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How does your psychological state affect your physical health? I checked it out since I'm trying to avoid getting sick because of my psychological status; I found that either one can affect each other. I think it's interesting so I share it on the TasCast Show. As promised, find the two articles about the research done in this domain below: The Surprising Psychology of the Common Cold Flu-like symptoms; Feeling sick like you have the flu and Anxiety Music by Galasea

Financial freedom and starting a business while at uni? Had this conversation with student Alvaro 3 weeks ago. You can start a business while studying, especially if you are an undergrad. In this video I explain to Alvaro how to think about financial freedom, more precisely I explain how I think about financial freedom and why I am so active with ideas, content creation and startups. I try to advise him and motivate him to go out there and do it himself. I hope you guys enjoy the conversation. I personally started a new business this week because I just finished with my masters exams, nothing is stopping me and nothing should stop you either. Start, have fun, learn, fail, repeat :)

It is a famous notion to talk about hustling when we talk about business nowadays. Many influencers seem to talk about hustling but is hustling 24/7 for everybody. Does hustling mean the same thing to everybody? I think the answer is no, I explain in today’s episode why. As always have an awesome day full of love, passion and compassion. Watch the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/SZydFXakML8

Last week Earthling Ed, on of the most influential vegans in the UK, visited Stirling and gave a talk at the university of Stirling. His talk and the questions that followed the talk inspired today’s episode monologue. I hope you guys enjoy. Please check out facts about everything I say yourself, don't take my word for fact, I just want to motivate your curiosity.  The talk was very interesting and I would suggest you check his website out https://www.earthlinged.com/ for more information. As always, have a day full of love, passion and compassion. Please subscribe on the podcast and give me your thoughts so I can improve. Here is the Podbean link for the podcast: https://tascastshow.podbean.com/

As a new data scientist people often ask me what a data scientist is or does. Many times, if someone has an idea of what a data scientist does they think it’s something alien to them, their world or their job. As I described in today’s episode during my monologue, you see the results of a data scientist’s job daily. You either come across it on your favourite social media platforms, news ventors (TV, Newspapers, magazines (online or offline), your favourite games, etc. Yes, games, I mention an article in my monologue, you might like to read on the subject, it’s called “What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Data Visualization”. While you are listening to the episode, you’ve noticed that I am talking about the Hard Dump Comedy Show in Stirling, Scotland. Here is the link to the event’s Eventbrite page so you can purchase your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hard-dump-comedy-show-tickets-44491400978 Have a day full of love, passion, and compassion.

Last week I spent two days in Edinburgh, mainly for a datathone (a data science competition). We had to come up with a solution for the general category finance for good, backed with data from open data initiatives such as open banking. Today I explore how the activities taking place during a datathone such as the formation of a new team with people you haven’t met before to the creation and presentation of a new product from scratch in just 24-48 are skills that you can transfer in your work and especially business, startup, side hustle, etc. Last week’s datathone, like every competition I attend, this too was an amazing experience, but it influenced the organisation of my week, ending up with a messed up schedule and I couldn’t record last week. I hope you guys enjoy! As always fill your day with love, passion and compassion.

In today's episode I am answering questions from some of our customers at The Startup Race (TSUR). The two questions I've answered are below. What's different about this episode is that it has 2 YouTube videos that go with it on YouTube, links below. Questions answered:  1) Is there a reference that discusses the differences of MVP vs MRP. Although I completely accept that selling something  is the gold standard in market validation, I think you can go too far in focusing solely on revenue and deform your value proposition and other aspects of what needs to be tested. MVP and MRP ... what is the difference ? 2) Do you think there is a good way to tell if you are spending enough time in the right areas when the team is still small. Between Marketing / Development / Talking with users / Reaching out to people etc.. ? Important links: YouTube Part I: https://youtu.be/-I89tqFWC4E YouTube Part II: https://youtu.be/ew810LnrTnw Twitter: https://twitter.com/tdalis - @tdalis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tasspard/ - Tasspard

In today’s episode I briefly talk about my views on veganism and one of the most important issues with our “food lifestyle” right now. This issue is the animal agriculture carbon footprint. According to the report “LIVESTOCK'S LONG SHADOW” by the United Nations Animal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined exhaust from all transportation. Click here to find and download the free report by the United Nations I don’t expand on the subject today since the purpose of this segment is to make you think and question. I would love to discuss this further, especially if I can have a guest over for a chat in the future. I will let you know. For more quick information, check the Cowspiracy website here as well. As always have an awesome day full of love, passion and compassion.

  The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and was designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens data privacy and to reshape the way organizations across the region approach data privacy. I have had a couple of conversations with data professionals but since we are not lawyers the common theme when talking about GDPR appears to be the fact that we know just enough to help us stay out of trouble. One conversation was particularly interesting though. I had a short chat with one of my lecturers, here, at Stirling University, and he suggested that I think of data as an individual economic market. Businesses have to remember that data is a currency. Smart businesses such as Google and Facebook are using it daily. When you use Google Maps for example, you are using it for “free” but what we don’t usually associate it with is that we pay with our location data. This data can be used by Google to sell targeted ads to advertisers and more. Since data is and can be used as an individual economic market place, it is fair to say that the EU new data protection regulations are not too strict, they have to come in place for everyone’s protection. Of-course, that means that businesses have an extra work to do and it won’t be cheap, but it is fair and necessary. Also, you can be “smart” about it. Data creates market opportunities for you as well. That means that you, as a business, can use data to make more money and balance the efforts and money you have to invest to make sure that you use data responsibly. Let’s have a look into the 3 Key points I think you need to think about to make sure your business complies with the GDPR. 3 Key Points: Increased Territorial Scope (extra-territorial applicability) Even if you are not an EU business, if you are not based in the EU, and if you are not processing EU citizen data in the EU it doesn’t matter! As long as you process EU citizens’ data GDPR affects you! If you offer services paid or not, you are still responsible for the data of your EU customers. Penalties Under GDPR organizations in breach of GDPR can be fined up to 4% of annual global turnover or €20 Million (whichever is greater). A company can be fined 2% for not having their records in order (article 28), not notifying the supervising authority and data subject about a breach or not conducting impact assessment. It is important to note that these rules apply to both controllers and processors -- meaning 'clouds' will not be exempt from GDPR enforcement. Based on my intuition, the key-phrase for small businesses here is the impact assessment. Generally a small business doesn’t process large amounts of data since they don’t have the expertise to do so. You’re required to undergo impact assessment when you are processing customer data systematically and extensively but if you are not doing that you still need to keep in mind that there is another key-activity that requires you to have an impact assessment and this is the use of CCTVs. Check this website for more on impact assessment: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/accountability-and-governance/data-protection-impact-assessments/ Consent When you ask for consent it needs to be straight forward and plain language. These are the three main key-points you have to keep in mind for GDPR. Find out more details on the official GDPR website here: https://www.eugdpr.org/the-regulation.html and please make sure you prepare your impact assessment before the 25th of May 2018 to be sure you’re avoiding fines, audits, and investigations. Keep in mind that the GDPR doesn’t only require businesses to publish how they use customer personal data and what data they collect but it goes a step further, providing citizens with a lot of personal rights on their data such as the right to access and the right to be forgotten. This episode is to help businesses though so I won’t be expanding on the citizen rights.

I was listening to the James Altucher show podcast episode 325 and his conversation with Godfrey and they were talking about flexing the comedy muscle. I am not as experience as them in comedy by any means but I have done my fair amount of shows and I am organising a new show in Stirling, UK, while you are listening to this episode, I do have experience in presenting as an entrepreneur, developing simple websites and more similar skills that I like to practice. It is common for everyone to forget to practice the fundamentals of their craft and this can make us rusty. Being rusty at what you do will increase your fear of failing when you try to do it again and you don’t do any favours to yourself or to the people you’re working with or for. For example, when it comes to comedy, we “work” for our audience, the more we flex our comedy muscle the more likely we are to make sure that our audience has a good time when they come to see us. I have to remember practising my craft/s as a personal note and I hope you find this a good reminder whether your craft is comedy or anything else that you love doing. Have an awesome day full of love, passion and compassion guys. Subscribe if you enjoy my content, I really appreciate that.

In this episode I am happy to share that I have started daily yoga yesterday and I hope I keep it up. The most important topic of conversation though is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is coming into effect in May be the EU. It is not surprising that businesses are not ready for it to be honest as it sounds and looks like too much work for a business owner or entrepreneur to do by themselves just to prepare for the new regulations. The numbers reflect this. According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FBS) fewer than one in 10 small businesses in Britain are fully prepared for new EU-wide rules on personal data, even though the changes are less than three months away. These findings tally with the European Commission concerns that small businesses across the EU are unaware or “surprised” GDPR is about to come into effect. In this episode I focus on making sure you here about the GDPR (if you are not aware of it already), and to explain what customer personal data you might have but you might not be aware that you are responsible for their protection. I am currently trying to find out some “headlines” about the GDPR, talking with a friend who is a professional data scientist and reading into it myself as much as possible because I am planning to talk about it either on Wednesday’s or Friday’s episode of the TasCast Show. My aim is to help you figure out how you can get ready with as little hustle as possible and without spending too much time researching the GDPR right now (although I do suggest you make your own research as well). Here is the original article by the FT with the data from the FSB research.

Today’s episode was inspired by a conversation I had with a friend at the university who has been running a petition campaign to demand compensation for the lessons she and other international students are missing due to the lecturers’ compensation strike. She called me, remembering that I have talked with Petros Djakouris last month on my podcast and we mentioned how we motivate people to work with us to help us achieve our goals, listen to the episode here.  I’ve noticed some of the mistakes she had made with her campaign and I gave her advice to change two main things on her approach. Listen to today’s episode to learn what advice I gave to her and make sure to note it down for when you want to motivate people to help you for anything you might want to achieve in the future. As always, have an awesome day full of love, passion and compassion.

If you are a professional in any field you’re probably reading a number of trusted publications to keep up with industry news and to help you keep up with technology and skills. As a data scientist or analyst you can find a plethora of resources but how do you choose which ones to read constantly and which ones not that often? I was looking into this and a blog post publish by Udacity has a list of 5 publications that I think will be good to check out as a data scientist. The link to the Udacity blog: https://blog.udacity.com/2018/01/top-5-data-science-publications.html Analytics Dispatch Archive: https://community.modeanalytics.com/analytics-dispatch/archive/ Data Elixir: https://dataelixir.com/ O’Reilly Data Newsletter: https://www.oreilly.com/topics/data Data Science Weekly: https://www.datascienceweekly.org/ Analytics Vidhya: https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/ Hope you guys enjoy this episode. Like it, share, and subscribe if you enjoyed it and let me know what content you prefer I create more often.

Had a couple of less than ideal weeks with an illness and 2 accidents, I even ended up to the hospital last Friday. If the beginning of the year is tough the rest will be a breeze, don’t you think? I finally managed to record this episode and the topic was inspired by a short chat I had with the lady that served me coffee at my meeting location since she asked me about the mic I was using. We talked a bit about YouTube and how from my personal experience and expectations from the people I follow I believe that a content creator needs to be consistent if they want to do it professionally. If you are creating content because you simply love creating content you can take your time, but if you’re looking for a fan-base to support you and help you make an income from your content then you have to figure out how often to post and what kind of quality you want your content to be. Lastly, I advice young people who are still in school to use their evenings to create content and see if they like it. This could provide you with amazing opportunities for when you leave school. I hope you enjoy this episode and as always have a day full of love, passion, and compassion.

In today’s TasCast Show 10 minutes segment I talk about why I like to deliberately seek out people to talk to when I face a challenge. Having the right people to talk to when I face a challenge or when I simply want to improve myself or a skill is crucial to me. I believe it is crucial for every person who wants to be successful in life and business. I hope you guys enjoy. Subscribe to be the first to know about the new episodes. Also, new subscribers who comment get the chance for a shout out.

Petros and I made this conversation happen. It took us some time but we made it. Petros talks about his decision to leave Europe with an economics degree and move to Beijing. How he taught English, how he learned Chinese, how he found it difficult to network and find opportunities as a foreigner and therefore started his own initiative to help himself and people like him to find opportunities and network in Beijing. How he started working as a marketer for a startup in China. He explains how he keeps productive, his routine, his motivational techniques. The conversation is funny and interesting, tune in and enjoy. If you are planning or thinking to move to Beijing and looking for networking and hiring opportunities or simply how to get around in the beginning, Petros is available on LinkedIn and via email. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petros-djakouris/ Email: pdjakouris1@hotmail.com

Two quick thoughts this morning. As stoicism suggests be ruthless to the things that don’t matter. That means if you learn to say “no” to the things that don’t really matter it might hurt some people along the way but it will ultimately make your life easier and happier while freeing time for the things that matter. As Socrates used to say, if you are a smart person you should be able to learn from everyone. Smart people learn from everything and everyone, Average people from their experiences, Stupid people already have all the answers As always have a day full of love, passion and compassion

I’ve been thinking about my first appearance at a comedy club which takes place tomorrow. The ice-breaker will be the thin fork restaurant. What do you guys think?

What matters can you control in life? Listen to today’s TasCast show episode for ideas and examples of matters we can or cannot control in life and some ideas of how you can start practicing to understand the control and choices you have. Can I say clearly to myself which are external matters not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control? This is an important teaching from the Stoic philosophy and I have been trying my best to practice this skill for a few years already but not always successfully.

Want to listen to what I have to say about advice? Listen to this short episode of the TasCast Show Daily. Today I was asked to think of some good advice and some bad advice examples that I received. Needless to say, I had a nice 10 minutes brainstorming session. It made me think and as an entrepreneur I have received and have given both good and bad advice.  As always have a day full of love, passion and compassion.