✨Subscriber Benefits
Everything included in Non-Brand Data. Updated: February 2026
Non-Brand Data Subscriber Benefits
This is the up-to-date summary of what you get as a free reader, paid member, or founding member.
Non-Brand Data is built around one simple idea:
Learn with structure. Practice with intention. Ship something useful.
Full version
Free subscribers
Start here: NBD Focus Map (Free PDF)
What you get:
NBD Focus Map
Public posts and public archive
The best free posts in order
Subscriber chat and comment threads
Free practical resources, including the AI Evaluation Checklist for Data Professionals
Occasional free guides, templates, and learning notes
Best for:
Readers who want a structured starting point before deciding whether to go deeper.
Use this tier if you want to pick one track, follow a simple cadence, and start shipping small artifacts from what you learn.
Paid members
Paid members get the structured side of Non-Brand Data.
What you get:
Member-only deep-dive posts
Full archive access
NBD Reading Vault
Template Pack Index
Monthly or periodic template updates
Guided learning paths across SQL, Python + ML, and GenAI / RAG
Practical assets such as checklists, worksheets, rubrics, and project templates
Best for:
Readers who do not want to browse randomly and want a clearer path from learning to practice.
Use this tier if you want to follow guided paths, reuse templates, and turn the archive into a practical learning system.
What paid members should use first
If you feel lost in the archive, start with the NBD Reading Vault.
The Vault helps you:
pick one track,
follow the reading order,
commit to a 2–4 week sprint,
and ship one mini-project.
If you already know what you want to build, go to the Template Pack Index.
The Template Pack Index gives you reusable assets such as:
Sprint Pack
SQL Work Pack
ML Experiment Pack
AI Evaluation Checklist
Founding members
Founding members get everything in Paid, plus priority feedback and one annual review call.
The annual review call is for one project, portfolio entry, write-up, or learning artifact.
We focus on what to change so the work becomes clearer, stronger, and closer to hiring-manager-ready or stakeholder-ready quality.
What you get:
Everything in Paid
Priority feedback
One annual 30-minute review call
Project, portfolio, or artifact review
One-time purchases (optional)
These are separate from subscriptions. Buy once and reuse anytime.
Data Science Resume Template (FREE)
How to redeem your benefits
All subscribers
Paid members
Access member-only posts by logging in with the email you used to subscribe
Template packs are delivered by email and will also be collected in one place as the vault grows
The member vault reading list will be added here once it is published
Founding members
Reply to any email with the subject: Founding review
Include:
a link to your project/repo/write-up
What do you want feedback on. I will send the booking link, and we will schedule the 30 minutes.