The BIGGEST MISTAKE when starting a data project! @LukeBarousse
The BIGGEST MISTAKE when starting a data project!  @LukeBarousse
Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
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Data Nerds! In this video, we discuss how to start a data analytics project from scratch. I share the best ways to identify a problem that you can use for your next project. Also, this video is part of a series where I will be going through and building a portfolio project from scratch.

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Recommended Books
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πŸ“š Book Recommendations πŸ‘‰πŸΌ lukeb.co/recommendations
πŸ“— Data Science Must Read πŸ‘‰πŸΌ geni.us/StorytellingWithData
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00:00 Intro
00:56 The common mistake
02:14 What problem should I solve?
03:09 My Data Analytics Project
04:00 Project Scope
04:54 How to know the problem is sufficient?
06:10 Questions to investigate
06:55 Conclusion

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