July 21, 2022

Jeff Gabriel - Balancing research and coding in the research (machine learning) space

24 minutes

Highlights of my conversation with Jeff:

An idea can come from a one-off problem or a long-term strategic issue to tackle

Relationship between research and product management

Impact on roadmaps

Investment grows as you prove the value

Moving from research to POC

When a hypothesis doesn’t work out (building corporate memory)

Finding the balance in an engineer between implementing and researching

Nurturing the kernel of an idea

Meet: Jeff Gabriel has been delivering software one way or another for the last couple of decades and is now primarily focused on helping our teams to deliver high-value products for customers of DataRobot's machine learning platform. When not at work, Jeff likes to spend time with his wife and their three grown children whenever they can get hold of them.

If you have any questions for Jeff, please feel free to reach out via:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-gabriel-88395b/

I hope you enjoyed the episode. The best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand). Please send me a message if you want me to cover specific topics with future guests.

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