Data Breakthroughs - Episode 0: Why This Podcast Exists

Season opener explaining the unique collaborative problem-solving format. Host Lior Barak shares why he created a podcast focused on real-time thinking processes rather than post-success stories.

Runtime: 8 minutes

Key Points: • Real problems solved live by practitioners encountering them for first time • Focus on strategic thinking processes, not tool recommendations• Principle-based solutions that work across different contexts • Learning from how others approach unfamiliar challenges

What's Coming: 10-11 episodes released bi-weekly, starting with dual launch today

Get Involved: Submit problems: Guest applications: Discussion: Tag @Lior Barak on LinkedIn

Sample: Features clip from upcoming episode with Artur Yatsenko (Urban Sports Club) showing collaborative breakthrough moment

Host: Lior Barak - Data Strategy Leader, Author of "Data is Like a Plate of Hummus"

Social Media Posts

LinkedIn Announcement

🎙️ Data Breakthroughs Season 2 is LIVE!

Episode 0 explains why I created a podcast that's different from every other data show. Instead of interviewing people about past successes, we solve real problems in real-time.

🎯 What makes this unique: → Host & guest see problems for the first time during recording → Focus on thinking processes, not tool recommendations→ Real collaborative problem-solving, not rehearsed presentations → Principle-based solutions that work across contexts

🚀 Launching with dual drop: Episodes 0, 1, and 2 available now 📅 Schedule: New episodes every second week

Want to submit a problem or join as a guest? Links in comments.

#DataBreakthroughs #DataStrategy #ProblemSolving #Collaboration

Twitter/X Thread

🧵 1/5 Most data podcasts follow the same format: "Tell us about your successful Snowflake implementation"

But what if we flipped that? What if we solved NEW problems in real-time?

That's Data Breakthroughs. Thread on why this format matters 👇

2/5 Traditional format: Guest shares what they already know Our format: Guest tackles what they've never seen before

The learning happens live. The vulnerability is real. The solutions emerge through collaboration.

3/5 We don't ask "Which tool should we use?" We ask "How should we think about this problem?"

Principles over products. Capabilities over configurations. Strategic thinking over tactical tutorials.

4/5 I created this because I wanted to learn how other practitioners think through unfamiliar challenges. How do they approach problems at strategic altitude?

Turns out, the audience loves listening to genuine thinking processes too.

5/5 Season 2 launches today with Episodes 0, 1 & 2. New episodes bi-weekly.

Real problems. Real collaboration. Real breakthroughs.

🎧 Listen: [podcast links] 📝 Submit problems: [form link]

Disclaimer

This podcast focuses on collaborative problem-solving and strategic thinking processes. Solutions discussed are principle-based approaches meant to inspire your own thinking - always adapt recommendations to your specific context and constraints.

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