In partnership with

^{READ TIME: 5 MINUTES}

Rank #1 on Amazon—Effortlessly with Micro-Influencers!

Ready to reach the #1 page on Amazon and skyrocket your recurring revenue? Stack Influence empowers brands like Magic Spoon, Unilever, and MaryRuth Organics to quickly achieve top Amazon rankings by automating thousands of micro-influencer collaborations each month. Simply send free products—no influencer fees, no negotiations—just genuine user-generated content driving external traffic to your Amazon listings.

Stack Influence's fully automated platform allows you to effortlessly scale influencer campaigns, improving organic search positioning and significantly boosting sales. Trusted by leading brands who've experienced up to 13X revenue increases in just two months, Stack Influence provides complete rights to all influencer-created content, letting you authentically amplify your brand.

Start scaling your brand today—claim the #1 spot on Amazon and multiply your revenue.

Get 10% OFF this month!

^{(I know this ad is a bit much, but if you check it out I get paid a little and that helps me keep this newsletter going - thank you!)}

More data peeps should be thinking about entrepreneurship (IMO)

Let’s be honest: traditional data careers are looking shakier by the day. AI is evolving quickly, and “safe” corporate paths ain’t looking quite so safe anymore. The irony is that many of you who are nervously eyeing AI as a threat are actually sitting on one of the best skillsets for making the leap into entrepreneurship.

Because what is entrepreneurship if not a giant business problem to solve?

And what are data people, if not giant problem solvers? (we come in all sizes really)

Think about it for a sec: You analyse. You execute. You measure. You learn. You iterate. Sound familiar? That’s basically the day job for many people working in the space!

🤯 80 million Americans have a side hustle

So why aren’t more of us applying those skills to starting businesses?

Well, the truth is, a lot of us already are…

Across industries, more people are walking away from the well‑trodden corporate path to start businesses, side hustles, and independent practices. Surveys show record numbers of professionals are pursuing entrepreneurship as a serious alternative to climbing the ladder. In other words, the appetite for independence is higher than ever.

Where to start if you’re curious

The good news is that you don’t have to burn your corporate bridges and launch into the void. The smarter play is to treat entrepreneurship like an experiment. Start small, keep the downside minimal, and validate before you quit your day job. AI tools now make this ten times easier by lowering costs and accelerating workflows.

If you’re wondering what path to pick, here are three broad avenues that work particularly well for people with data and leadership backgrounds:

• Product / SaaS: Building tools, platforms, or niche products that solve problems you already understand deeply.

• Services: Consulting, coaching, fractional leadership, or spinning up a boutique agency. You already know how much companies struggle to use data effectively so why not package your expertise as a service? Could be the quickest route to revenue there is.

• Content & education: Courses, newsletters, communities, playbooks. You’ve got insights others want. Turning that into something teachable can build both income and reputation.

The key is to start with something that plays to your existing strengths. Don’t reinvent yourself from scratch. If you’ve spent ten years solving data problems, maybe don’t start a candle‑making empire. Unless, of course, you really like candles.

The mindset shift

If you take one thing away from this, let it be this: approach entrepreneurship with the same analytical, experiment‑driven mindset you bring to data. Strip the emotion out of it. Run small tests. Let the market tell you if you’re on the right track.

And remember, you don’t need to do it alone. Plenty of people in our field are already making the jump, and their stories are proof that it’s possible.

👉🏼 Sebastian Hewing - Founder of Data Action Mentor and Data Freelance Academy he’s the globe trotting poster boy for datapreneurship!

👉🏼 Costantino Renda - Costantino Renda is the founder of Amarenalytics, a data+AI consultancy that crafts complex business data into intuitive, user-centric experiences. Through AI-augmented analytics and thoughtful design, Amarenalytics helps organizations make data accessible and actionable.

👉🏼 Rosanne Werner - Former corporate like me turned solo dataprenuer, Rosanne is laser focused on helping companies shift the culture around how they interact with data and AI though her business XcelerateIQ

👉🏼 David Cohen - David recently kicked off his business Superposition that run collaborative strategy workshops for data and AI companies. His branding is also very cool so check it out!

Final thought (a la jerry springer)

If this has sparked something for you, don’t ignore it. Start sketching some ideas, even if they feel rough. Run tiny experiments. See what sticks. And if you’d like someone to bounce ideas around with, hit me up for a casual networking call.

I’m always up for a chat about what this path could look like for you and I love sharing insights from my own journey with other budding entrepreneurs!

Tristan Burns

Find me on LinkedIn or Book a 1:1 call