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The Tech Trek

The Tech Trek is a podcast for founders, builders, and operators who are in the arena building world class tech companies. Host Amir Bormand sits down with the people responsible for product, engineering, data, and growth and digs into how they ship, who they hire, and what they do when things break. If you want a clear view into how modern startups really get built, from first line of code to traction and scale, this show takes you inside the work.

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00:38:43

Becoming a mentor, working with mentees, and what to...

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2020/09/22

Meet: Chris Byington is VP of Data at Updater, where he leads the Data team in partnering with stakeholders to bring data to bear on the company’s toughest problems. Before Updater Chris led Analytics at Heroku, a Salesforce company, where he used data to deeply understand software developers and help them be more successful. A recovering stats nerd, Chris’s favorite statistical technique is bootstrapping. He holds a bachelor's degree in French and Economics from Pomona College What you’ll

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00:34:00

Personalized 3D avatars, Zoom fatigue, and digital...

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2020/09/15

Meet: Mahesh Ramasubramanian is the co-founder and CEO of Loom.ai, a San Francisco-based company that has developed an end-to-end deep learning platform for deploying personalized 3D avatars for enterprise applications. With over 15 years of experience leading visual effects for several blockbuster movies at DreamWorks Animation, Mahesh is also a voting member of the Oscars Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. What you’ll learn: Simplifying - leveraging AI and deep learning to bring a

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00:31:52

How do be happy in your career, what makes a good...

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2020/09/09

Meet: Lisa Mirkovic, VP of Data Engineering at Capital Group. Lisa has been at the Capital Group for over 20 years and is passionate about paying it forward whenever possible, especially within the data and engineering community. What you’ll learn: Career Advice - how to be self-aware and be happy in your career Data Engineering - the key attributes it takes to be a good data engineer Leveling Up - creating an internal training academy for your organization If you would like to connect with Lisa

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00:37:37

Transitioning into data science, ramping up during...

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2020/09/01

Meet: Mike Doll is the Head of Data at Udacity, an online education platform dedicated to training the world's workforce in the careers of the future. Mike is responsible for the functions of data engineering, data science, BI, and analytics. What you’ll learn: Nontraditional path - transitioning to data science without having the hard skills Lean into the curiosity and opportunity - build connections within your organization Coming up to speed - focused on the longterm, but providing value in the

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00:28:00

Building Data Analytics Teams

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2020/08/25

In this episode, we talk to Suxi Li, the head of data analytics at Investors Business Daily in Los Angeles, California. They discuss building teams, onboarding through COVID-19, interview tips, and more. Suxi shares his background and extensive experience in data science, business insights, and market research across various industries. He also talks about how he built a centralized data and analytics department at IBD to support different divisions with reporting, analysis, and actionable insights

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00:48:37

Transitioning from Academia to a Career in Data Science

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2020/08/18

Sivan Aldor-Noiman, Data Science leader, speaks on the podcast about her transition from academia to industry and why data science is an ideal field for diversifying the industry. She talks about her background in Israel and her experiences managing teams and transitioning back to technical work and data engineering. She describes her current role and the platform her team is working on, designed to enable people to figure out what's healthy and tasty for them. Highlights: 00:03:48 Data Science

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00:44:22

Hiring and building teams, interview pointers and an...

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2020/08/11

Meet: Sri Sethupathy, the VP of Data and Analytics at Age of Learning. Sri built the analytics team at Hulu. He has served as an executive advisor to multiple startups and early-stage companies as well. What you’ll learn: Building teams - set the right tone with relationships and have the right people in the right roles Interviewing - do research, be prepared, and be passionate. Your attitude matters. Hiring - heat skill map to help identify gaps and synergy between all internal teams Connect with

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00:36:56

Establishing ROI for AI projects, AI models, and the...

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2020/08/04

Meet Pedro Alves, founder and CEO of Ople.ai. Pedro founded Ople.ai in 2017. He started Ople with the goal of creating a platform that puts the knowledge and expertise of the world’s leading data scientists at the fingertips of analysts and SMEs. What you’ll learn from this episode: ROI - the top 3 things to help establish ROI for AI projects Democratize AI - allow larger numbers within an organization to use AI and make it commonplace Data Scientists - how the role of a data scientist will continue

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00:30:05

Start-ups do’s and don’ts, in-demand data science...

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2020/07/28

Meet Raghu Dhara, the Head of Data Science at KeepTruckin. He is a Harvard grad who founded a start-up from his dorm room and was also a staff writer on the Harvard Crimson newspaper. What you’ll learn: Entrepreneurship - do’s and don'ts of building a start-up Skills - what data scientist need to do to up their skills and stay relevant Hiring - what to put on your resume and interviewing tips Bonus tip Founder’s view - there is a lot more to starting a company than just coding - market validation is

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00:33:00

Hiring, trusting and managing your Data Science team...

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2020/07/22

Today’s guest is Jon Morra, the Chief Data Scientist at Zefr, in episode #2 of The Tech Trek. Jon founded a start-up early in his career and was the Director of Data Science at eHarmony before his current position at Zefr. He’s a member of the LA CTO Forum and organizer of the LA Machine Learning Meetup. Highlights 01:56 - Jon reflects on his experience leading a time during the pandemic. 04:46 - How selective should you be when hiring new employees? 12:08 - Tips for re-energizing and re-focusing

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00:42:58

Entrepreneurship, the startup race, and AI scheduling...

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2020/07/14

I had an insightful conversation with Dennis Mortensen, CEO and founder of x.ai, about the software’s uses and the people it serves. Founded in 2014, x.ai is a productivity tool powered by AI that allows users to schedule meetings effortlessly. It should be easier and less time-consuming to schedule meetings, and x.ai is built to help achieve that. Dennis is an entrepreneur at heart and we discuss his thought process in how he launches his ideas as well as making sure he stress tests them before

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