WEBVTT -- English 00:00:00.869 --> 00:00:05.049 Most people think they don’t have a lot of time to learn a new skill, but staying 00:00:05.049 --> 00:00:09.710 updated in the workplace is one of the best ways to continue doing your job well and keep 00:00:09.710 --> 00:00:16.109 up with changing demands in your field. Learning something new can be stimulating and motivating 00:00:16.109 --> 00:00:20.890 and breathe new life into your work. With the explosion of available data in the recent 00:00:20.890 --> 00:00:25.500 years, a gap has grown between the amount of data a business has and the number of people 00:00:25.500 --> 00:00:29.489 who know how to work with it. This is why learning how to think about and work with 00:00:29.489 --> 00:00:35.439 data is how you can make the biggest impact in the shortest amount of time. I’m Merav 00:00:35.439 --> 00:00:40.299 and I’m Dmitri and we’re the founders of Data Society, a 1-stop shop data analysis 00:00:40.299 --> 00:00:45.899 training program. When I was looking for ways to learn how to analyze data, I simply couldn’t 00:00:45.899 --> 00:00:50.378 find an online course that would teach me how to apply practical data analysis skills in 00:00:50.378 --> 00:00:55.850 my job – I didn’t have the time for bootcamps, and I wasted so much time sifting through 00:00:55.850 --> 00:01:01.219 free courses that didn’t teach me how to solve the problems I was dealing with at work. 00:01:01.219 --> 00:01:06.040 As an educator, I saw a big opportunity for us to change the way that online education 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:12.120 works. That means making each course practical, intuitive and engaging. A lot of programs 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:18.069 require a technical background, teach theory without application, or rely on one instructor 00:01:18.069 --> 00:01:22.829 for all their content – we’ve reversed that model to focus on problem solving and 00:01:22.829 --> 00:01:28.109 applicability first. Over the past year and a half, we’ve worked with expert educators 00:01:28.109 --> 00:01:34.010 and professional data scientists to put together a program for people to learn data analysis 00:01:34.010 --> 00:01:40.590 at the lowest barrier to entry possible. We start you out with the basics and you can 00:01:40.590 --> 00:01:46.250 move at your own pace to learn the skills you need when you need them, such as comparing 00:01:46.250 --> 00:01:51.930 salaries based on performance, segmenting your customer base, predict donations, or analyze 00:01:51.930 --> 00:01:54.700 healthcare costs (just to name some of the applications). 00:01:56.700 --> 00:01:58.280 All Data Society courses start with a short 00:01:58.280 --> 00:02:04.140 intuitive screen cast followed by concept reviews and practical exercises where you 00:02:04.140 --> 00:02:10.590 can apply these skills to solve a real world problem and build a portfolio of projects. 00:02:10.590 --> 00:02:15.158 We include gamification principles to make learning fun for anyone who wants to learn 00:02:15.158 --> 00:02:20.739 how to use data to find new insights and make predictions - without needing any background 00:02:20.739 --> 00:02:26.998 in math, programming or data analysis. So far, we've taught our courses to a wide 00:02:26.998 --> 00:02:32.620 range of students, from high schoolers to CEOs. We have released three courses so far that 00:02:32.620 --> 00:02:37.370 take you from the beginnings of data science to working quickly with data, creating awesome 00:02:37.370 --> 00:02:43.120 interactive charts, graphs and maps, and finding new trends. 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:48.489 We've received an incredible response to our beta test program and those first three online 00:02:48.489 --> 00:02:53.099 courses, but WE NEED YOUR HELP to get the rest of our curriculum out. We've included some 00:02:53.099 --> 00:03:00.009 awesome perks, including access to all our courses at an exclusive Kickstarter price, personalized 00:03:00.009 --> 00:03:06.639 help with a project, or even dinner with us! By donating to our Kickstarter campaign today, 00:03:06.639 --> 00:03:13.150 you will help us recruit top experts and educators. We create all our content 00:03:13.150 --> 00:03:15.900 in house, and produce the content here in Washington DC 00:03:15.900 --> 00:03:19.430 so there are no overseas production delays to worry about. Our biggest goal is 00:03:19.430 --> 00:03:23.919 to get people to a point where they can start solving problems in their field and think 00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:29.688 about the world differently. Knowing how to work with data is what can give you more time, 00:03:29.688 --> 00:03:32.609 more earning potential and more freedom. 00:03:32.609 --> 00:03:37.139 Because we believe that education is the great equalizer, for every membership pledge on 00:03:37.139 --> 00:03:41.650 Kickstarter, we will give a scholarship to a student who otherwise wouldn't be able to 00:03:41.650 --> 00:03:48.049 afford it. We envision a community of individuals across continents who support each other and 00:03:48.049 --> 00:03:54.120 solve these data problems together. So donate to our campaign today to help us empower the 00:03:54.120 --> 00:03:56.989 world through data education. Thank you!