Built by Shashikant Dev
Data professional, Power BI instructor, and the creator of DevWithData — a free platform where data analysts prove their skills with practice, not just certificates.
Shashikant Dev
Founder & Instructor, DevWithData
After working with 400+ analysts across startups, mid-size companies, and Big-4 consulting firms, one pattern became impossible to ignore: certificates prove completion, not competence.
A candidate with a PL-300 certificate who can't explain why CALCULATE works the way it does is indistinguishable from someone who memorized answers. The industry needed a way to measure what analysts can actually do.
That's why I built DevWithData and the Data Readiness Index (DRI) — a performance-based score that reflects real ability, updates as you learn, and is publicly verifiable by recruiters.
Why I Built DevWithData
Certificates don't prove skill
Most Power BI courses give you a completion certificate. But recruiters want to see what you can build, not what you watched. DRI measures real performance.
Practice > passive watching
Every episode has MCQ checkpoints. You can't progress without scoring 60%+. This forces active learning instead of passive video consumption.
Structure matters more than content
The order you learn matters. Data sources → Power Query → Star Schema → DAX → Visuals → Publish. Skip a layer and everything above it breaks.
Free means free
No freemium traps. No "first 3 episodes free, pay for the rest." All 59 lessons, all 400+ MCQs, and your DRI score — completely free, forever.
How the Data Readiness Index Works
Learn & Practice
Watch structured video lessons on YouTube or DevWithData. Pass MCQ checkpoints with 60%+ accuracy.
Score Updates
Your DRI score (0-100) is computed from accuracy, completion, and consistency. It updates automatically.
Prove & Share
Your public profile shows your verified score. Share it on LinkedIn. Recruiters can verify it instantly.
59
Video Lessons
400+
Practice MCQs
3
Learning Tracks
Free
Forever
Start Your Data Journey
Free. No credit card. No paywall. Just structured learning and verifiable proof.