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A guide to rising above the crowd and landing a freelance writing gig on Upwork – the most popular freelancing website.
https://zakkann.com/blog/how-to-get-your-first-writing-job-on-upwork/
A detailed breakdown of the Vudu streaming service
https://cordcutting.com/services/vudu/
The most important character traits one needs in order to succeed as an entrepreneur.
https://zakkann.com/blog/what-it-takes-to-be-an-entrepreneur/
A guide to choosing a first programming language for children. This piece was intended for the parents of both younger (8+) and high-school-aged children
https://junilearning.com/blog/guide/best-programming-languages-kids/
Tips and best practices for improving your storytelling abilities.
https://zakkann.com/blog/storytelling-mastering-the-most-powerful-career-boosting-skill/
A detailed guide to getting started on a freelance data science career.
https://zakkann.com/blog/freelance-data-scientist/
A comparison of two streaming services: Disney+ and Hulu.
https://cordcutting.com/compare/disney-plus-vs-hulu/
A comparison of two streamign services: Disney+ and Vudu.
https://cordcutting.com/compare/disney-plus-vs-vudu/
A comparison of two streaming services: Hulu and FuboTV.
https://cordcutting.com/compare/hulu-vs-fubotv/
A personal piece with important takeaways: lessons learned from my failed startup.
https://zakkann.com/blog/ideas-are-worthless-crucial-lessons-from-experience-with-a-failed-startup/
A detailed breakdown of the Redbox streaming service
https://cordcutting.com/services/redbox/
* Designed full-stack SaaS application and supporting frameworks * Managed contractors building web application * Conducted interviews to validate product * Brought company to $300K pre-seed round and multiple paid beta clients
Company: 6C Solutions
I worked there from 8/2019 until 7/2020
* Managed analytics team * Designed and implemented data infrastructure and reporting solutions * Consulted on data models and architecture for API team
Company: VacayHome Connect
I worked there from 10/2018 until 8/2019
* Designed and implemented (in Spark) profiles based on anonymized online and offline data, connecting attributes to PII-free identifiers * Built a generalized Spark library based on the above project for simplified future enhancements and expansion of the methodology to other projects * Studied and suggested use cases for anonymized GPS data * Proposed a set of common code libraries for my division * Led a team in designing and building the above libraries
Company: Conversant Media
I worked there from 5/2016 until 9/2018
Company: Zak Kann, LLC
I worked there from 7/2020 until now