Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

Jay Feng created a viral project using Seattle crime data and later got into data science. He later founded "Interview Query" helping data scientists get jobs. We'll talk about how he landed his data science job through his blog, and his journey from data scientist to founder. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on ⁠⁠www.dalianaliu.com⁠⁠ for more on data science and career.


Daliana's Twitter: ⁠⁠twitter.com/DalianaLiu⁠⁠
Daliana’s LinkedIn: ⁠⁠linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/⁠⁠
Jay Feng's LinkedIn: ⁠⁠linkedin.com/in/jay-feng-ab66b049/⁠⁠
Jay Feng's YouTube: ⁠⁠youtube.com/c/DataScienceJay⁠⁠


00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:11 From engineer to data scientist
00:03:10 Got a job through a project
00:05:35 Daliana's portfolio project with Zillow
00:09:13 From data scientist to entreprenuer
00:13:19 "Tinder" for job
00:15:01 How he chose companies to work for
00:15:56 Why he became an entreprenuer
00:17:37 How many hours does he work
00:18:54 Challenges when building "interview query"
00:20:18 Speed vs scale
00:22:11 Growth hacks he used
00:24:22 YouTube vs newsletter
00:27:21 Lessons he learned as a CEO
00:29:16 How to grow from tech employee to founder
00:31:59 How he defines success
00:34:38 If you have a business idea for Jay