One of the most frequent questions potential clients ask is, "What do we actually have to do to start working with you?" I figured others might be wondering about this, too. So, here's a quick overview of Data Soapbox's typical…
About a year ago, a friend, former coworker, and all-around awesome person posted the following on LinkedIn: Academics: Have you ever hired someone to help write manuscripts? Not a long-term post-doc, but a short-term consultant to help write up papers…
Managing research budgets is tricky. Sometimes you spend too much at the beginning of a study and have to pinch pennies at the end. Or sometimes things cost less than you expected, or you managed your budget conservatively, and you…
As the old saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime.” I don’t eat fish, so let’s go with something that is…
Hey, friends! College football kicked off last weekend,* and the NFL season starts next week. That makes it the perfect time to share my favorite football analogy.** Picture this: Your rival team (blue) kicks off. Your (yellow) team’s punt returner…
My husband and I have been homeowners for a little more than a decade now. At the beginning, we tried to do many projects ourselves. Sometimes it went fine. Paint a small, square room? Fine. Repaint that same room a…