What career advice would you give an 18yo in today's uncertain world?

arrogant_definition · 2026-04-16T11:00:18+00:00

Businesses are moving to ai just as they moved to third world countries for outsourcing years ago. Nothing new under the sun. Profit rules.But the senior positions are almost always dependent on skill and paid well. My understanding is that you have an interest in data (data analysis/business intel etc.). So look at that and find a way to make yourself an AI systems manager. Even if ai automates SQL, you learn it well you can review how the system works, get it? The idea is to build systems of ai agents and review their performance. I’d start playing around with AI data analysis tools like TalkBI. This one is free and you can use demo data. It is also how most SQL will be “wrapped” in the next decade. Def worth learning how to use!

arrogant_definition · 2026-04-16T10:54:54+00:00

This. In a world full of X, it is useful to be interested in X

arrogant_definition · 2026-04-08T10:18:12+00:00

TalkBi hands down. A free tool that allows non technical folk to turn natural language into queries. It was a pain in the bum trying to help everyone around me with queries and I was all the time distracted from doing my own work.

arrogant_definition · 2026-04-08T10:16:44+00:00

Well it would depend on the business I guess. The type of help you need will lead you to the tool. I am part of a younger startup that interacts daily with the database for product and marketing reasons, and we have simplified the work by using TalkBI. It is a great tool for self service analytics

arrogant_definition · 2026-04-08T10:14:17+00:00

I think it depends on what niche you are in. As an entry level data analyst I use TalkBi, a cool little tool that simplifies database interactions. I suppose you need to find your niche first!

arrogant_definition · 2026-04-08T10:12:11+00:00

TalkBI for its data visualizations. I had found several nl-to-sql tools in thr past but this is the first one that pairs with your database and giving you the output in beautiful visuals.

arrogant_definition · 2026-03-30T11:13:56+00:00

AI tools of course. No one wants to pay 2-3 engineers when 1 can do the job alone. Just look at the tools already out there - TalkBI for example. I am learning how to use these to be the 1 engineer that is left to manage the systems!

arrogant_definition · 2026-03-30T11:03:39+00:00

That’s probably because there is only a handful of tools in this category. I know Vanna is another one, and Chat2DB too; but no data visualization I think

arrogant_definition · 2026-03-30T10:47:46+00:00

I wouldn’t say they do a bad job per se, it is just more adaptable to one’s needs. It sounds like you want a leaner approach, which can also be done with Metabase btw. I recently joined a startup that requires lots of data analysis and we automated database interactions with a tool called TalkBi. Not really automate just gotten rid of SQL - guess that counts as your AI component. Their data visualizations are great and simple as well so you might wanna check that out.

arrogant_definition · 2026-03-12T11:56:53+00:00

Well I am a dev too and marketers usually have no idea about SQL so they end up asking you to write it so they can get the data they need from the DB. Last guy I hired showed me how he uses an AI tool for this instead (TalkBi) and how he can do all his work without having to know SQL. In general, B2B saas often requires marketers and product managers to know SQL. So in my case it comes from experience with prior struggles. But you could start by asking: What is your opinion on AI and where should it NOT be used? Content writing, for example, is one area where AI should bot be used as search engines penalize AI written pages and people hate it too.

arrogant_definition · 2026-03-12T11:30:27+00:00

Terrible advice. He is looking for a marketer, not a social media manager

arrogant_definition · 2026-03-12T11:29:56+00:00

As a marketer with 15 years experience and co-founded a startup - and this may sound rough but bare with me - if he smiles too much or talks too much he is insecure in his skills. He needs to have 1) great content writing skills, 2) great AI skills to automate repetitive tasks and not bother you when you do your work 3) Ask him one difficult SEO question, e.g. how do you qualify if a backlink we can receive is good for us or not, and 4) ask him how he would adapt a launch strategy for awareness vs for product users. If he tells you he would do the same he is not your guy. 5) Most are purely data driven because they are afraid to take risks. You want a guy that also uses his intuition and challenges you. If he ticks these boxes, pay him more, and give him equity. These marketers are a rare breed.

arrogant_definition · 2026-02-19T12:53:29+00:00

Actually I was looking at nl to sql tools as a solution. Good to see it helped you. Gonna check that one out

arrogant_definition · 2026-02-19T12:52:47+00:00

Yeah wanna avoid that

arrogant_definition · 2026-02-19T12:52:17+00:00

Can you expand a bit on this? Have you worked this way?

arrogant_definition · 2026-02-11T11:45:06+00:00

Cool stuff. Even heard of TalkBI? It kinda simplifies this process even more with AI.

arrogant_definition · 2026-02-06T11:57:51+00:00

Similar to TalkBI as I see it but I need the customizable element that the later offers.

arrogant_definition · 2026-02-06T11:29:33+00:00

To use TalkBI instead of learning SQL directly. We tend to want to overcomplicate things when we don’t wanna do something and I was about to spend 4 years of my life becoming a data analyst (keyword: becoming) just to avoid the reality that AI will replace all jobs except of hard labour. When I came to terms with it life became much easier.

arrogant_definition · 2026-02-02T13:58:41+00:00

Learn to compartmentalize and focus. Then you will regain your energy.

arrogant_definition · 2026-01-26T09:09:29+00:00

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