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Disruptive Influence with Jeff AbracenEpisode 19: "Creative Courage" with Dhaval BhattDhaval Bhatt, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Courage Inc., joins Jeff Abracen to share how he co-built Courage into one of Canada’s top and most awarded in under three years - crafting work for clients like KFC, CIBC, Kit-Kat, Taco Bell and Skip.They chat about treating clients as collaborators, how to present big ideas & moving at the speed of culture, why the human-to-human approach matters more than ever, the people who have inspired him, the lessons that keep him and his team pushing for better work every day - and the culture behind it al...2024-12-0356 min
AI Product CreatorsTransforming Creativity and Content Creation with Zach Hanson - A Deep Dive into the Future of AI Product ManagementZach Hanson is an expert in artificial intelligence and machine learning product management, with experience developing AI solutions for Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Brightcove, Capital One, and Wells Fargo. He holds degrees from the College of Charleston and Johns Hopkins University. In today’s episode, We discussed power of AI, Zach discusses how it aids in tasks like content parsing, summarizing, and producing video trailers. He also explores the interconnection of different AI models, and the rise of content generation through freeform speech. We discusses how AI technologies, like ChatGPT and GitHub co-pilot, can streamline creative content creation and re...2023-05-1922 min
AI Product CreatorsThis founder built a platform to create lifelike characters for immersive experiences | EXCLUSIVE!Kylan Gibbs is the CPO and Co-Founder at Inworld AI. He is the former Product Manager at DeepMind, Consultant at Bain and also Co-founder at FlowX. In today’s episode, Kylan Gibbs shares his experience working in AI startups and consulting, as well as his time at DeepMind working on conversational AI and generative models. He emphasizes the importance of iterative processes, adapting to market pressures and user feedback, and the need for creativity in defining good content in the AI space. He advises aspiring product creators to focus on building something that validates their value rather than teaching ot...2023-04-1419 min
AI Product CreatorsHow this founder built a personal language model to mimic your behavior, knowledge, and style.Suman Kanuganti is the Co-Founder and CEO at Personal.ai. Previous to Personal.ai, Suman also founded Aira. Suman holds his BE degree in Engineering, MS in Robotics, MBA in Entrepreneurship, and ten patents in emerging technologies as well. Suman also founded Aira. Personal AI is a GPT implementation designed to mimic an individual’s behavior and to speak like them. In today’s episode, Suman shares his goal is to create AI systems that understand and replicate users' communication patterns and cognitive abilities. Suman emphasizes that their language model has time awareness, allowing it to adapt its knowledge base...2023-04-0519 min
AI Product CreatorsWhat happens when a PhD Professor in Analytics launches an AI Writing Product?Martin Pichlmair is the CEO of Write with LAIKA, Associate Professor at ITU Copenhagen and Co-founder of Broken Rules. He Holds an PhD degree (Department of Informatics) in Vienna University of Technology. In today’s episode, Martin explains that LAIKA is designed to make AI-generated writing more accessible and user-friendly, with the AI and the user working in a tight interactive loop. Martin highlights that their product uses a "no-prompt" system, which means users don't need to be skilled in prompt engineering to get meaningful results from the AI. Instead, the software handles most of the prompt engineering behind th...2023-04-0417 min
AI Product CreatorsThis former Dropbox engineer built an AI Product to create stylized eCommerce product photosBoyang Niu is the Co-Founder of Stylized. He holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania. In today’s episode, We discussed his journey and vision for the AI-powered e-commerce platform. Boyang shares the long-term vision for Stylized, which is to become an asset-first e-commerce platform, simplifying the process of setting up an online store by taking care of all abstractions, from website building to SEO. Boyang emphasizes the importance of understanding one's strengths, whether it's distribution, core ML, or UX, and iterating quickly to create a high-efficacy product. Tune in to hear Boyang's in...2023-04-0319 min
AI Product CreatorsHow founder this build a website copy and image generation pluginAndrew Palmer is the Co-Founder and CEO at Bertha Ai. Single Dad of a Twenties daughter He love to travel, play golf and attend WordCamps around the world. He love supporting Plugin and theme developers across the globe as it helps them get a profile and earn a living from their knowledge of WordPress, AI Content, PHP, Laravel and JavaScript. In today’s episode, We discusses his journey and the development of Bertha AI, an application layer built on top of OpenAI's GPT-3. Bertha AI is designed to help website owners create and manage content efficiently. Andrew shares his ad...2023-03-3121 min
AI Product CreatorsThis founder built an AI product to replace your employer with AI.James Clift is the Founder at Durable. He is the former Founder at KarmaHire, WorkStory. VisualCV and Holopod. He building businesses since 2005. In today’s episode, We discusses the benefits of large language models (LLMs) like GPT-3, emphasizing their ability to generate human-like text that can be used for a wide range of applications, including content creation for websites. He also emphasizes the significance of having a data-driven approach to fine-tune the models and make them more effective for different business categories. James shares his experience of finding partners with AI expertise, highlighting the importance of networking and being in...2023-03-3018 min
AI Product CreatorsThis founder built an AI Writing Product that serves 4 million customers and got acquired in 2 years.Abhi Godara is the Founder & CEO Rytr. He is also the Founder & CEO at HelpTap. Rytr is an AI writing assistant that helps you create high-quality content, in just a few seconds, at a fraction of the cost! In today’s episode, We discusses the initial stages of his startup, where they utilized organic channels like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Reddit for marketing. He also discusses acquiring training data and recommends strategies depending on the domain, mentioning that GPT can work with a limited number of examples. Abhi highlights the importance of user experience in differentiating his product from competitors. Tu...2023-03-2917 min
AI Product CreatorsThis founder built an AI game that attracted 100K users in its first week of launch.Nick Walton is the CEO of Latitude, an AI-gaming company known for creating the first-of-its-kind AI-generated text adventure, AI Dungeon. A builder at heart, he created the first version of AI Dungeon in early 2019, a revolutionary experience that had 100,000 users in its first week after being launched. Along with continuing to develop AI Dungeon, Latitude is re-imagining what games could look like with AI and is working on a platform that will enable creators to make their own unique AI powered games. In today’s episode, We discusses the early stages of his startup, focusing on the challenges they fa...2023-03-2821 min
AI Product CreatorsThis founder built an AI product to help writers beat creative block and generates over $750k ARR.Amit Gupta is the Founder at Sudowrite. He is the former Founder at Photojojo, He sold Photojojo at 2014. After selling his first company Photojojo in 2014, he started traveling, writing sci-fi, and more recently, building Sudowrite. In today’s episode, We discussed the benefits of using AI to assist writers, including increasing their productivity and providing creative inspiration. He shares insights on building AI products using pre-trained models like GPT-3, as well as the challenges and costs involved in training custom models. Amit also reveals the future vision for Sudowrite, aiming to help writers create more content and monetize their intellectual pr...2023-03-2714 min
AI Product CreatorsHow they built an AI Product where you can discover and generate art to 100x your creativity.Coco Mao is the CEO & Co-Founder at OpenArt. And John is the CTO & Co-Founder of OpenArt. OpenArt is an AI-native social platform, inventing a new paradigm and tools for expression and entertainment with generative AI. In today’s episode, They share how they're helping artists and designers 100x their creativity using AI-generated prompts, and their journey from ideation to launching a successful product. The also share their journey in the world of AI and how they built their successful AI-powered platform. Discover the power of leveraging pre-trained models, adapting to new technologies, and focusing on user experience to make a...2023-03-2324 min
AI Product CreatorsThis founder built an AI product to help you become a super-learner.Calin Drimbau is the Co-Founder & CEO at Broadn. Broadn is personalized learning through Generative AI. In today’s episode, Calin shares how he came up with the idea and how the product works, including the three layers of abstraction and the pipeline of information that flow through the product. Calin also shares insights on his financial journey and the challenges of integrating audiobooks into their data processing. Aspiring AI product creators will learn valuable lessons on how to approach AI product development and accelerate growth towards their vision of personalized learning. Find the full transcript at: https://www.aiproductcreators.co...2023-03-2220 min
AI Product CreatorsThis award-winning founder built an AI Design Product and a user community of half a million users in less than 5 yearsTony Beltramelli is the Co-Founder & CEO of Uizard Technologies. Uizard Technologie is a startup developing AI-powered tools to transform the way people design and build software. He work at the intersection of machine learning, design, and software engineering. Tony Beltramelli studied at IT University of Copenhagen and ETH Zurich. In today’s episode, We explore the role of AI in modern product development, the significance of domain knowledge, and strategies for non-technical founders to break into the AI space. Tony shares the journey of Uizard, from its humble beginnings as an AI research project to an award-winning platform with a...2023-03-2120 min
AI Product CreatorsThis founder built an AI Content Workflow product and grew it from 0 to 1M users in 1 Year.KD Deshpande is the Founder & CEO at Simplified He is the entrepreneurial product leader who founded two SaaS companies, built teams & products from grounds up, raised venture capital, and successfully sold the business through an M&A exit. Marketo acquired his last company Vessel.io. In today’s episode, KD talks about how he bootstrapped his idea for the first few months and grew his product using the minimum product payable framework, which is the term that he coined, and his product development approach using OpenAI. KD also shared valuable insights on how enterprise product creators can find the sw...2023-03-2028 min
AI Product CreatorsThis Founder Harnessed AI Language Models in Just 2 Years, Revolutionizing Copywriting with 850,000 Users and Exponential GrowthYaniv Makover is the Co-founder & CEO at Anyword. He has done research in the fields of Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. Yaniv also served as a lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Forces. Anyword's AI Copywriting Platform and also the world’s first Language Optimization Platform that helps publishers and growth marketers deliver and optimize the messages they use to deliver business results across web, social, email, and ads. In today’s episode, how Anyword leverages large language models like GPT-3 to personalize copy for different segments of a business's audience, providing insights and analytics on how well it will...2023-03-1719 min
AI Product CreatorsThis former Meta Engineer turned a hackathon product into an AI startup with 150% growth month over month.Lilly Chen is the Founder & CEO of Contenda. She is the former Software Engineer at Meta. Contenda's artificial intelligence tools reimagine your content in new formats for your audience to discover, with no extra work from you. In today’s episode, We talk about how they manually labeled their data and created a golden test set for how people viewed content. Lilly also explains how they use AI to transform video into written content publishable on their users' websites without any additional work. She also gives advice to product creators interested in infusing AI into their existing products. If yo...2023-03-0819 min
9XM SoundcastEEp. 167 9XM Soundcaste Ft. Dhaval KothariHost Eva Bhatt chats with singer Dhaval Kothari who has a multi-genre profile that contains recreations of Indian classical, indie, pop and regional folk to being a music business entrepreneur. He talks about his musical series called #Folktales where he drew inspiration from folk music, pan-India. His versions of ‘Kon Halave Limdi’, ‘Kaho Poonam Na’, and many more have crossed 10 mn+ views. His latest indie track, ‘Khwahishon Ke Moti’, is a soothing, romantic song with Urdu and Hindi lyrics. He talks about his musical training under the tutelage of Shri Gautam Kale, a disciple of Pt. Jasraj an...2022-12-0722 min
CreatedLet's move to Sudbury! [w/ Dhaval Bhatt]Dhaval Bhatt (CCO, Courage and former Partner/CD, Rethink) talks about the importance of diversity and inclusion in advertising, and the story behind work for IKEA, Scotiabank and Molson. Plus, Dhaval’s journey from India to the Canadian advertising world, and how one signature changed his life.SEE THE WORK:IKEA - Assemble TogetherScotiabank - Hockey for AllMolson - Hockey Night in Canada, Multilingual EditionADCC Created is brought to you by The Advertising & Design Club of Canada, hosted by Lyranda Martin Evans (Fellow Human), with music and studio care of...2022-05-241h 00
Sponsor TalkJohn Rocco & Dhaval Bhatt | The Hockey for All CampaignIf you're in sponsorship marketing and think of the sport of hockey, it's likely you think of one of the league's largest advertisers, Scotiabank. In today's conversation, we dive in with John Rocco (Vice President of Marketing, Scotiabank) and Dhaval Bhatt (Partner, Rethink) to find out how they approach partnership strategy and to talk about how their new groundbreaking "Hockey For All" Campaign is helping inspire a conversation around how to make hockey more diverse and inclusive.2022-01-2743 min
9XM SoundcastEEp.113: 9XM SoundcastE ft. Rapper D'evilD’Evil aka Dhaval Parab, one of the most accredited members in the Mumbai underground hip-hop community, known for his booming sonic wordplay, chats up with Host Eva Bhatt, about his eventful hip hop journey, experiences & achievements. His first two solo singles ‘Kadki’ (2016) & ‘Chal Bhak’ (2018) got him critical acclaim, followed by Zoya Akhtar's ‘Gully Boy’, in which he contributed to dialogue-writing & lyrics. After being signed to DIVINE’s Gully Gang Entertainment, he contributed to ‘Gully Gang Cypher’, ‘Kohinoor’, followed by ‘Hip Hop Bajega’ & ‘BRINKS’. Listen to an honest narration of this rapper's experiences, till date along with some practical tips, w...2021-07-2843 min
THE COMEDY FACTORYGym karu ya Diet? | Stand-Up Comedy by Aariz SaiyedI am a beginner in the Gym and a stand-up comedian, sharing my personal experiences as a newbee in the Gym and the Dieting game.
Written and performed by Aariz Saiyed
Special thanks: Om Bhatt, Chirayu Mistry, Deep Vaidya, Manan Desai, Ashutosh Agrawal, Siddharth Jani, Rudra Pandit,
Location courtesy: Recorded at Ouroboros Art Hub, Ahmedabad
Comedian with banana in the end of the video and the Production Head: Deep Vaidya
CAMERA TEAM CREDITS
Camera Operators: Satendra Singh, Dhaval Vanza, Arpita Manek
Camera Attendents: Mitesh Raval, Nikunj Vanza...2020-06-2911 min
Data LeadersAI Product Development FrameworkIvy 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 sourced and led investments in several companies including Constructor, NuCypher, Assembly, and Agridata. Ivy graduated with a chemical e...2018-04-2432 min
Data LeadersEarly Stage AI Startups and Product Market FitIn 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. 2018-01-2736 min
Data LeadersBuilding a Data StartupIn 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). More on that in the podcast. 2017-11-0917 min
Data LeadersGrow Like Dropbox: Data Inspired Viral MarketingIn 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 Savvas Zortikis Savvas is a CEO of Viral Loops, a venture-backed viral and referral marketing platform for building referral campa...2017-10-0922 min
Data LeadersCrafting Engaging Content: A Data-Inspired ApproachIn 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 each meeting as a chapter of a story. 2017-09-1010 min
Data LeadersContent Creation & Analytics: Writing Process for Top WritersI'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. 2017-09-0118 min
Data LeadersData, Intuition, and Product DevelopmentOlof 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 and the previous generations References: https://mixmax.com/careers About Olof Mathe: Founder and CEO of Mixmax Prior to that...2017-08-2419 min
Data LeadersAttributes of High-Quality ContentIn 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? Joe Escobedo: High-Quality content sh...2017-08-1513 min
Data LeadersData Inspired Product/Market FitI 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: Market Acceleration Program from GrowthX. About Sean Sheppard: Founding Par...2017-08-0821 min
Data LeadersContent Creation & Analytics - Part IIn 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 Kelly Johnson from Reputation.com Here are some of their top insi...2017-07-2811 min
Data LeadersReal-Time Audience Behavior with AIIn 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 strategic business decisions. Kevin is responsible for developing and evangelizing product vision as well as executing a variety of initiatives, including cu...2017-07-2719 min
Data LeadersAnalytics for ArtI 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 Organizations! Covered tons of other topics - including my favorite - round of...2017-07-1433 min
Data LeadersData Operations in the Era of AIIn 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, this applies to you!) How to get better at making presentations Women Tech Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Path to Success Top stories she uses when comm...2017-06-2929 min
Data LeadersAI-Driven EmpathyAI 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 chatbots, customer service, and AI Tons of personal stories, anecdotes, and inspiring soundbites to help you take yo...2017-05-2447 min
Data LeadersIOT & Deep Learning ApplicationsAI 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 to this much as much I enjoy creating it! 2017-05-1122 min
Data LeadersRise of Enterprise AIIn 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 listening to it as much as I enjoyed created it! References: ...2017-05-0448 min
Data LeadersHuman-In-The-Loop Machine LearningIn 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: TrainAI event (awesome lineup of AI Trailblazers) A...2017-04-2325 min
Data LeadersFintech in 2017: Financial Services Growth Marketing with Mike BarlowFinancial 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 AI, and favorite data anecdotes... You may follow Mike via Twitter or LinkedIn if you choose to keep up with hi...2016-12-1529 min
Data LeadersFinancial Services Content MarketingFinancial 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 to improve resonance with your audience Last but not least - the impact of the political shift in financial services...2016-12-0448 min
Data LeadersFinancial Data Science Meets Behavioral NeuroscienceIn 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 definitely worth a listen or two :) Dave's been busy at Payoff, but his youtube channel has some great videos as...2016-11-1430 min
Data LeadersFinancial Services Growth Marketing with Mika CarterIn 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 this with significant breadth and depth of strategic management and hands-on experience across marketing communications, channel, digital, social media, mobile, and emerging marketing technologies. Mika has also presented a...2016-11-0728 min
Data LeadersGrowth Hacking Meets Machine LearningIn 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, YourStory, and TechCircle. He is also the co-inventor of an application-agnostic user search engine. Most recently, he has been building Profillic, a product to...2016-09-1930 min
Data LeadersSports Analytics, Betting, & Team Building Using Data ScienceRichard 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 he discussed data analytics around goalie quality...This goes to show Richard’s compelling storytelling abilities. Couple of fun facts about Rich...2016-08-1234 min
Data LeadersTensorFlow Pros and Cons: Going Beyond The HeadlinesSam 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 questions guaranteed to give you some golden nuggets! Show References: TensorFlow White Paper Sam's Github With Ten...2016-07-0248 min
Data LeadersSean McClure on Deriving Real World Value From Data ScienceSean 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 optimization to solve challenges in nanotechnology, chemistry and renewable energy. After completing his Ph.D. Sean started his own data science consulting practice, helping companies automate decision-making...2016-06-0733 min
Data LeadersBen Spooner on Dashboard Building Process: Inception to Autonomous Decision MakingBen 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 data research and exploration at the front line trenches of insurgency in a war zone Whe...2016-05-0827 min
Data LeadersPeter Nelson on Unicorn Conversions & Mobile Devices: How to Break Through Mediocre Conversion Rate on Mobile Devices?Peter 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 calls to actions and navigation features...
How to effectively use sticky header and footer in mobile design?
How to cut test...2016-03-0819 min
Data LeadersPredicting the Next PitchFor 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 in teaching complex topics like physics and calculus, which is what makes yo...2016-01-2819 min
Data LeadersLisa Kirch on Intersection of Data Science and Smart HomeLisa 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
- Compelling Visuals Dashboards
Connect with Lisa at http...2015-11-2013 min
Data LeadersSharon Lin on Mobile Analytics, Behavioral Patterns, and Data ScienceSharon 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 analytics. Over the last 5 years, Sharon has worked in the emerging field of mobile behavioral analytics and she shared some g...2015-07-1219 min