The cold start problem: how to build your machine learning portfolio
Companies want people that can come in and hit the ground running and are self-starters.<p>It is always better to go into the interview, meeting, pitch with projects that are shipped or working to demonstrate.<p>For instance, if you want to get into the game industry, build games.<p>Same with any field, when you create/build you can rise above education, experience and more competitive metrics.<p>Created/functional projects, and especially shipped products, are the best qualifications.