Data on the Rocks

Data on the Rocks is a podcast focused on data solving business problems. It's a place where we sit down, grab a drink, and invite business and thought leaders to share their interesting data stories.

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Episodes

#10 - Kevin Ross: Covid-19, Predictive Healthcare, and Privacy

Kevin Ross from Orion Health delves into the complexities and opportunities of health data integration and utilization. It discusses the role of data in managing and predicting health outcomes, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and how he helped New Zealand respond to a health crisis. The conversation covers the challenges of integrating disparate health systems, the potential of predictive analytics in healthcare, and the importance of privacy and trust in handling sensitive health data...

Dec 08, 2023•46 min

#9 - Yali Sassoon: Behavioral Data, User Metrics, and Predictions

In this episode of "Data on the Rocks," we're joined by Yali Sassoon, Co-founder and CPO of Snowplow.io. Yali discusses the varied roles of behavioral data, including its use in fraud detection, and touches on the challenges of processing such data. Together with Florin, they explore the ways in which consumer behavior affects data collection and the complexities involved in creating predictive models. By the end of this conversation both Yali and Florin provide valuable insights into the world ...

Oct 30, 2023•42 min

#8 - Edward Chenard: Logistics, Retail, and AI Personalization

Edward Chenard has a rich history in data strategy, governance and innovation. At the helm of significant projects, he has led teams to craft products that secured partnerships with industry big names. In this conversation, Edward draws similarities between the data science boom in 2011 and today's AI hype, while diving deeper into achieving AI personalization specifically in retail and logistics. Edward's LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardchenard/ PODCAST INFO Podcast website: ⁠https...

Sep 19, 2023•37 min

#7 - Max Sklar: Location Data, Sentiment Analysis, and Fake Listings

On this episode we sit down with Max Sklar. Max is a seasoned software engineer and data scientist, best known for his decade-long pioneering contribution at Foursquare. Since Max was so passionate about location data and maps, he proceeded to focus on his personal project, New Map dot AI. He also started hosting his own podcast, The Local Maximum. In this conversation we explore the intricacies involved in constructing extensive entity lists, while addresing the challenges of "bad data" in our ...

Aug 01, 2023•58 min•Ep. 7

#6 - Anuj Saigal: AI Transformations, Real Estate, and the Future of Competition

Anuj Saigal is the co-founder and CEO of DataHerald, a generative AI platform that helps companies publish and market their content. Anuj has been on the front lines, witnessing the transformative power of AI, and he’s now dedicated to navigating its transformative powers in various sectors, with a particular focus on real estate. In this conversation, both Anuj and Florin explore how AI has the potential to revolutionize our daily processes, from enhancing content creation and refining marketin...

Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 5 min

#5 - Andra Munteanu: Supplier Sourcing, Risk, and the Immediate Nature of Everything

Andra Munteanu, Executive VP of Product and Engineering at Craft. Andra is a seasoned product leader with over two decades of experience working in high-growth tech companies, making a difference in the tech world. In this conversation, both Andra and Florin dive deep into the interesting realm of supplier intelligence and risk management, emphasizing the importance of understanding biases in data. They also unravel the captivating history of credit bureaus, shedding light on how their beginning...

May 03, 2023•58 min

#4 - Cal Inman: Climate Data, Hazards, and Risk Prediction

Cal Inman is the Founder & CEO of ClimateCheck. ClimateCheck provides detailed climate risk data and reports for individual properties, portfolios and geographic corridors so you can assess your exposure to extreme weather events now, and up to 40 years into the future. In this episode, Cal and Florin talk about how ClimateCheck uses a scientific approach to assess the risks of hazards and natural disasters that properties are exposed to, based on geolocation. Cal explains how the people at ...

Aug 22, 2022•53 min

#3 - Toby Dayton: Jobs Data, the US Economy, and Web Scraping

Toby Dayton is the President & CEO of LinkUp. inkUp is a leading job market data company empowering people with knowledge obtained from the largest, highest quality database of global job listings In this episode, Toby and Drew dive deep into how LinkUp transitioned to become data company, what powers the US economy, and why indexing is superior to web scraping. Toby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tobydayton Toby's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobydayton/ LinkUp: https://www.linkup....

Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 9 min

#2 - Beth Jacaruso: Moody's Analytics, Data Safari, and The New Oil

Beth Jacaruso is the Head of Content Strategy, Data Solutions at Moody's Analytics, and offers a breadth and depth of experience and acumen in the alternative data (Big Data) and information management arena. In this episode, Beth and Drew discuss the profound impact technology has had on approaching data, Moody's Analytics, and how data is the New Oil. Beth's Twitter: https://twitter.com/beth_jacaruso Beth's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjacaruso/ Moody's Analytics: https://www.mood...

Aug 22, 2022•48 min

#1 - Auren Hoffman: Data Disruption, DaaS vs. SaaS, and SafeGraph

Auren Hoffman is the Founder & CEO of SafeGraph, an angel investor in over 120 technology companies, and the host of World of DaaS Podcast. In this episode, Auren and Florin dive deep into how SafeGraph trains their machine learning models for Places Data, how investors should screen for good data companies to invest in, and why now is the right time to start a data business. Auren's Twitter: https://twitter.com/auren Auren's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/auren/ SafeGraph: https://ww...

Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 22 min

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