subscribers which clearly explains complex statistics and machine learning methods.In our conversation, Josh first talks about his career: his PhD in Bioinformatics, how he got introduced to the concepts of Statistics and variation and how he learned more about it. We then explore StatQuest, how the channel started and discuss the difficulties behind leaving a full time job to start your own project. We also explain what the channel is about and why it became so successful. We finally talk about Josh's new book "The StatQuest Illustrated Guide to Machine Learning" and give advice on how to make progress in Data Science. If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a 5 star review and subscribe to the AI Stories Youtube channel. Follow Neil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leiserneil/----[00:00] : Intro[01:57] : Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Music[05:59] : Why choosing Computer Science over Music ?[09:55] : Why doing a PhD in Bioinformatics ?[13:17] : Being your own boss[18:31] : How Josh got introduced to the world of Data Science and Statistics[24:50] : Caring about general concepts rather than focusing on the details[27:36] : Working in a research lab[30:55] : How StatQuest started[38:47] : What is StatQuest ? [41:47] : Why is StatQuest so successful ?[46:10] : How to build a successful Youtube channel[51:41] : The StatQuest Illustrated Guide to Machine Learning (new book)[56:37] : One advice for someone to progress in their career

Our guest today is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-starmer-phd-95a554130/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joshua Starmer</a>, Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/joshstarmer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StatQuest</a>, a Youtube channel with over 700k subscribers which clearly explains complex statistics and machine learning methods. In our conversation, Josh first talks about his career: his PhD in Bioinformatics, how he got introduced to the concepts of Statistics and variation and how he learned more about it. We then explore StatQuest, how the channel started and discuss the difficulties behind leaving a full time job to start your own project. We also explain what the channel is about and why it became so successful. We finally talk about Josh's new book "The StatQuest Illustrated Guide to Machine Learning" and give advice on how to make progress in Data Science. If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a 5 star review and subscribe to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWvn6k4aeceyYKjAleML9VA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AI Stories Youtube channel</a>. Follow Neil on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leiserneil/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leiserneil/</a> ---- [00:00] : Intro[01:57] : Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Music[05:59] : Why choosing Computer Science over Music ?[09:55] : Why doing a PhD in Bioinformatics ?[13:17] : Being your own boss[18:31] : How Josh got introduced to the world of Data Science and Statistics[24:50] : Caring about general concepts rather than focusing on the details[27:36] : Working in a research lab[30:55] : How StatQuest started[38:47] : What is StatQuest ? [41:47] : Why is StatQuest so successful ?[46:10] : How to build a successful Youtube channel[51:41] : The StatQuest Illustrated Guide to Machine Learning (new book)[56:37] : One advice for someone to progress in their career

Joshua Starmer - Founder and CEO of StatQuest #15

On this episode of The Artists of Data Science, we get a chance to hear from Josh Starmer a data scientist who has helped empower learners from all over the globe by breaking down complicated statistics and machine learning topics into small bite sized pieces that are easy to understand. You may know Joshua from his youtube channel StatQuest, where he's beloved by his audience of over 320,000 subscribers and 15 million viewers. Joshua shares with us his powerful journey from being a cellist and music composer to getting his PhD in computational biology and then creating StatQuest. This episode is packed with advice, wisdom, and tips for developing a creative process and facing your fears. It was a great honor interviewing Joshua! WHAT YOU'LL LEARN [9:05] How music has helped Joshua become more creative [17:19] Inspiration for StatQuest [24:00] The most challenging part of creating content [28:02] The most misunderstood concept from statistics and machine learning [36:38] How Joshua approaches his creative endeavours QUOTES [9:38] "I pick up my guitar, my ukulele, and I start playing, and my head just completely clears." [19:52] "what I really want people to take home is that anyone can understand these things [statistics]. Ninety nine times out of 100, the only thing between them and understanding is fancy terminology and fancy notation" [23:31] "It's probably a good thing that I'm a little nervous…because it pushes me just a little harder to make sure that what I'm talking about is correct" [33:16] "…if you want to educate someone…you have to relate with them and you have to see the material from their perspective." FIND JOSHUA ONLINE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-starmer-95a554130/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/joshstarmer Website: https://statquest.org/ SHOW NOTES [00:01:40] Introduction for our guest [00:03:13] How Joshua got into statistics [00:04:12] Where do you see the field of Data science headed in the next two to five years? [00:05:12] What do you think is gonna separate the great Data scientists from the really good ones? [00:06:22] Talk to us a bit about what music theory is, what a music theorist does. [00:08:59] Do you think having a deep understanding of math has helped you be more creative as a musician or vice versa? [00:11:22] What are some of the commercials and shows that feature your music? [00:15:32] Joshua describes his process for creating music [00:17:12] The inspiration of StatQuest [00:19:27] The StatQuest mission [00:20:40] Overcoming the resistance when it comes to creating and publishing content [00:23:53] What's the most challenging part for you when it comes to creating content for the channel? [00:25:15] What's your personal favorite video from the archives? [00:26:16] The absolute must watch video from StatQuest [00:27:53] The most misunderstood statistical concept [00:30:23] Why you don't need to memorize forumals [00:32:37] Can you recommend a good book for learning statistics? [00:34:27] The art and science of data science [00:36:25] Creativity and data science [00:38:05] What would you say are the similarities and differences in the creative process for, let's say, writing a research publication, composing music or creating youtube video? [00:39:38] What's the one thing you want people to learn from your story? [00:40:47] The lightning round. Special Guest: Joshua Starmer, PhD.

On this episode of The Artists of Data Science, we get a chance to hear from Josh Starmer a data scientist who has helped empower learners from all over the globe by breaking down complicated statistics and machine learning topics into small bite sized pieces that are easy to understand. You may know Joshua from his youtube channel StatQuest, where he's beloved by his audience of over 320,000 subscribers and 15 million viewers. Joshua shares with us his powerful journey from being a cellist and music composer to getting his PhD in computational biology and then creating StatQuest. This episode is packed with advice, wisdom, and tips for developing a creative process and facing your fears. It was a great honor interviewing Joshua! WHAT YOU'LL LEARN [9:05] How music has helped Joshua become more creative [17:19] Inspiration for StatQuest [24:00] The most challenging part of creating content [28:02] The most misunderstood concept from statistics and machine learning [36:38] How Joshua approaches his creative endeavours QUOTES [9:38] "I pick up my guitar, my ukulele, and I start playing, and my head just completely clears." [19:52] "what I really want people to take home is that anyone can understand these things [statistics]. Ninety nine times out of 100, the only thing between them and understanding is fancy terminology and fancy notation" [23:31] "It's probably a good thing that I'm a little nervous…because it pushes me just a little harder to make sure that what I'm talking about is correct" [33:16] "…if you want to educate someone…you have to relate with them and you have to see the material from their perspective." FIND JOSHUA ONLINE LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-starmer-95a554130/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-starmer-95a554130/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/joshstarmer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/joshstarmer</a> Website: <a href="https://statquest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://statquest.org/</a> SHOW NOTES [00:01:40] Introduction for our guest [00:03:13] How Joshua got into statistics [00:04:12] Where do you see the field of Data science headed in the next two to five years? [00:05:12] What do you think is gonna separate the great Data scientists from the really good ones? [00:06:22] Talk to us a bit about what music theory is, what a music theorist does. [00:08:59] Do you think having a deep understanding of math has helped you be more creative as a musician or vice versa? [00:11:22] What are some of the commercials and shows that feature your music? [00:15:32] Joshua describes his process for creating music [00:17:12] The inspiration of StatQuest [00:19:27] The StatQuest mission [00:20:40] Overcoming the resistance when it comes to creating and publishing content [00:23:53] What's the most challenging part for you when it comes to creating content for the channel? [00:25:15] What's your personal favorite video from the archives? [00:26:16] The absolute must watch video from StatQuest [00:27:53] The most misunderstood statistical concept [00:30:23] Why you don't need to memorize forumals [00:32:37] Can you recommend a good book for learning statistics? [00:34:27] The art and science of data science [00:36:25] Creativity and data science [00:38:05] What would you say are the similarities and differences in the creative process for, let's say, writing a research publication, composing music or creating youtube video? [00:39:38] What's the one thing you want people to learn from your story? [00:40:47] The lightning round. Special Guest: Joshua Starmer, PhD.

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