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The Joe Reis Show

Joe Reis•joereis.substack.com
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The official podcast of tech/data nerd and "recovering data scientist" Joe Reis. He provides refreshingly candid thoughts on the world of technology and data. Each week, he broadcasts from somewhere in the world, sometimes ranting solo or with the smartest people in the business.
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Episodes

5 Minute Friday - Outputs vs Outcomes

Are your outputs generating the right outcomes? I'm in Austin for Data Day Texas, and I reflect on this topic via a conversation I had last night with Juan Sequeda, Tim Gasper, and Santona Tuli. In 2024, outcomes will matter more than ever. What are you doing to drive the right outcomes for your organization?

Jan 26, 2024•6 min

Ari Kaplan - Data Intelligence, Evangelism, and More

Ari Kaplan (Head of Evangelism at Databricks) joins me to chat about all things data intelligence, data lakehouses, the role of evangelism in tech companies, automation, and much more.

Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 9 min

Steve Nouri - Building a Global Data Community

Steve Nouri has a massive following on LinkedIn, travels the world speaking at conferences and advising companies, and most recently created a community - Generative AI, on LinkedIn. We chat about being an influencer, building and growing a community, and much more.

Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 1 min

5 Minute Friday - Practical Data Modeling

I often get some questions - What happened to data modeling? Where do I learn data modeling? Where the heck is your new book? Well, at least some of your questions will be answered in this podcast. I'm launching a new project called Practical Data Modeling on Substack. You'll get weekly articles, early chapters of my new data modeling book, community discussions, and much more. Subscribe to Practical Data Modeling: https://practicaldatamodeling.substack.com/...

Jan 05, 2024•13 min

Sol Rashidi - The Rogue Data Executive

Sol Rashidi is one of the most experienced and decorated data executives in the world. We chat about ways for data projects to succeed and fail, being a translator between tech and the business, why she's a recovering C-Suite data executive and much more.

Jan 03, 2024•42 min

5 Minute Friday - My Thoughts on New Years Predictions and Resolutions

It's that time of year - lots of predictions and resolutions. I rant about my thoughts on New Years predictions and resolutions, stuff I'm stoked on in 2024, and more. I sincerely appreciate each and every one of you for your support. It means a ton. Happy 2024!!!

Dec 29, 2023•9 min

Will Gaviria Rojas - Using AI to Bring Structure to Unstructured Data

Will Gaviria Rojas (co-founder of CoactiveAI) and I sit in a hotel bar and chat about the amazing world of unstructured data and AI. We chat about searching unstructured datasets (without metadata), the state of AI, and much more. Will is one of my favorite people in general, so I really enjoyed our chat. Enjoy!

Dec 28, 2023•43 min

5 Minute Friday - The Internet of Sh*t

What happens when AI can generate content about whatever - or whoever - whether it's true or not? Welcome to 2023 and beyond. I think the Internet is about to become a sea of complete sh*t of uninteresting and inaccurate content. The value of most content on the Internet will be less than worthless. What can content creators and authors do? I provide some ideas...

Dec 22, 2023•5 min

5 Minute Friday - AI Underpants Gnomes - C-Level Edition

Just wrapped up a couple of days at the CDO/CAIO Summit in Boston. There are a lot of corporate mandates to "do AI", but also a disconnect in the support and empowerment required to succeed. I unpack some observations of this disconnect, and why it reminds of of the South Park Underpants Gnomes - "AI...?...Profit"

Dec 15, 2023•8 min

Eleanor Thompson - Partnerships Deep Dive

Eleanor Thompson is the most knowledgeable person I know on the topic of vendor partnerships. We dive into the details of what makes a great partnership, tips on starting a partner program, certifications, and much more. Are you a technology or data vendor looking to start a partnership program, or improve your existing one? Or a consulting company looking to partner with a vendor? Having worked with many partners, I can tell you that partnerships have always had ups and downs. I wish I'd listen...

Dec 14, 2023•54 min

5 Minute Friday - Data LARPs

You may have heard of Live Action Role Playing (LARP), where people dress up like fantasy characters and sword fight in a park or a Wal Mart parking lot. Some data teams LARP too... Data LARPs are a real thing, often identified by pretending to do "data stuff", while never actually pushing anything into production. Are you Data LARPing? If so, what can you do? Listen and find out.

Dec 08, 2023•6 min

Matt Harrison - Self Publishing Technical Books, Working With Publishers, Book Piracy, and More

Matt Harrison is the author of many of the most successful Python books, including Effective Pandas, Effective XGBoost, The Machine Learning Pocket Reference, and many more. I consider him the top author of Python books and content on the planet. He stopped by my house to chat about self-publishing technical books, the pros and cons of using a publisher, book piracy, and much more. We both talk about our experiences as best-selling technical authors, and don't hold back in this wide ranging and ...

Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 19 min

Karin Wolok - All Things DevRel and More

Karin Wolok and I chat about all things devrel - what it is, why it matters, the good the bad, and everything in between. We also talk about her time in the music industry, which is a fascinating side thread. Karin is amazingly smart, energetic, and fun to talk with. Enjoy! Note - this was recorded right after the awesome DEWCon, the premier data engineering conference in Bangalore, India. Shoutout to everyone there!

Nov 29, 2023•41 min

5 Minute Friday - "This Was All Predictable"

Like most of you, I spent last weekend and the earlier part of this week following the OpenAI drama. Plot-twists galore! Every minute seemed like a new adventure. In the midst of the plot twists and turns, I noticed quite a few people saying, "This was all predictable", and then offering prognostications, most of which turned out to be very wrong. If even the OpenAI insiders couldn't figure out what was going on, how would the person on the street? It's a good reminder that you need to approach ...

Nov 24, 2023•6 min

Dave McComb - The Unreasonable Power of Semantics and Knowledge Graphs

Dave McComb (CEO of Semantic Arts) is one of the most thoughtful and original people I know in the data space, having pioneered the use of semantics and knowledge graphs in the 1990s. We talk about a wide range of topics, including interoperability at the data level, the data-centric revolution, and much more. Note - there was a weird and unresolved connection issue that caused some static at varying points during our call.

Nov 08, 2023•46 min

5 Minute Friday - The CEO and C-DATA Stuff Divide

Marketing is a well-established field, yet there is still a massive gulf between CEO and CMO expectations. If CMOs are still trying to get traction with their CEOs, what hope do Chief Data Officers have? I rant about this. WSJ article: Divide Between CMOs and CEOs is Growing: https://www.wsj.com/articles/divide-between-cmos-and-ceos-is-growing-research-finds-a73374f4?st=bcayeo7wc9j18fd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Nov 03, 2023•5 min

Bill Inmon - History Lessons of the Data Industry

Bill Inmon and I sat down in his home over a weekend to tell me the history of the data industry. This is a very rare and wide-ranging conversation about the dawn and evolution of the data industry, straight from the godfather himself.

Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 4 min

5 Minute Friday - Wherever You Go, There You Are

In my global travels, I've spoken to countless practitioners and leaders in the data field. I discuss two common themes of questions I get - "How do I work with the business?" and "What tools should I use?"

Oct 27, 2023•7 min

Matt Sharp & Chris Brousseau - Writing "LLMs in Production" (the midway edition)

Matt Sharp and Chris Brousseau join me to chat about writing their new book "LLMs in Production" (Manning). What's it like to write a book in a field that's changing at light speed? How do two people write a book together? We dive into this and much more. Note - we recorded this outside at the Utah State Capitol. There's a bit of background noise, but it hopefully doesn't distract from the conversation. It was too nice of a day to be stuck inside :)

Oct 25, 2023•1 hr

5 Minute Friday - AI Carnival Barkers

I’m at the Gitex Dubai conference. It’s huge, with 170k in attendance! There’s a lot of hype about AI. I unpack my thoughts on the latest AI hype cycle in my usual ranty manner. Enjoy!

Oct 20, 2023•7 min
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