Omnipresent connectivity is the future. And with emerging technologies, we're getting closer to unlocking the full potential of connectivity and data.  But why is connectivity so crucial in this day and age? How do we revolutionize connectivity and data? And what role does space play in digital transformation? 

In this episode of Data Point of View, host Laurie Hood welcomes Flavia Tata Nardini, the CEO of Fleet Space Technologies. They chat about space entrepreneurship, the importance of connectivity for humankind, and the challenges of running a space startup. 

AI, automation, and data are the future of the business world. But, it will take time for many organizations to determine how to make the most out of them. Tech companies such as Green Dot are taking the lead, and they are an example of how machine learning and data drive business growth. In this episode of Data Point of View, our host Laurie Hood welcomes Simran Singh, Vice President, Banking as a Service at Green Dot. Simran shares details from his incredible career. Although he did his undergrad in computer science and mathematics, he didn't become a techie. Instead, he turned to business and entrepreneurship.

Predictive models help predict future behaviors, and they are powerful tools for supporting business decisions and improving operations.

But predictive models are only as accurate and reliable as the data that powers them.

In this episode of the Data Point of View podcast, our host Laurie Hood welcomes Anindya Datta, the CEO and Founder of Mobilewalla. They get into the problems of performance degradation in production, how to tackle data accuracy challenges, and the role of data stability in building resilient models.

Data science and machine learning are complex yet important concepts. So, what role do data science and machine learning play in the development of  FinTech systems, especially in countries like Indonesia? The lack of credit cards combined with the substantial use of mobile phones in Indonesia represent a sweet spot for FinTech companies to deliver advanced user-friendly financial solutions in this country.

In this episode of Data Point of View, Laurie Hood welcomes Joel Samuel, the VP, Head of Machine Learning Engineer at FinAccel. They get into the importance of machine learning and data science in accomplishing business goals and delivering a better user experience, the hassle of finding data science specialists, FinTech and e-commerce development in Southeast Asia, and the essence of starting small.

 Data makes the world go round. And with the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning, data is likely to become even more critical in business. In this episode of the Data Point Of View Anshuman Banerjee, a Domain Chapter Lead of Commercial Data at Spark New Zealand joins us to discuss why data plays a key role in understanding customers and how to fill in the gap between business and data.

It’s estimated that investments in Connected TV (“CTV”) grew 40.6% year over year in 2020. Advertisers and marketers have their eyes on this as a hot possibility for connecting with their target audience and rightfully so as more people have moved away from broadcast television subscriptions. 

But the new nature of this vertical and the innate challenges with data capture and analysis will prove problematic for advertisers, according to Mobilewalla’s CEO Anindya Datta and their VP of Sales-CPG, Jim Mahoney. While the movement of eyeballs to CTV has driven budgets to follow that movement, it’s not an equal transition of accurate data. There are many more complex factors to think about when advertising through CTV. 

Since it’s not comparing apples to apples, marketers have to consider unique practices and influencing factors when evaluating ad spend and performance. While it’s likely that new methods of capture and measurement will emerge, but for now there are more questions than answers. 

During this episode, those challenges and possibilities are explored and discussed covering topics like scarcity, fragmentation, privacy, diversity, and measurement. 

With access to so much data, how do the world’s leading data scientists improve their processes to work faster and better? Find out some of the behind the scenes tips in this episode of Data Point of View. Guest Sunil Saini has both deep experience in data science and financial services and leads the data science team at BharatPe, an Indian leader in FinTech. 

More and more organizations are using artificial intelligence to positively impact their businesses. When others struggle to deliver, market leaders like BharatPe are creating their competitive advantage with AI. Core to understanding this approach and their success is the blend between short term tactical plans and long-range planning.