Data Leaders
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDataLeaders.io is where top AI entrepreneurs share meaningful and actionable insights that you can apply to life and work to help you achieve your dreams and goals.
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AI Product Development Framework
April 24, 2018 16:12 - 32 minutes - 25.7 MBIvy Nguyen shares insights on: Going beyond data - why data is NOT the new oil Model-Market Fit vs. Product-Market Fit Data Moat - a term she coined at Zetta Ventures - What does that mean and how can you build one. AI product development strategy. A trifecta of: Performance Plateau Minimum Algorithm Performance Stability Threshold About Ivy Nguyen: Investor @ Zetta Ventures Partners, VC firm that exclusively invests in startups leveraging Data and AI. Prior to Zetta, Ivy ...
Early Stage AI Startups and Product Market Fit
January 27, 2018 19:39 - 36 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode, I invite Swaroop "Kittu" Kolluri to share his thoughts on: His decision making process around early stage VC Investments AI Startups - How to develop an unfair advantage in your AI Startup Two Phases of Product Market Fit To learn more about Kittu, please visit NeoTribe Ventures. About Kittu: Founder and Managing Director of NeoTribe Ventures. Named as one of the Top 100 Venture Capitalists by New York Times/CBInsights Top 10 Indian VC’s in the world.
Building a Data Startup
November 09, 2017 18:10 - 17 minutes - 14 MBIn this episode, Tom shares his advice on: Building Data Startups Company culture and growth Future of AI About Tom Reilly: Tom Reilly is the CEO of Cloudera. Tom has a distinguished 30-year career in the enterprise software market. Tom has led several tech startups through a successful initial public offering. Prior to Cloudera, Tom served as CEO of ArcSight, an enterprise security company acquired by HP in 2010. Fun fact: Tom is one of things in the Internet of Thing (IoT)....
Grow Like Dropbox: Data Inspired Viral Marketing
October 08, 2017 22:16 - 22 minutes - 17.9 MBIn this episode, I chat with Savvas Zortikis about an Analytical approach to Viral Marketing. Hear Savvas talk about how he studied Word-of-Mouth like a mad-scientist. He turned his hard-earned knowledge into six digestible chunks of 'execution-ready' methods - and launched it on Product Hunt. No surprise, it went viral. SaaS product customer retention - how he figured out what it takes to have high retention and NPS. Round of rapid-fire questions on Growth and Retention. About S...
Crafting Engaging Content: A Data-Inspired Approach
September 10, 2017 21:23 - 10 minutes - 8.34 MBIn this episode, I sit down with Aaron to learn about how he and his agency creates engaging content. Takeaways: Focus on copywriting basics. Make every word valuable. This means not using words like “just” or “really.” People love a good narrative. Give them a gift of emotional engagement. Pull the strings of your heart without holding back. Find personal stories from your daily work and translate that to something of value to people. This means approaching your day like a book, with...
Content Creation & Analytics: Writing Process for Top Writers
September 01, 2017 14:40 - 18 minutes - 14.5 MBI've always wondered if there were any patterns among the top writers when it comes to their writing process. This episode takes a stab at answering that question.
Data, Intuition, and Product Development
August 24, 2017 06:55 - 19 minutes - 15.7 MBOlof Mathe, the founder of Mixmax, one of the most well-renowned email communication products, shares his thoughts on: How he and his team discovered product-market fit for Mixmax... Key metrics for early-stage startups - how they changed everything for Mixmax What led Mixmax to spread like a wild fire...from 0 to 5000 customers without spending a penny on marketing How Mixmax discovered its vision and foundational purpose Attitudinal difference between millennial sales professional...
Attributes of High-Quality Content
August 15, 2017 03:28 - 13 minutes - 10.5 MBIn this podcast series, I sat down with the top writers from SF, LA, and NY to learn how they create great content. You’ll be hearing their insights on attributes of the high-quality content. This is a part I of a 10-Part Series. In this episode, we hear from: Joe Escobedo @ Forbes Garrett Ruiz @ BlueJeans Riddhi Shah, Alum @ Medium and HuffPo KC Karnes @ CleverTap Alisha Paulsen @ Workday Here are some of their top insights: What are the attributes of high-quality content?...
Data Inspired Product/Market Fit
August 08, 2017 04:13 - 21 minutes - 17.8 MBI met up with Sean Sheppard to learn about his growth based product/market fit approach. My takeaways: Quickest path to product/market fit Product Management Special: Skills, attitude, and mindset for achieving a great market fit Product Development Vs. Market Development A clear and actionable pathway to achieve the skills and knowledge needed to win as an early stage founder or a product manager The new set of hard skills needed to succeed as a startup founder References: ...
Content Creation & Analytics - Part I
July 28, 2017 14:56 - 11 minutes - 8.98 MBIn this podcast series, I sat down with the top writers from SF, LA, and NY to learn how they create great content. You’ll be hearing their insights on overcoming their biggest challenges, the hottest tools they’re using right now for content creation, and how they foresee the future of content creation. In this episode, we hear from In this show, we have Mina Zivkovic from Canvas Arielle Shnaidman from Accello Nigel Stevens from BigCommerce Chris McCarthy from JetLore, and Kell...
Real-Time Audience Behavior with AI
July 27, 2017 00:27 - 19 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode, Kevin Lyons shares his insights on: Real-Time Audience Composition with AI Hyper-Personalization - AI Driven Targeting meets AI Driven Content Communicating the value of machine learning to CMO’s About Kevin Lyons: Kevin is a Senior Vice President, Data Science, Digital Technology at Nielsen Marketing Cloud. A data science and marketing technology thought leader, Kevin helps companies out-think their competitors by using data-driven insights to make better strategi...
Analytics for Art
July 14, 2017 16:27 - 33 minutes - 26.5 MBI had a chance to sit down with co-founders of Monicat Data. It's the first time I chatted with experts at the intersection of data science and art, so I took a lot of notes. What I learned: How to quantify art... This is the first time I heard some articulate it so well. A must listen for anyone who thinks Art cannot be quantified. How creative supporting organizations approach analytics Data Entrepreneurship learning lessons! Product Management - How is it done in Art Organizat...
Data Operations in the Era of AI
June 29, 2017 18:09 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode, Jarah Euston discusses: How is Data Operations being redefined – 2015 Vs 2017 & Beyond Top challenges most data-driven executives face when it comes to gaining insights from their data. An opportunity that most data-driven organization are unaware of – this is going to be blow up in next couple of years Entrepreneur / Executive Special Edition: How to achieve unstoppable momentum for your startup (whether you work in a scrappy startup environment or a large org, th...
AI-Driven Empathy
May 24, 2017 09:00 - 47 minutes - 38.5 MBAI Entrepreneurs Series is where I invite top entrepreneurs from AI & Data Science field to share their journey and insights. In this show, Chris McKillop, Co-founder and CEO of Turalt, shares her insights on: Big opportunities at the intersection of AI and Psychology Learn one way in which most AI experts, conferences, and workshops screw up Women, AI, and Entrepreneurship: Some great learning lessons for most men in this field. I learned a ton from this discussion. Future of chatb...
IOT & Deep Learning Applications
May 11, 2017 12:00 - 22 minutes - 18.1 MBAI Entrepreneurs Series is where I invite top entrepreneurs from AI & Data Science field to share their journey and insights. Prateek Joshi shares his insights on: IOT and Deep Learning: How do they fuel each other Product Teams - Listen up to this one - Prateek shares his core idea on when to use AI and when to run away from it... Prateek's personal journey on what led him to create Pluto AI. Several other entertaining/informative insights! As always, I hope you enjoy listening...
Rise of Enterprise AI
May 04, 2017 17:04 - 48 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode, Rumman Chowdhury shares her insights on: Enterprise AI - What exactly is it and the right way to think of it Two key advantages Enterprise AI can provide to your organization Biggest barrier executive leaders face when it comes to Entreprise AI Humanity and AI - Current AI models and flawed reality How to create AI with Active Inclusion Education as it stands today - how it's about to be revolutionized And tons of other valuable insights... I hope you enjoy li...
Human-In-The-Loop Machine Learning
April 23, 2017 20:36 - 25 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this episode, I sit down with Lukas Biewald of Crowdflower and we catch up on a very interesting and emerging topic of Human-In-The-Loop Machine Learning. My takeaways: What is Human-In-The-Loop Machine Learning and how can it you get the best out of your ML program? Origins of Human-In-The-Loop at scale How can C-Suite use Human-In-The-Loop Machine Learning References: You may connect with Lukas on his twitter or catch up with him at an event he is hosting in SF on May 17th: T...
Fintech in 2017: Financial Services Growth Marketing with Mike Barlow
December 15, 2016 05:19 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBFinancial services growth marketing series is where I invite top thought leaders from the financial services industry to share their wisdom on what drives growth. Mike Barlow shares his insights on: Integration Vs. Disruption: What's the right psychological mindset when it comes to growth Top challenges and opportunities for Fintech leaders in 2017 Evolving role of financial services CMO in light of AI and Data Science technologies And tons of other stuff: reading rituals, bias in A...
Financial Services Content Marketing
December 04, 2016 17:01 - 48 minutes - 39.3 MBFinancial services growth marketing series is where I invite top thought leaders from the financial services industry to share their wisdom on what drives growth. In this episode, Scott Wentworth shares his wisdom on: How to avoid the commoditization of financial services products & services Five step content creation process that took Scott several years to crystallize from having worked with some of the top financial services thought leaders... How to develop a unique point of view ...
Financial Data Science Meets Behavioral Neuroscience
November 14, 2016 01:55 - 30 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, David Herman shared his insights on: How can financial service companies create value using the emerging integration between behavioral neuroscience and financial data science (the right way and the wrong way) How the consumers win when these two fields interact How to win consumer trust when building advanced AI products or campaigns, especially catering to finance industry. David Herman packed some powerful concepts and insights in quick 30 min conversation and it is...
Financial Services Growth Marketing with Mika Carter
November 07, 2016 02:06 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this podcast, we discuss: Top challenges and opportunities financial services marketing leaders are experiencing Role of data and metrics in consumer journey Specific strategies to address financial services growth challenges Email marketing strategies for Financial Services companies Role of AI in modern marketing Mika is a growth marketing thought leader in financial services space where she is passionate about helping companies with modern data-informed marketing. Mika does t...
Growth Hacking Meets Machine Learning
September 18, 2016 22:50 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this podcast episode, Gaurav discusses growth hacking, machine learning, and copywriting. Gaurav has been part of mission-critical teams at two San Francisco startups, LinkedIn Slideshare, and Klout. He previously cofounded ThisYaThat, an online book portal for the Indian market, which won the Wharton Entrepreneurship VIP Seed Award and was the first non-US venture to receive an entrepreneurial grant from Wharton’s Innovation Fund. He was featured in Hindustan Times, Yahoo Finance, Y...
Sports Analytics, Betting, & Team Building Using Data Science
August 12, 2016 07:24 - 34 minutes - 27.5 MBRichard Demsyn-Jones has an extensive experience building predictive models. Currently, Richard is at Google Trust and Safety Analytics, Prior to that Richard helped Capital One with their data science opportunities as a principal data scientist. Richard has an academic background in economics. I bumped into Richard when he was presenting on sports analytics, and despite zero interest or prior experience in watching in Hockey, I found myself deeply immersed in Richard’s presentation where ...
TensorFlow Pros and Cons: Going Beyond The Headlines
July 02, 2016 21:13 - 48 minutes - 38.8 MBSam Abrahams is a TensorFlow evangelist and a kickass storyteller, programmer, and a statistician! In this podcast episode, Sam discusses his thoughts on TensorFlow coming from a hard-core practitioner point of view. We chat about: TensorFlow and how it compares to other machine learning frameworks Mastering TensorFlow: How to go from being zero to well-sought out TensorFlow expert Journey of a Data Scientist. What does it take to become one... And a round of intriguing rapid fire que...
Sean McClure on Deriving Real World Value From Data Science
June 07, 2016 06:37 - 33 minutes - 26.8 MBSean is the director of data science at Space-Time Insight, a leading provider of advanced analytics software for organizations looking to leverage machine learning for their business applications. Having worked across diverse industries, and alongside many talented professionals, Sean has seen the blend of approaches required to successfully convert raw data into real world value. Sean holds his doctorate in scientific computing, where he used advanced mathematics, parallel computing and ...
Ben Spooner on Dashboard Building Process: Inception to Autonomous Decision Making
May 08, 2016 04:16 - 27 minutes - 22.1 MBBen Spooner has several years of experience as an Army Officer at a battle post in Iraq, both in Intelligence as well as Executive capacities. I sat down with him to discuss his thoughts on activating a data driven work culture using data visualization and dashboards as primary weapons. Here's what we discussed: A complete dashboard lifecycle - from inception to decision-making How to build dashboards that drive decision making Up close and personal look at the data scientist who did...
Peter Nelson on Unicorn Conversions & Mobile Devices: How to Break Through Mediocre Conversion Rate on Mobile Devices?
March 08, 2016 04:39 - 19 minutes - 10.9 MBPeter Nelson, CEO of UnDelay.io, and I sat to discuss Adaptive Design and it’s impact on Conversion Optimization. Peter brings a breath of experience to Marketing Technology space and it was fun sitting down with him to discuss everything from his entrepreneurial philosophy to his home in Norway... Interesting gems of knowledge I picked up: How to get unicorn conversion rate for mobile devices... What is Adaptive Design and how does it differ from responsive design? Mobile specific...
Predicting the Next Pitch
January 28, 2016 02:00 - 19 minutes - 11.4 MBFor the past 2 years, Zach has been working as a data scientist at an industry leading data consulting firm. He works in fraud analytics space where he and his team has saved hundreds of millions of dollars of federal dollars using sophisticated data science techniques. He is also a recent graduate of data science program at UC Berkeley. When I met him, I was really impressed with your ability to speak “real world” data science and later I found out that he has a professional background i...
Lisa Kirch on Intersection of Data Science and Smart Home
November 20, 2015 13:00 - 13 minutes - 7.7 MBLisa Kirch has over 20 years of broad business experience and deep understanding of data science. As she was recently celebrating her graduation from Berkeley's data science program, I got together with her to chat about a very interesting project she has been working on for the last few weeks. Listen to this quick (less than 15 mins) discussion to learn more about: - Future of smart home (connected home) and conversation - Data science can help create a sustainable ways of living - Com...
Sharon Lin on Mobile Analytics, Behavioral Patterns, and Data Science
July 12, 2015 20:31 - 19 minutes - 31.8 MBSharon Lin has big aspirations when it comes to big data. Sharon wants to apply data science to solve California’s mega drought problem by integrating real-time weather data into crop irrigation systems. Additionally, she wants to use advanced image recognition algorithms to predict, track, and monitor endangered wildlife migration patterns to help endangered species from being hunted. I sat down with her this week to talk about applications of data science in the field of mobile behavioral...