Stay ConnectedI’m Joe Reis, co-author of Fundamentals of Data Engineering, creator of Mixed Model Arts, international speaker, and long-time observer of the tech industry’s favorite recurring mistakes.
Weekly broadcasts from somewhere on the road. Expect raw solo rants and long-form conversations with the engineers and leaders actually building things. I dive into data, AI, architecture, and career survival.
This podcast is invitation-only. Unsolicited guest pitches and PR outreach are not considered.
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"Do you and Zach Wilson hate each other?"
I get asked questions like this, and it makes me laugh. We're good friends for the record. Most people play zero sum games, where one person wins and another loses. Questions like this got me thinking about how content creation is a positive sum game. You can consume content from many people, and this benefits everyone. Here, I unpack the differences of zero sum and positive sum games.
Vinoo Ganesh is an open source enthusiast and contributor, and a data and ML engineer. We chat about strong open source communities, LLMs and AI, and much more.
Lekhana Reddy is a data content creator focusing on mindfulness. We chat about how mindfulness in technology is key, especially given the need to maintain humanity with the rise of AI.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lekhanareddy/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storytellingbydata/
Until recently, Nik Suresh wrote under a mysterious blog that had several viral posts, including the famous "I Will F*cking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again." For the longest time, he was an underground sensation, with nobody (not even his friends) knowing his identity.
In this episode, we chat about his blog posts (I'm a huge fan), the realities of data science and data engineering, and much more. This is a very candid and fun chat where I'm actually the fanboy, so enjoy!
Blog: https://ludic.mataroa.blog/
I've been saying for years, most companies are barely doing BI, let alone AI. Last week, I posted about this on LinkedIn and it went viral. Here, I unpack what I mean by that post.
The post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7230408663125913600
Rehgan Bleile joins me to chat about the challenges and importance of AI governance and adoption. We also discuss the lack of representation of women in conferences, and efforts to create genuine opportunities for women speakers.
AlignAI: getalignai.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rehganavon/
Women in Analytics: https://www.womeninanalytics.com/
Most people approach their careers via 1:1 - 1 employee: 1 employer, 1 consultant: 1 client, etc.
In this rant, I discuss why you should consider 1:many as a way to level up your career and visibility.
Christian Steinart and I chat about data consulting in unsexy and niche industries (like roofing in Christian's case). We go through starting a consultancy, the mental game of running a business, getting leads, and much more.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiansteinert96/
I've been head's down finishing my upcoming Data Engineering course on Coursera, and working on the new book. In this episode, I chat about the differences between courses and books, why high quality content matters more than ever in the age of AI, and much more.
Enroll in the new DeepLearning.AI Data Engineering Professional Certificate course here!
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/data-engineering
Chris Bergh joins me to chat about all things DataOps. We also discuss lean, removing waste from data processes and teams, and much more.
DataKitchen: https://datakitchen.io/
DataOps Manifesto: https://dataopsmanifesto.org/en/
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