I spent years teaching AI and data science on YouTube, then built the developer channels at AssemblyAI and DigitalOcean. These days I help other developer-facing companies do the same.
This is my corner of the internet: a bit about my work, and notes from the adventures I go on in between.
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How I got here
Over the years, I've gone from hands-on data scientist to teacher, and now to YouTube consultant.
2016–2020Data science at IBM.As a data science consultant, I helped multinational companies use their data to improve their internal security.
2019–2023Teaching AI on YouTube.I built my own channel, courses and free resources for people learning data science and deep learning.
2021–2024Building YouTube channels.I built channels for developer-facing companies that brought them attention and more sign-ups.
NowYouTube for Tech.I help developer-facing companies do the same.
Off the clock, I'm usually on an adventure somewhere: the Lycian Way, the Everest 3 Passes trek, a year of slow travel with my partner and my dog, Donkey. I write about it here.
That's Donkey trotting along the bottom of your screen. Click him and he'll sit down in the corner.
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What I do now
Through YouTube for Tech, I work with developer-facing companies that want to launch or revive their YouTube channel. We start with an audit and a content plan, get your team ready to produce, and ship the first ten videos together. I stay until your team can keep publishing on its own.
I brought Mısra on when our YouTube channel had 10 subscribers. By the time she left, we were at 150k and more importantly, we'd built a genuine top-of-funnel engine that brought developers to us organically. She has a rare ability to understand a technical audience and actually earn their trust. The brand awareness we built through that channel is proof of it.
Not every team needs a channel strategy. Sometimes you need one video for an important moment, made well. I plan, script and present videos like these for developer-facing companies:
Product launches that show developers what's new and why it matters.
Channel welcome videos that tell new visitors who you are and why to subscribe.
Product reviews your sales team can send to prospects.
