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WHAT the Data?!

Hosted by Lior Barak and Michael Stiller dive into the world of data on What the Data?! podcast

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22

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Feb 2022

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Uncover the transformative power of data-driven user experience and elevate your business to new heights. whatthedata.substack.com

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February 12, 202231 min

Andrew Freed - Developing your own Virtual Assistant (#25)

Andrew is a software architect in the Cloud and Cognitive Expert Labs and Learning group at IBM.  He has extensive experience building solutions with AI and holds over 100 US patents.Virtual assistants sometimes called chatbots**Website:** http://freedville.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewrfreed/https://twitter.com/andrewrfreedhttps://www.manning.com/books/creating-virtual-assistants35% discount on all books of Manning Publication using link: http://mng.bz/V8Dr (use code podwtd20 in checkout) 1 free eBook code for Conversational AI for a lucky listener (use code cowtdr-7744) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatthedata.substack.com

January 3, 202257 min

Kush Varshney - We should thrive for a trustworthy AI (#24)

Kush Varshney - We should thrive for a trustworthy AI (#24)  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatthedata.substack.com

December 4, 202143 min

Carl Gold - The churn fighter (#23)

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November 23, 202155 min

Thorsten Dittmar - What's the problem with todays dataconomy? (#22)

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Thorsten Dittmar. Thorsten in this episode helped us to understand what is wrong with the dataconomy today.Thorsten is passionate about data Economy, Data Privacy, EDGE-Computing, Privacy-preserving processing. He is a professional nerd, serial entrepreneur, impact investor, and mentor. Thorsten began his career in the early 80s in computer science. His first company was a one-man consulting firm, quickly developing into a profitable business with offices in several countries. After its sale, Thorsten became an impact investor in over 100 early-stage companies. In parallel, he worked as an executive consultant in the field of digital transformation with executives from European Fortune 500 companies. He has also acted as interim CTO for several growth phase start-ups. Now Founder and mind behind Europe's first data cooperative: polypolyWhat's the problem with today's dataconomy?What will happen if we do not fundamentally change the way we handle our data?Can we own our data and what does it mean?Tune in to this amazing episode and we hope you will enjoy it as much as we didIf you want to get to know our guests, even more, you can follow here:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/polypoly-cooperative Twitter: https://twitter.com/polypolyCOOP  PolyPoly: https://polypoly.coop-------Give us feedback - https://forms.gle/sTbkzHPUo86nqM6y8Interested in joining our podcast as a guest? Fill the following form https://forms.gle/gV6hobxNmBgfdDoa6Join our mailing list - https://bit.ly/2MXfK8YYou can follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whathedata/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-the-data-podcastHave a data-related question? Submit it here: http://bit.ly/3rj5VBYAs always if you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it with your network so we can outreach new audiences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatthedata.substack.com

November 11, 202118 min

Yehonathan Sharvit - What's the big deal with Data-Oriented programming? (#21)

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Yehonathan Sharvit. Yehonathan in this episode helped us to understand what is data-oriented programming, how can you use it, and in general an intro to why it is important to adapt the method.Yehonathan Sharvit has been working as a software engineer since 2000, programming with C++, Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Clojure, and ClojureScript. He currently works as a software architect at Cycognito, building software infrastructures for high-scale data pipelines. He shares insights about software at https://blog.klipse.tech/, writes technical books, speaks at conferences, and leads Clojure workshops around the world. He is the author of Data-Oriented programming, published by Manning. Yehonathan is passionate about making interesting things easy to understand.What's the big deal with Data-Oriented programming?Is it a new paradigm? And in what languages is the paradigm applicable?Tune in to this amazing episode and we hope you will enjoy it as much as we didIf you want to get to know our guests, even more, you can follow here: Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/viebel/Twitter: https://twitter.com/viebelBlog: https://blog.klipse.tech/Book: https://www.manning.com/books/data-oriented-programming-------Give us feedback - https://forms.gle/sTbkzHPUo86nqM6y8Interested in joining our podcast as a guest? Fill the following form https://forms.gle/gV6hobxNmBgfdDoa6Join our mailing list - https://bit.ly/2MXfK8YYou can follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whathedata/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-the-data-podcastHave a data-related question? Submit it here: http://bit.ly/3rj5VBYAs always if you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it with your network so we can outreach new audiences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatthedata.substack.com

November 10, 20217 min

Season 3 here we come!

Hello everyone,It's been a while since we released a new episode, mainly due to the fact we were overwhelmed with work and other personal issues, but we are back for another season which we hope you will enjoy as much as we did to record it.See you soon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatthedata.substack.com

May 4, 202132 min

Zineb Layachi - Talking to Customers with CRM (#20)

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Zineb Layachi. Zineb has a lot of experience from business development to sales enablement and marketing, as two time CMO. She is an active player in the startup ecosystem as a marketing strategy consultant and mentor to B2B early-stage startups. She helps startups nail their marketing by talking to their customers.  She loves to make personalized T-shirts and hates robotic messaging.In this episode, we got to know more about Zineb's opinion on how to separate quantitative and qualitative data, and how to best approach your customers successfully. If you want to get to know our guest, even more, you can follow Zineb here: lessimoreyou.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/zineblayachi/-------Give us feedback - https://forms.gle/sTbkzHPUo86nqM6y8Interested in joining our podcast as a guest? Fill the following form https://forms.gle/gV6hobxNmBgfdDoa6Join our mailing list - https://bit.ly/2MXfK8YYou can follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whathedata/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-the-data-podcastHave a data-related question? Submit it here: http://bit.ly/3rj5VBYAs always if you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it with your network so we can outreach new audiences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatthedata.substack.com

April 27, 202137 min

Taye Johnson - Defining data governance role (#19)

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Taye Johnson. Taye is an LGBTQ+ advocate and tech educator, nicknamed the "Quiet Storm", data analytics manager at eidolon communications and serving on CUNY Tech Prep's Advisory Board.In this episode, we got to know more about Taye's view on data culture and why pursuing a career in data is still not a lost cause.If you want to get to know our guest, even more, you can follow Taye here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taye/-------Give us feedback - https://forms.gle/sTbkzHPUo86nqM6y8Interested in joining our podcast as a guest? Fill the following form https://forms.gle/gV6hobxNmBgfdDoa6Join our mailing list - https://bit.ly/2MXfK8YYou can follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whathedata/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-the-data-podcastHave a data-related question? Submit it here: http://bit.ly/3rj5VBYAs always if you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it with your network so we can outreach new audiences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatthedata.substack.com

April 20, 202148 min

Jonathan Rioux - What, How and When to use PySpark (#18)

Have you heard about the power of PySpark? Jonathan Rioux joining Michael and Lior for an amazing episode talking about the power of Spark, and Python as well as why he decided to write an entire book about PySpark. In today’s episode, we have Jonathan Rioux, he leads the data science operations for EPAM Canada and writes a book about large-scale data analysis. Michael and I talked with Jonathan about setting your spark cluster using python, what should you know about it, why he started writing his book.Michael went into the technical details as he loves, and I stayed focus on the product, enjoy this episode!You have an extra discount on all books using podwtd20 on https://www.manning.com/Wish to talk with Jonathan? Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrx/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lejonesbergLink to Jonathan's book: https://www.manning.com/books/data-analysis-with-python-and-pyspark-------Give us feedback - https://forms.gle/sTbkzHPUo86nqM6y8Interested in joining our podcast as a guest? Fill the following form https://forms.gle/gV6hobxNmBgfdDoa6Join our mailing list - https://bit.ly/2MXfK8YYou can follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whathedata/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-the-data-podcastHave a data-related question? Submit it here: http://bit.ly/3rj5VBYAs always if you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it with your network so we can outreach new audiences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatthedata.substack.com

April 14, 202128 min

Jean de Bressy - How to leverage data for marketing automation? (Zalando) (#17)

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Jean de Bressy.After growing as a product manager and marketeer at trivago, Jean moved to Zalando three years ago to work on expanding performance marketing activities through automation. A very keen reader, he now focuses on making the most of the available data in-house to optimize conversions.In this episode, we got to know more about Jean's view on data-driven decisions, his experience with data while working for Zalando, and his view on the future of marketing automation.If you want to get to know our guest, even more, you can follow Jean here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeandebressy/-------Give us feedback - https://forms.gle/sTbkzHPUo86nqM6y8Interested in joining our podcast as a guest? Fill the following form https://forms.gle/gV6hobxNmBgfdDoa6Join our mailing list - https://bit.ly/2MXfK8YYou can follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whathedata/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-the-data-podcastHave a data-related question? Submit it here: http://bit.ly/3rj5VBYAs always if you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it with your network so we can outreach new audiences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatthedata.substack.com

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