In this podcast episode, I interview Alexandr Honchar, an AI consultant. We talk about AI consulting and about tech entrepreneurship.
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Things mentioned in this podcast episode:
- Ultimate following list to keep updated in artificial intelligence
- Alexandr’s Medium profile
- Alexandr’s LinkedIn profile
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – 00:01:08 – Introduction
- 00:01:08 – 00:04:52 – How does the day-to-day look like for an AI consultant?
- 00:04:52 – 00:06:42 – Can you do AI consulting remotely?
- 00:06:42 – 00:09:05 – Breath vs depth for AI consulting
- 00:09:05 – 00:12:15 – Transitioning from software engineering into an AI/ML-related role
- 00:12:15 – 00:14:58 – Data scientist vs data engineer vs machine learning engineer
- 00:14:58 – 00:18:35 – Is math or programming easier to catch up on?
- 00:18:35 – 00:23:13 – What resources did Alexandr used to get on top of the field of AI?
- 00:23:13 – 00:25:59 – What resources does Alexandr use to stay abreast of the new developments in the field of AI?
- 00:25:59 – 00:33:15 – Startups vs consulting – risk to reward ratio
- 00:33:15 – 00:36:16 – Motivation for entrepreneurship – interest vs money
- 00:36:16 – 00:40:35 – What technical and non-technical skills do you need as a consultant and entrepreneur?
- 00:40:35 – 00:43:09 – Parting thoughts