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The Tech Trek

The Tech Trek is a podcast about how founders, operators, and technology leaders build and scale technology companies. Each episode explores the decisions behind building products, teams, and technical organizations, with conversations spanning engineering, AI, data, product, hiring, leadership, and growth. Guests share what they are building, what they are learning, and how they are navigating the challenges that come with turning technology into a successful company.

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00:26:19

How and when to hire for your data science team and...

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2020/10/29

Meet: Peter has held management-level positions at Hearst and Freestar, before landing at Teachable, where he is the Head of Data. He also has his MBA from NYU. What you’ll learn: Building your data science team - case study and lessons learned 3rd party applications - pros/cons and the debate, to build in-house or buy If you have any questions for Peter, please feel free to reach out to him via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-jaffe-4b18a66/

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00:39:55

The convergence of AI and Art with Marnie Benney,...

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2020/10/28

Meet: Marnie Benney is an Independent Curator working at the juncture of contemporary art and technology. Over the last decade, she has produced 27 exhibitions in city centers, public spaces, galleries, and festivals around the world including the New York Hall of Science, University of Cambridge London, the National Aquarium in Maryland, and The Nook Gallery in Los Angeles. Benney is the Co-founder and Curator of AIArtists.org, the world’s largest community of artists using Artificial Intelligence,

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00:19:33

Graduate school, what you get from it and what you...

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2020/10/27

Meet: Bryan has worked at Facebook and Indeed on the Data Science and Machine Learning teams. He’s currently the Data Science Manager at Nextdoor. What you’ll learn: Grad School - the pros and cons and what you can do to jumpstart your career Remote work - the pros and cons If you have any questions for Bryan, please feel free to reach out to him via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryangilbertdavis/

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00:31:24

Finding a small pilot project to start shifting...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/26

Meet: Josh Scott, an experienced security leader that focuses on building high performing and innovative security programs that are business-focused. Passionate about delivering security solutions that are maintainable, deliver value to the organization, and are as transparent as possible to customers both internal and external. More than 20 years of security experience in many security and technology domains and across various industries. What you’ll learn: Getting away from evaluating 3rd party

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00:24:52

Creating a data moat and how data scientists can...

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2020/10/23

Meet: Sean has worked at Google and Facebook. He was a Data Science Manager at Facebook working on the VR team before moving over to Goodwater Capital as their Data Science Manager. What you’ll learn: Data Moat - insight collection, defining success, operationalizing data applications Showing your value - examples for data scientists to show their value If you have any questions for Sean, please feel free to reach out to him via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shunpochang/

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00:33:33

Understanding the relationship between product and...

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2020/10/22

Meet: Clare Corthell is an entrepreneur and product manager in mapping and data science. She founded companies in drone mapping, data science consulting, and consumer ridesharing. She started the Open Source Data Science Masters, used as the blueprint for university accredited degrees since 2014. She is currently the Product Manager of map data at Lyft, hails from Stanford Engineering, and grew up in the wilds of Alaska. What you’ll learn: The relationship between product and data science The risk

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00:33:01

Finding the right balance as a product-focused CISO...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/21

Meet: Silvano has 20 years of experience in IT and Information Security and his interests include DevSecOps, AppSec, and business-driven risk-based approach. Silvano is a proponent of Security integrated into the product development lifecycle to create a seamless culture of security by design. What you’ll learn: Finding the right balance as a product-focused CISO Compliance requirements as a part of selling into the enterprise space Partner with developers earlier in the development process If you

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00:27:47

Seize the opportunity to develop soft skills and ask...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/20

Meet: Jesse Lehmier is a data engineering manager at ASAPP. He previously worked in analytics, big data, and full-stack software engineering roles. What you’ll learn: Seize opportunities to develop soft skills Transitioning from a software engineering role into data engineering Don’t spin your wheels, ask for help sooner If you have any questions for Jesse, please feel free to reach out to him via LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lehmier

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00:33:30

Machine Learning, commoditization of tooling, how to...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/19

Meet: Adam Oliner, Head of Machine Learning at Slack. Prior to Slack, Adam was leading the team at Splunk. He has his Masters and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford and did his undergraduate degree at MIT. What you’ll learn: Commoditization of tooling - how it affects your career Structuring your Machine Learning organization - best practices and approaches Machine Learning Projects - how to get traction and how to think about your projects (failures and iterations) If you have any questions

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00:38:26

Leveraging AI to deliver answers faster to your...

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2020/10/16

Meet: Rohit Vashisht is the co-founder and CEO of whiz.ai, a conversational AI platform for Life Sciences commercial ops and field teams. Previously, Rohit was CEO and co-founder of Sverve – an influencer marketplace that was acquired by Bloglovin’ and rebranded as Activate. Rohit holds an M.B.A from the NYU Stern School of Business and an engineering degree from I.I.T, Delhi. What you’ll learn: Why can't enterprise software be as easy to use as consumer software Helping organizations answer

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00:29:57

Machine learning driving business value and the...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/15

Meet: Jeshua Bratman is an expert in building technology products powered by artificial intelligence. He’s a founding member of Abnormal Security and head of machine learning. Prior to joining Abnormal, Jeshua played a critical role in building Twitter’s machine learning platform and detecting and preventing abusive behavior on the Twitter product. Prior to Twitter, Jeshua built the AI engine that powered TellApart’s advertising product and bringing it to over $100 million ARR and acquisition by

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00:34:42

Machine Learning, how to effectively apply ML,...

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2020/10/14

Meet: Gagan Sandhu, Sr. Engineering Director at Square. He leads the ML, Data Engineering and Mobile engineers within the e-commerce product division at Square. What you’ll learn: Machine Learning - How to apply ML effectively to your organization: from getting buy-in for projects, managing expectations, and solving the right problems by working with the right people. Mentorship - Different strategies for different people and building trust as a leader. Keeping a pulse on your team and creating

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00:36:51

The impact of AI on the music-making process and how...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/13

Meet: Drew Silverstein is the CEO and co-founder of Amper Music. Founded in 2014, Amper Music combines the highest levels of artistry with groundbreaking technology to empower anyone to create unique, professional music, instantly. He is part of the Forbes class of 2018 "30 Under 30" list for music. Prior to Amper Music, Drew was an award-winning composer, producer, and songwriter for film, television, and video games in Los Angeles at Sonic Fuel Studios. Drew graduated from Vanderbilt University's

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00:31:16

DevOps culture shift and the delicate dance of...

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2020/10/12

Meet: Adam Robertson is a DevOps Leader with more than 15 years of professional experience architecting and building technical organizations from early-stage startups to established long-running companies. Starting young at the beginning of the internet revolution he had a natural proclivity to everything technical and was building computers for friends and family by his early teens. After spending most of his teenage years working in various computer shops he attended the University of Texas at

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00:37:40

Conversation around web search, applying trust to...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/09

Meet: Jude Gomila is currently CEO and Founder of the startup Golden. Jude Gomila was previously President and Co-Founder of Heyzap (Union Square Ventures and Y Combinator funded in 2009) which sold to Fyber for $45m in 2016. He has also made over 200 angel investments into startups. What you’ll learn: Focusing on solving search issues Applying trust to a data source and resolving the conflicts between different sources Converting the firehouse of data and applying structure If you would like to

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00:30:55

Data engineering interview tips and when do you buy...

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2020/10/08

Meet: Kunal Haria, Data Engineering Manager at StyleSeat. He has his Masters in Information Management from Syracuse University. What you’ll learn: Interviewing - tips for data engineers, from resumes to whiteboarding Transition to Management - lessons learned going from a lead to a manager Buy vs Build - how to evaluate to build in-house vs buying an off the shelf solution If you want to connect with Kunal, please reach out to him via Medium: https://medium.com/@dataengineering

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00:27:58

Moving from academia to business and data science...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/07

Meet: Phillip Schafer leads the data science team at IronNet. He has a PhD in physics from Penn State, where he developed voice recognition algorithms modeled on the human brain's processing of speech. He previously worked on algorithms for pricing and dispositioning returned retail goods at retail startup Optoro. At IronNet, he has implemented machine learning models to help enterprises defend themselves against sophisticated cyber attacks. He lives in Columbia, Md., with his wife and two-year-old

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00:24:08

Being the 1st Data Science hire, transitioning to...

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2020/10/06

Meet: Ryan Scolnik, the Head of Data Science at FortressIQ. He was employee #4 and currently leads the company's data science, computer vision and AI strategy. Ryan holds a PhD in Statistics from Florida State University and enjoys Kaggle competitions and long bike rides in his spare time. What you’ll learn: Being the 1st Data hire - lessons learned and finding data vs simulating data Transition to being a manager - be prepared for more meetings, less coding and lots of communicating Ego and Coding

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00:45:32

Tips to hire security professionals, insights on how...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/05

Meet: Michael Weiss has spent the past 16 years in information security. While at Microsoft, he managed the Security Assurance Program for Windows 7. His latest role is as Chief Information Security Officer at Funding Circle, a fintech small business lender based in London. What you’ll learn: Look to security adjacent roles to find your next security hire natural interest in security is one of your best paths to getting hired for your first security role Security takes a back seat if you don’t have

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00:34:51

Data Analyst interview/resume advice and career...

The Tech Trek ·

2020/10/02

Meet: Shailvi Wakhlu, the Head of Analytics at Komodo Health. She loves to volunteer, mentor, and inspire within the data and analytics community. What you’ll learn: Resume and Interviewing - tips for analysts Women in Data - how to share your achievements Women in Data - job promotion advice The best way to connect with Shailvi is on Twitter - @ShailviW

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