Best Daliana Liu Podcasts (2024)

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4X Kaggle GM Shares His Surprising Secret to Success in Competitions (Chris Deotte) - KNN Ep. 192 49:50

10h ago49:50

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Deotte. He is a member of NVIDIA's KGMON Team (Kaggle Grandmasters of NVIDIA), and one of the greatest kaggle grandmasters of all time. He has been previously ranked first in Discussions, Notebooks, and Datasets. Currently he is ranked 11th in competitions and has been ranked as high as 4th. Chris also…

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The Crappiest Data Company I've Ever Heard Of (Scott Hickle) - KNN Ep. 191 55:41

27d ago55:41

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Today I had the pleasure of Interviewing Scott Hickle. Scott is the co-founder of Throne Science, an innovate company that is looking to measure and evaluate our waste. In the episode we learn about the comical origins of the idea behind Throne, the value of tracking our data, and the importance of N=1 experimentation. Scott's Links: Twitter - http…

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Caribbean Data Scientist Explains How to Go Out and Get Your Career (Mark Moyou) - KNN Ep. 190 1:14:03

29d ago1:14:03

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Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Moyou. Mark is a Senior Data Scientist and the host of the AI portfolio podcast and the Caribbean Tech Pioneers podcast. He grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, and his work is deeply inspired by his family and upbringing there. In this episode, we dive into how he landed his first job in the States, what m…

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Lessons from Teaching in North Korea for 4 Years (Andrew Kemp) - KNN Ep. 189 34:54

1M ago34:54

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Andrew Kemp. Andrew is the head of product marketing for data science and AI at Z by HP. Andrew recruited me into the Z by HP global ambassador program and is responsible for its creation. In this episode we learn about his experience teaching in North Korea for 4 years as well as how the landscape of hardwa…

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The Youngest Ever 3x Kaggle GM Explains Why She Switched to Product (Ruchi Bhatia) - KNN Ep. 188 32:42

2M ago32:42

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Ruchi Bhatia. Ruchi is the youngest ever 3x Kaggle Grandmaster. She recently started work as a product marketing manager at HP after being a Z by HP global data science ambassador. In this episode we talk about why Ruchi shifted to product, what she has learned from transitioning into the workforce at HP, an…

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Why data scientists are tired, six real data scientists' frustrations - The Data Scientist Show #089 42:22

2M ago42:22

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Daliana interviewed 6 data scientists from her meetup in New York City. It's a unique episode where you get to hear the real frustrations of data scientists. We talked about struggles working in healthcare, finance, data quality and AI, how to advocate for yourself, and align with your managers. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on ⁠www.dalianaliu.…

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How Fast is AI Innovation Really Happening? (Tina Huang) - KNN Ep. 187 42:33

2M ago42:33

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Today I brought back my good friend Tina Huang on the podcast! We talked about her continuing venture into content and entrepreneurship as well as our experience and learnings from NVIDIA's GTC conference. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a…

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Why 80% of A/B tests fail, how to 10X your experimentation velocity - Kristi Angel - The Data Scientist Show #088 43:46

2M ago43:46

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Most experimentations fail, Kristi Angel shares her expertise on scaling experimentation and avoiding common A/B testing pitfalls. Learn five things that can help boost test velocity, designing impactful experiments, and leveraging knowledge repos. (Chapters below) Kristi Angel’s LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristiangel/ Subscribe to Dali…

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How AI Changes the Interview Process (Nick Singh) - KNN Ep. 186 50:09

3M ago50:09

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Nick Singh. He is the author of Ace the Data Science Interview and the Head Lemur at datalemur, a website helping you prepare for interviews. In this episode we learn what Nick has been doing since the publication of his book, how the interview process has changed with new advances in AI, and how you can sta…

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From physics PhD to data science leader, unexpected challenges in survey data, Python vs R, EDA best practices, building MLOps toolkit - Julia Silge - The Data Scientist Show #087 46:18

2M ago46:18

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Julia Silge is an engineering manager at Posit PBC, formerly know as R-studio, where she leads a team of developers building open source software MLOps. Before Posit, she finished a PhD in astrophysics, worked for several years in the nonprofit space, and was a data scientist at Stack Overflow where some of her most public work involved the annual …

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The Problem With Developer Advocacy (Daliana Liu) - KNN Ep. 185 1:05:27

2M ago1:05:27

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Daliana Liu. Daliana is the host of the Data Scientist Show. She also has experience in developer advocacy and working as a data scientist in large tech companies and startups. Today we talk about why she quit her job in tech, how developer advocacy could be improved, and much more! Podcast Sponsors, Affilia…

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Why he created Pandas, the future of data systems, why he left his CTO role to become a chief architect - Wes McKinney - The Data Scientist Show #086 52:24

3M ago52:24

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Wes McKinney is the co-creator of pandas library and he is the cofounder of Voltron data. Currently he is a principal Architect at Posit and an investor in data systems. Daliana's Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/DalianaLiu⁠ Daliana’s LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/⁠ Wes' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesmckinn/ (00:00:00) I…

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Speaking with the Creator of Pandas on the Future of Open Source (Wes McKinney) - KNN Ep. 184 58:21

3M ago58:21

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Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Wes McKinney. Wes is well known in the open source community for his work building the pandas library. He also has a fascinating background leading the production of other data tooling with a focus on ubiquitous language-agnostic, hardware-optimized analytical computing. In this episode we learn about the o…

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The Story Behind the Analyst Builder (Alex Freberg) - KNN Ep. 183 41:18

3M ago41:18

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing @AlexTheAnalyst yet again on the podcast. So much has changed for him in a short period of time with his analyst builder platform. In this episode, we talk about his journey creating a product, the changing field of data, and how he dealt with burnout. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Taro - htt…

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From financial analyst to director of analytics, how to get promoted quickly, 7 elements of influence - Christopher Fricker - The Data Scientist Show #085 1:13:51

3M ago1:13:51

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Christopher Fricker is a senior director in analytics and BI at Renaissance Learning. He started his career in finance and later became a data science consultant working with Meta, Netflix, and pre-IPO tech companies doing analytics. We talked about the mental models that helped him grow from a finance analyst to an analytics leader. Subscribe to D…

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Adapters: the game changer for fine-tuning - Geoffrey Angus - The Data Scientist Show #084 52:45

3M ago52:45

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I interviewed Geoffery Angus, ML team lead @Predibase to talk about why adapter-based training is a game changer. We started with an overview of fine-tuning and then discussed five reasons why adapters are the future of LLMs. Later we also shared a demo and answered questions from the live audience. Try fine-tuning for free: https://pbase.ai/GetSta…

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Should Kids Still Learn to Code? (Hunter Kempf) - KNN Ep. 182 58:39

4M ago58:39

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Hunter Kempf for a second time on the KNN podcast. Hunter is a fellow Z by HP global ambassador who works as a Data Scientist at Cloudflare. He is at the intersection of Data and Cyber security. In this episode, we touch on if kids should learn to code, the implications of AI on security, and much more! Podc…

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Landing a job by analyzing Seattle's crime data, from data scientist to founder of interview query, building a lifestyle business - Jay Feng - The Data Scientist Show #083 35:41

4M ago35:41

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Jay Feng created a viral project using Seattle crime data and later got into data science. He later founded "Interview Query" helping data scientists get jobs. We'll talk about how he landed his data science job through his blog, and his journey from data scientist to founder. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on ⁠www.dalianaliu.com⁠ for more on da…

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Case studies from the GenAI frontier, scaling ML teams, from biologist to machine learning consultant- Erik Gafni - The Data Scientist Show #082 1:03:40

4M ago1:03:40

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Erik Gafni builds AI systems and teams. He founded Eventum AI (https://bit.ly/eventum-ai), an ML consulting company working with high-growth startups. We talked about GenAI projects he worked on, how he built production ML systems, how to scale ML teams, and his journey from biologist to ML researcher. Interested in working with Erik: https://bit.l…

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From Auditor to Data Driven Decision Maker (Monica Kay Royal) - KNN Ep. 181 50:53

4M ago50:53

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Monica Kay Royal. She is the host of Data podcast for nerds which can be found here @nerdnourishment ! She went from working as an auditor to leading a team making data driven audit decisions. In this episode we talk about how she made her transition, the benefits and drawbacks of standardization of data sci…

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How Fatherhood Changes Career Goals (Antonio Ivanovski) - KNN Ep. 180 1:01:52

4M ago1:01:52

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Antonio Ivanovski (A.I.) is husband and father of two amazing kids who works as a senior data analyst at Google working on protecting Google's ad ecosystem from invalid traffic. Antonio has experience working at Verizon as an A.I. Product Manager and as a Business Intelligence Analyst. When not working, Antonio is spending time with family, playing…

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Data science job market in 2024, softskills for interviews, AI engineering - Jay Feng - The Data Scientist Show #081 1:07:14

4M ago1:07:14

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Jay Feng is the CEO of interview query, a service that help data scientists get jobs. Previously he worked as a data scientist at Nextdoor, Monster. We talked about data science job market, the rise of AI engineering, and the softskills people overlook during interviews. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data scien…

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How to handle being laid off (as data scientists), severance negotiation, full-time employment vs independent consultant - The Data Scientist Show #080 1:06:33

4M ago1:06:33

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We are joined by two data scientists who have firsthand experience with layoffs. We’ll talk about how to negotiate severance packages, how to handle stress, strategies for job hunting post-layoff, and how to reduce risks in full-time employment. Working with Daliana on personal branding: https://forms.gle/heNuZzaHjaAMQwLu6 Her email: daliana@dalian…

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From data analyst to sales engineer, personality-based career design, sales skills for data people - Jenny Wu - The Data Scientist Show #079 57:26

5M ago57:26

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Jenny Wu is a data analyst turned sales engineer for data products at Hex. We talked about sales engineer vs data analyst, how to design a career based on your personality, and how to transition into a customer-facing role. Jenny’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-wu-...Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn:…

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The future of data science teams, integrating AI into data science workflows, building data apps for stakeholders - Barry McCardel - The Data Scientist Show #078 1:04:50

5M ago1:04:50

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Barry McCardel is the cofounder and CEO of Hex(free trial: hex.tech/dsshow), a collaborative data workspace. Their customers include FiveTran, Notion, and Anthropic. We talked about what does the future of data team look like, how to tackle challenges of data team collaborations, and how to leverage AI in data science’s workflow.60-day Free Trial: …

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Product data science for Microsoft AI, data scientist's role of GenAI, how to deal with burn out - Sid Sharan - The Data Scientist Show #077 58:57

5M ago58:57

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Siddhartha Sharan is a Senior Data and Applied Scientist at Microsoft, helping product teams make data-driven decisions. Currently he is working on an AI product built with OpenAI APIs for sentiment analysis. We talked about how he evaluates AI products built with large language models at Microsoft, product data science, and how he went from a busi…

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Why He Left His PhD to Pursue His AI Podcast (Louis-Francois Bouchard) - KNN Ep. 179 59:03

5M ago59:03

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Louis-Francois Bouchard! Louis is the host of the @WhatsAI and he just recently left his PhD to pursue the channel and podcast full time. In this episode we dive deep into this decision, how he is choosing to spend his new free time, and how he recovered from the early stages of burnout. Podcast Sponsors, Af…

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How she doubled her salary in a year as a data analyst, SQL in the real world, is job hopping bad? - Jess Ramos - The Data Scientist Show #076 1:07:48

6M ago1:07:48

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Jess Ramos is a Senior Data Analyst at Crunchbase, a LinkedIn Learning Instructor, and a content creator in the data space. She has a bachelor's degree in Math, Spanish, and Business from Berry University and a master's in Business Analytics from University of Georgia. Today we’ll talk about SQL in the real world, data analyst vs data scientist, is…

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From Divinity Student to Data Scientist (Immanuel Tacky) - KNN Ep. 178 41:54

6M ago41:54

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Immanuel Tacky. Immanuel is currently a data scientist at Canadian tire company. In this episode, we talk about why Immanuel decided to pursue a masters degree to break into the data science field. We also talk about how he went from a masters in divinity into his current career in data. Podcast Sponsors, Af…

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How AI Reshaped This Data Analyst's Job (Luke Barousse) - KNN Ep. 177 59:16

6M ago59:16

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend @LukeBarousse ! We dive into how Luke is now using AI for all of his data work, the incredible opportunity he got working for mr. beast, and much more! Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land…

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The Past and Future of Healthcare and AI? (Eric Doherty) - KNN Ep. 176 47:24

6M ago47:24

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Doherty. Eric is a global executive leader in the healthcare space. He has held senior executive roles in 5 different companies focused in the pharmaceutical and medical device spaces. In this episode, we will learn a bit more about past and future of healthcare, especially how they relate to AI. Podcas…

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How he got into machine learning and Gen AI at Amazon, how we went from "enemies" to allies - Mehdi Noori - The Data Scientist Show #075 1:32:22

7M ago1:32:22

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Mehdi Noori is an applied science manager at the Generative AI Innovation Center at Amazon. I used to work with Mehdi while we were at the Machine Learning Solutions Lab at AWS. So before Amazon, Mehdi was a data scientist working on marketing intelligence. Mehdi has a PhD from University of Central Florida in civil engineering and sustainability. …

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Why His Data Tik-Tok is so Addicting (Elijah Butler) - KNN Ep. 175 1:09:32

7M ago1:09:32

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Elijah Butler. Elijah is a Data Analyst at Humana who has developed an impressive following on tik tok for his short form, informative, data related content. Elijah had a great conversation about how he developed his audience, how he gets over the "overwhelm" associated with the data career, and with how con…

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Why she quit her finance job to become a farmer, exploring a different path from the modern life - Misty Arnold - The Data Scientist Show #074 1:10:28

7M ago1:10:28

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My friend Misty moved to a farm in Portugal after her 20 years of career in finance. We talked about her experience moving from the busy corporate life to the farm life where she does a lot of manual work. Was it challenging, how does her finance work, and what is her advice to other people who also want to explore a different path outside of the m…

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Why Your Company May Need a Part Time Chief Data Officer (Eric Gonzalez) - KNN Ep. 174 1:08:33

7M ago1:08:33

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Gonzalez. Eric is the VP of Business Intelligence Architecture at Eastern Bank. He also works as a for hire fractional data leader. Before data leadership, Eric cut his teeth in consulting. In this episode, we learn about the benefits and drawbacks of working in consulting, what data leaders are missing…

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Why he left his MLE job for product data science at Meta, data science at Uber, Linkedin, and Truecar - Pan Wu - The Data Scientist Show #073 1:13:01

7M ago1:13:01

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Pan Wu is a senior manager of data science at Meta. We talked about why he moved from machine learning to product data science, projects he worked on at Uber, Linkedin, and Meta, and how he transitioned from IC to manager. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career. Pan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linked…

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Life / Podcast Update! - KNN Ep. 173 20:51

7M ago20:51

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It's been a while since I've done an update! Have some life changes coming up. Wanted to share and talk about how these may impact the podcast (Hopefully positively) Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/ken…

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Machine learning in cybersecurity, computer vision in sports, from business analyst to ML engineer - Betty Zhang - The Data Scientist Show #072 55:12

7M ago55:12

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Betty Zhang is a data scientist currently working at a cloud security company, previously she was a data scientist at Amazon Web Services. Today we’ll talk about her computer vision projects in Sports, data science use cases in cyber security, from business major to data scientist, what’s her experience working in startups vs big tech companies. Su…

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Stop abusing A/B testing, toxic experimentation culture, how to run A/B tests with rigor - Che Sharma - The Data Scientist Show #071 1:03:42

8M ago1:03:42

1:03:42

Che Sharma came back to discuss toxic behaviors in experimentation culture and provide actionable advice on how to handle those situations, how to have rigor and integrity when designing and analyzing A/B tests. Che was the 4th data scientist at Airbnb, later he joined Webflow as an early employee. In 2021 he founded Eppo, a next-gen A/B experiment…

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Confronting the Biggest Problem with the Data Science Interview (Jack Blandin) - KNN Ep. 172 1:47:00

8M ago1:47:00

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Jack Blandin. Jack is a brilliant data scientist and manager that I had the pleasure of working with at Gohealth. Jack moved from software engineering to data science at Trunk Club and never looked back. He has since managed engineering teams at Gohealth, Wayfair, and now Fi. In this episode we dive into Jac…

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The Difference Between Working at Google and Founding a Startup (Mike Dezube) - KNN Ep. 171 1:35:05

8M ago1:35:05

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Dezube. This is Mike's second appearance on the podcast! In this episode we learn about Mike's experience working at google, why he left, and the differences he ran into when founding his own startup from the big company atmosphere. Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathris…

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Academia vs. Industry for Machine Learning, Research at Uber AI Labs, ML for Wind Farms - Jason Yosinski - The Data Scientist Show #070 1:16:09

8M ago1:16:09

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Jason Yosinski was a founding member of Uber AI Labs. He is also a co-founder of WinscapeAI a company dedicated to using custom sensor networks and machine learning to increase the efficiency and sustainability of wind farms. Jason holds a PhD in computer science from Cornell University. We talked about his experience at Uber AI, his research in de…

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The Surprising Importance of Timing on AI Innovation (Marinela Profi) - KNN Ep. 170 56:12

8M ago56:12

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Marinela Profi is the Head of Product Marketing Strategy for AI at SAS. Marinela moved to North Carolina from Rome to pursue her career in AI. In this episode we talk about how she got over the isolation of moving to a new country, what product marketing strategy is, and why timing is so important for innova…

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How a Book Landed Him His Dream Job (Tyler Richards) - KNN Ep. 169 1:04:59

8M ago1:04:59

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Today I had the pleasure of bringing Tyler Richards back on the show. Last time I talked with him, he was a data scientist at Meta who had just written a book on Streamlit. Now he actually works at Streamlit and is releasing a second edition of his book. He joined Streamlit right before the were purchased by Snowflake and in this episode we talk ab…

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How He Became the Biggest Podcaster in Data Science (Jon Krohn) - KNN Ep. 168 1:20:17

9M ago1:20:17

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Jon Krohn. Jon is the host of the Super Data Science podcast, a cofounder of Nebula, and force in the data science space. In this episode we learn how Jon became the biggest podcaster in data science, the difference between type 1 and type 2 fun, and about how Jon has been able to find passion and meaning in…

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Why He Quit Being an Analytics Manager ( @AlexTheAnalyst ) - KNN Ep. 167 1:17:48

9M ago1:17:48

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend @AlexTheAnalyst . Alex just passed the 500k subscriber threshold on YouTube producing incredible content around the data analytics domain. He also creates some amazing eye opening content on linkedin. In this episode we dive into Alex's choice to leave his analytics manager job, his new platfo…

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Ads forecasting at Netflix and Spotify, how to build your personal moat - Jeff Li - The Data Scientist Show #069 1:26:29

9M ago1:26:29

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Jeff Li is a senior data scientist at Netflix, focusing on Ads forecast. Previously he was a data science manager at Spotify, worked on supply forecasting, demand forecasting, and data infrastructure. He studied business at the University of Southern California. We talked about Ads forecasting, career path as a manager vs IC, culture in Spotify vs …

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250,000 Subscriber Q&A!! - KNN Ep. 166 27:17

10M ago27:17

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Answering some of your questions to celebrate 250,000 subscribers on @KenJee_ds ! Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners: - Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job) - Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a job - 365 Data Science…

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How Companies and Data Scientists Can Capitalize on the AI Boom (Vin Vashishta) - KNN Ep. 165 1:16:28

10M ago1:16:28

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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Vin Vashishta. Vin is the author of the Wiley book, ‘From Data To Profit.’ It’s the playbook for monetizing data and AI. Vin is the Founder of V-Squared and built the business from client 1 to one of the world’s oldest data and AI consulting firms. His background combines over 25 years in strategy, leadershi…

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A/B testing at Airbnb, building next-gen experimentation platform at Eppo - Che Sharma - The Data Scientist Show #068 1:14:15

10M ago1:14:15

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Che Sharma was the 4th data scientist at Airbnb, later he joined Webflow as an early employee. In 2021 he founded Eppo, a next-gen A/B experimentation platform designed for modern data and product teams to run more trustworthy and advanced experiments. We talked about A/B testing best practices, A/B testing for ML models, and Che’s career journey. …

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