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Excited and flattered to be invited to dinner with the London Mathematical Society and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) at the invitation of Dr Marie Oldfield CSci, CStat, FIScT, SFHEA, APAI (thank you! 🙏🏽) I can't say I've ever been a proficient scholar of the finer mathematical arts (god forbid anyway asks me about Quadratic Equations! 😱😂) but I've had the pleasure to work with some truly excellent mathematical minds (John Conway and Simon Smith 👀) in my course at iota-ML and DataStudio.Tech so this will surely be a feast for the mind and the stomach 💪🏽

1st June 2024 = Google’s revised deadline for bulk senders to implement One-Click Unsubscribe in all commercial, promotional messages. For any of my network seeking dedicated email deliverability support. Get in touch! We offer 15 minute free setup review and a flat-fee fix for £300+VAT for business (£200+VAT for social enterprises / charities / individuals). 1st June is a major shift - are you ready? #emaildeliverability #dmarc #avoidthespamfolder

Stupid selfie moment but .... 🦇 _Stealth Mode Deactivated_ 🦇 !!! I'm excited to unveil the latest ambitious product brought to you by the DataStudio.Tech Collective... Avoid The Spam Folder! 📬 This is our response / helping-hand for marketers to the rollout of ever-more-stringent DMARC requirements from Google and Yahoo (is everyone ready for the 1st June??? 📩 😱 ) "Avoid The Spam Folder" is our ambitious solution to keep these proverbial wolves from the email marketers door. Navigating the murky waters of email deliverability is no easy task. Every project has helped us refine our solution. Thank you to all customers and advisors on this journey. 🙏 Special mentions to Lorraine Clark of HapiPatch, Jo Spolton of Rumage, Joram Salisbury of Torqn, Nathalie Sabrina Dahl of THE VICTORY LOG (Switzerland) Ltd ... and of course Chris Tod, Alexandre Coussy and Silvia Reseghetti ! 📨 From today, I am proud to offer fixed-fee solutions and a 28-day post-fix monitoring service. 📮 Prices are capped (for now) at £300 + VAT for business, £200 + VAT for individuals, charities and social enterprises. Link below... 🔗 ... or message for more details! 🙌

***LEARNING OPPORTUNITY - NETWORK PLS SHARE*** As Pete says below, we are all about creation and there are opportunities to work with Pete in the DataStudio.Tech / iota-ML HQ if you need a break and want to learn about tech, and how to code. I have posted before about hiring and recruitment. This is not one of those posts. We would love one day to build an in-house coding university, but until that day comes, we can make this offer to people starting out. So if you want to learn, or deliver on your own idea, or have an MVP you want to bring to life - DM me or Pete to find out more. If you are interested in getting started in tech, there is the chance to learn any or all of the below by working with people with 20 to 30 years experience in their respective fields: • PHP, WSS, Javascript, CSS, HTML, Flex, MUI, Next.JS, React Router • ML and statistics - python, pandas, sklearn, common patterns, creating classes, modules and packages, unit testing/logging • Data modelling / database design, stored procedures, cloud storage, Git + cloud repo (e.g. GitHub), Github actions, Linux basics

Super talented Sairah Chaudry is ready and waiting to answer your data governance and privacy conundrums. If you have a question about marketing data governance and privacy in your organisation - have a chat! Link in the comments. 😎

If you want quick, efficient, expert-led support for 🥜 's to fix an immediate email deliverability challenge - get in touch with us today. Form in comments.

Huge news this week as the very talented Sairah Chaudry joins us with her expertise supporting organisations in need of strategic guidance around Data Governance🧑⚖️, Security 🔐 and Privacy 🔏! With a background at FARFETCH, HSBC, Havas and more, she's interested in helping marketing and customer teams get the most our of their Data Technology stack. Do get in touch if you want a meeting. 🎉

Huge news this week as the very talented Sairah Chaudry joins us with her expertise supporting organisations in need of strategic guidance around Data Governance🧑⚖️, Security 🔐 and Privacy 🔏! With a background at FARFETCH, HSBC, Havas and more, she's interested in helping marketing and customer teams get the most our of their Data Technology stack. Do get in touch if you want a meeting. 🎉

I'm coming up to my year's anniversary of being a freelancing 'solopreneur'. Here's what I've learned. 💚 Every day is a school day. You constantly learn as you try and adapt and evolve your strategy to succeed and win new business. Learn from failure, learn from success, learn from applying yourself. Take ownership of that. 🤦♂️ Tax returns are hard. Accountants are your friend. Find a good one. 💚 Knowledge is like compound interest - in accumulates exponentially. You learn as you go on. Fully-formed ideas can emerge from the fog cloud of confusion if you keep pushing into that fog with a desire to succeed. 🤦♂️ Time is your enemy - and that horrible expression 'time is money' is sadly very true. Here's another one... Carpe Diem or 'seize the day'. Don't wallow, keep going. 💚 You get to work with WHO you want, on WHAT you want, and you don't need to feel guilty about it. I am so proud to work with everyone at DataStudio.Tech and iota-ML and what we've been achieving together every day! 🤦♂️ Distraction is a constant menace. Stay focused. 💚 NOTHING beats the thrill of closing your own deals. 🤦♂️ Everything is on your shoulders. If something goes awry, you have to own it. Pronto! Then you have to bounce back and put the challenge out of your mind... don't let it capture your mood. Resilience is critical. 💚 Your network is your lifeline. ASK FOR HELP. Actively seek to stand on the shoulders of others, you'll be surprised how many will help you succeed, but be ready to do the same to freshman solopreneurs in return! (Thank you John Conway for being a rigorous, critical friend and mentor in my journey) 🤦♂️ Make time for your family and loved ones. Listen to their needs. You became a solopreneur for a reason - you can take some hours off to play with the kids or cook tea! (I haven't been great at this - props to my amazing wife Tanya M. 👩❤️👨 ) 💚 You have an opportunity to take care of yourself physically and mentally. Take time to exercise and go for walks. It pays you back in dividends. Finally... 🤔 Never overestimate the knowledge or adaptability of your buyer - change is hard and water always flows the easiest way (the one it knows, the channel it has already carved!). If you make it too difficult to buy what you are selling, people will go elsewhere (just like you do). 🤔 Collect case studies and testimonials. Keep focussed on OUTCOMES of what you do. Become an expert at summarising your 'greatest hits' (channel Elton John at Glastonbury 🤣) 🚵♂️ Finally... keep going! The journey may be hard but it really is worth it. Even if you throw in the towel at the end (hopefully not but hey, life happens!) you will discover so much about yourself. P.S. If anyone wants to chat solopreneur life with me, you can book some time in my calendar (link on my profile), I am genuinely happy to talk to anyone at any stage of their career about what it's really like :) x

Take it to the judge! If Data Technology & Data Governance is a hot topic in your organisation... Stay tuned New expert incoming!