Datalumina Academy
Free live session: Thu 22 Oct

For everyone in tech who thought about freelancing but never started

With coding agents you can build a lot more. Small companies are still struggling with AI. Learn how to find them and scope the right first project with discovery.

Thursday, October 22
19:00 CEST
Starting now

Use your primary email to make sure you don't miss the join link and the bonus resources. Do this before the session starts.

Your seat is secured the moment you register. Free to attend.

Reviews

Recent results from
our freelance community

After struggling at $50/hour for 3 years as a 6+ year freelancer, Data Freelancer helped me reach $125/hour in just 2 months.

Adam Murphy
Adam Murphy
LLM Engineer

I landed my first contract worth just under five figures sooner than expected, and within the first 6 months of freelancing I was able to quit my job.

Vadims Tumulanovs
Vadims Tumulanovs
Lead Analytics Engineer

I'm three months into the program and have already landed three contracts. I highly recommend this if you are serious about your freelance career.

Kamia Salango
Kamia Salango
Data Scientist

Results are not typical and are not a guarantee. Your outcome depends on your skills, your effort, and your market.

The session

What this session covers

What coding agents like Claude Code changed for freelance AI work

Harvard 2026: 30% more code at 700+ firms using coding agents. No clear rise in finished work.

Why small companies are falling further behind large ones on AI

McKinsey 2026: large companies scaling AI agents rose from 27% to 40%. Smaller ones stayed at 22%.

How scoping decides which AI project a small company builds first

Goldman Sachs, March 2026: 73% of small businesses asked for more help to implement AI.

The six kinds of companies that hire freelance AI and data people

Three of the six are far easier to reach than the rest, and almost nobody thinks to start there.

The 2 freelance models in the tech industry, and which one fits

Only one of them works while you keep a full-time job, and it is not the one most people pick.

How to go from nothing to a signed contract without quitting

The first move to make this week, while you keep the full-time job you already have.

Who this session is for

Whether you have fifteen years in data or you finished your master's last summer, this session is built the same way, because the thing in your way is the same.

This is for you if

  • You already write code, in whatever language you work in today
  • You have a job and no plans to quit it to find out if this works
  • You suspect your skills are worth more than you are paid for them

This is not for you if

  • You are looking for passive income that runs without you there
  • You want a no-code shortcut around the technical work entirely
  • You are happy with your pay and have no plans to change anything
Your host

Dave Ebbelaar

Dave Ebbelaar

Freelancing, taught from experience

Dave runs Datalumina, where he sells and delivers AI projects. He teaches engineers how to win clients and build a freelance business.

  • Founder of Datalumina, a data and AI consultancy
  • 50+ B2B projects delivered end to end
  • Hundreds of professionals helped into freelancing
  • 280,000+ subscribers on YouTube
On the day

Here is what you'll discover

  • What Claude Opus 5.5 and the latest coding agents changed about the work clients pay for
  • Why the gap between large and small companies on AI keeps getting bigger
  • How scoping and discovery help a small company pick the AI project worth building first
  • Where freelance AI work actually comes from, listed by who buys rather than by which website
  • What to do next week to land your first freelance AI client
Before you register

This only works if

Please make sure all four are true for you. If one is not, skip this session.

You can find roughly eight hours a week to put into this alongside your job.
You already have technical skills, because this session will not teach you to code.
You are willing to talk to people directly, not just post content online.
You want paid client work rather than a passive income stream that runs itself.
The takeaway

What you will learn in this session

Which model fits you

The 2 freelance models in the tech industry, and which one works alongside a job.

Who to approach

Which small companies need AI help, and how discovery shows you the right first project to build.

Your first move

One concrete step you can take this week, without quitting anything or waiting.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Save your seat for the live session

You leave knowing why small firms need AI help, which model fits your job, and how to scope a first project.

  • Why small firms need AI help now
  • The 2 freelance models in the tech industry
  • How to scope your first project
19:00 CESTThursday, October 22

Use your primary email to make sure you don't miss the join link and the bonus resources. Do this before the session starts.

Your seat is secured the moment you register. Free to attend.

“After struggling at $50/hour for 3 years as a 6+ year freelancer, Data Freelancer helped me reach $125/hour in just 2 months.”

Adam Murphy
Adam MurphyLLM Engineer

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