The Masterclass · Founding cohort
Live data science, every week, from the people building the field.
10+ live sessions a month with practitioners who build the tools you use. Moderated Q&A, 30-day replays, and enterprise Posit tools included. You are joining a program that runs all year, not a one-off course.
Founding rate locks 12 months · $279 after · cancel anytime
What you get
Everything you need to build employer-ready skills, live, every week.
10+ sessions a month
New live masterclasses every week, taught by working practitioners, not narrators.
Moderated Q&A
Ask questions live in every session and get answers from the person who does this work.
30-day replays
Miss one live? Every session is recorded and yours to rewatch for 30 days.
Posit Workbench included
The provisioned Positron IDE, AI assistant, and cloud compute. Nothing to install.
20% off all workshops
Members take 20% off every deep-dive workshop intensive we run.
Projects you can ship
Build things you can show an employer, using current tools and real data.
The schedule
59 confirmed sessions booked through December 2026. Here is July in full, and the months already on the calendar.
July 2026 · in detail
The months ahead
Every session below is already confirmed. Individual session pages open as each month approaches.
August 2026
8 masterclasses · 8 workshops- Aug 3APIs All Along: Analysis, Architecture, AutomationDeepansh KhuranaWS
- Aug 4Hot Hand, Variance, and When to Believe a PatternMaddy BrownMC
- Aug 5Scrape, Clean, Score: Building Your Own Sports DatabaseSaiprasad KagneWS
- Aug 7Scrape, Clean, Score: Building Your Own Sports DatabaseSaiprasad KagneWS
- Aug 10APIs All Along: Analysis, Architecture, AutomationDeepansh KhuranaWS
- Aug 12Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) (working title)Chris Fonnesbeck, PhDMC
- Aug 13Natural Language Data Queries with querychatNic Crane, PhDMC
- Aug 17APIs All Along: Analysis, Architecture, AutomationDeepansh KhuranaWS
- Aug 18Regularized Regression: Ridge, Lasso, and Elastic NetGreg Matthews, PhDMC
- Aug 19Tables in R: They Don't Have to Be SquareCharlotte HadleyMC
- Aug 24APIs All Along: Analysis, Architecture, AutomationDeepansh KhuranaWS
- Aug 25Large Language Models in RNic Crane, PhDWS
- Aug 26Large Language Models in RNic Crane, PhDWS
- Aug 27Pandas is Too Slow: Wrangling Massive Tracking Data with PolarsSaiprasad KagneMC
- Aug 28Data Cleaning & Wrangling with Tidyverse in RAmrit VigneshMC
- Aug 31Data Science with MaddyMaddy BrownMC
September 2026
8 masterclasses · 10 workshops- Sep 4From Zero to Enterprise Deployment to SaaSStefan LinnerWS
- Sep 7From Scripts to Package: Building Reusable Python CodeJoseph BarbierWS
- Sep 8From Scripts to Package: Building Reusable Python CodeJoseph BarbierWS
- Sep 9From Unstructured Text to Tidy DataNic Crane, PhDMC
- Sep 10From Scripts to Package: Building Reusable Python CodeJoseph BarbierWS
- Sep 11From Zero to Enterprise Deployment to SaaSStefan LinnerWS
- Sep 14Data Science with MaddyMaddy BrownMC
- Sep 15Networks and Graphs in R: Not Just for Social NetworksCharlotte HadleyMC
- Sep 16Introduction to Simple Linear Regression in RAmrit VigneshMC
- Sep 18From Zero to Enterprise Deployment to SaaSStefan LinnerWS
- Sep 21Missing Data and Multiple Imputation (MICE)Greg Matthews, PhDMC
- Sep 22Report Every Match Programmatically with QuartoCharlotte HadleyWS
- Sep 23Automating Recurring Work with GitHub ActionsJasmine DalyMC
- Sep 24blockr: a visual, no-code framework for RDavid Granjon, PhDWS
- Sep 25From Zero to Enterprise Deployment to SaaSStefan LinnerWS
- Sep 28The Armchair Scout: Building a Player Similarity Engine AppSaiprasad KagneMC
- Sep 29Report Every Match Programmatically with QuartoCharlotte HadleyWS
- Sep 30Variational Inference (working title)Chris Fonnesbeck, PhDMC
October 2026
4 masterclasses · 7 workshops- Oct 1blockr: a visual, no-code framework for RDavid Granjon, PhDWS
- Oct 2Data Science with MaddyMaddy BrownMC
- Oct 6Accessibility and Digital Inclusion in QuartoCharlotte HadleyMC
- Oct 7Rating and Ranking Systems in PracticeMaddy BrownWS
- Oct 8Pitch Perfect Python: Crafting Elite Sports VisualizationsSaiprasad KagneWS
- Oct 12Hierarchical Modeling (working title)Chris Fonnesbeck, PhDMC
- Oct 13Pitch Perfect Python: Crafting Elite Sports VisualizationsSaiprasad KagneWS
- Oct 14Rating and Ranking Systems in PracticeMaddy BrownWS
- Oct 15Let them talk: Building a Chat-with-your-Stats App using GradioSaiprasad KagneMC
- Oct 21Rating and Ranking Systems in PracticeMaddy BrownWS
- Oct 28Rating and Ranking Systems in PracticeMaddy BrownWS
November 2026
1 masterclasses · 0 workshopsDecember 2026
0 masterclasses · 2 workshopsHow it works
Reserve your seat
Join at the $199/mo founding rate. It locks for 12 months, so your price never moves while you are in.
Join live
Sessions run on the provisioned Posit platform. Log in and code. There is nothing to install or configure.
Keep building
Rewatch any session for 30 days, take 20% off workshops, and show up to the next live one. New sessions land every week.
Who teaches
The people who build the tools, maintain the libraries, and do this work in the field.
Pricing
One founding rate, locked for a year. Upgrade to all-access whenever you want.
Masterclass
- 10+ live masterclasses every month
- Moderated Q&A in every session
- 30-day replay window
- Posit Workbench included
- 20% off all workshops
Prefer annual? $2,189/yr, one month free.
Want everything?
Membership includes the full Masterclass, plus the entire course catalog, 1,000+ async lessons, and a full year of Posit Workbench.
Explore Membership$2,999/yr founding · Masterclass + all courses + 20% off workshops
Questions
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Masterclass is month to month, cancel whenever you like. As long as you stay subscribed, your $199/mo founding rate is locked for 12 months.
Are the sessions recorded?
Every live session is recorded and available to rewatch for 30 days, so a scheduling conflict never means you miss the content.
What exactly is included?
10+ live sessions a month, moderated Q&A in each, 30-day replays, the provisioned Posit Workbench (IDE, AI assistant, cloud compute), and 20% off every workshop.
Monthly, annual, or Membership?
Monthly ($199) is the flexible way in. Annual ($2,189/yr) saves you a month. Membership ($2,999/yr) adds the full course catalog and 1,000+ async lessons on top of everything in Masterclass.
Do I need to install anything?
No. The Posit platform is provisioned for you. You log in through the browser and start working, on the same enterprise tools professional data teams use.
I am a beginner. Is this for me?
Yes. Sessions range from beginner to advanced, and each session page lists its level so you can pick what fits. You grow with the program as it runs all year.
Reserve your founding seat.
59 confirmed sessions through December. Live, hands-on, from the people building the field. Founding rate locked for 12 months.