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Core hypothesis is all companies are data driven, all have data complexity, and there is not enough talent out there to solve it.  

Show Notes

04:01 Why Start Acceldata

06:02 Core hypothesis for Acceldata

08:59 Will Hadoop survive? And a tip of the hat to mainframes

11:12 Meaning of Data Observability & managing the data pipeline

13:26 The most troublesome data layer

20:10 Acceldata value prop

24:58 A typical observability engagement

29:08 AI is built in

30:38 Early client adoption

33:26 Preventing future data reliability issues

35:10 Acceldata's futures and why now?

Find Rohit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rconline/

Find Acceldata : https://www.linkedin.com/company/acceldata/

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Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical 

Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, 

business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Ferret, the company that performs due diligence for you.  Relationship intelligence to avoid high - risk individuals.  With Ferret Theranos doesn't happen.  Welcome Matt Heise, Co-founder and head of Product at Ferret.

Show Notes

03:28 Attraction of serial entrepreneurship

05:17 The unbelievable story of Ferret's founding

11:37 Why due diligence isn't really done

18:50 How does Ferret work

20:41 Would this have prevented Theranos

25:19 Two use cases.  Got get it for Free.

36:03 Ferret's future

36:56 Competition

38:42 Making a dent in the number of bad actors

39:56 Preventing "Inventing Anna"

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Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattheisie/

www.Ferret.ai

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Abstract 
Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical  Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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This week on Making Data Simple, Fred Joyal. Perhaps you've seen Fred on 1-800-DENTIST commercials. Now, he's turned marketing genius into the art of being BOLD. 

Show Notes
 02:20 Brand Fred Joyal
 19:20 Monetization Strategy
 20:58 Boldness is a Super Power
 23:18 Just Show Up
 26:15 Step Up with Exercises
 27:00 Failure's are Steps Up, Take Another Swing 38:50 5 Steps to Lowering Anxiety
 41:50 How to Better Network 

Find Fred Joyal @ https://fredjoyal.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fredjoyal  Twitter: fredjoyal 

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Part 2: This week on Making Data Simple, we have Eric Diamler. Eric is an authority in the Artificial Intelligence community with over 20 years of experience in the field. He currently leads MIT’s first-ever spinout from its Math department and has co-founded six technology companies that have pioneered work in fields ranging from software systems to statistical arbitrage. 

Show Notes 

00:00 -Definition of gov success

8:02 - Six startups and counting and the latest : Conexus

13:12 - Conexus differentiation

20:05 - AI regulation

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Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al 

Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, 

where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and 

leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Part 1: This week on Making Data Simple, we have Eric Diamler.  Eric is an authority in the Artificial Intelligence community with over 20 years of experience in the field. He currently leads MIT’s first ever spinout from its Math department and has cofounded six technology companies that have pioneered work in fields ranging from software systems to statistical arbitrage. 

Show Notes 

2:24 –Presidential Innovation Fellow during the Obama Administration

4:30 -Be careful about confusing a vision with a short-term time horizon

12:56 - Don’t be a technology laggard, know what the "data" inhibitors are

20:12 - Mr. President.  Here is the situation

27:49 - How does the US compare to other countries?

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be next. Abstract Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al 

Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, 

where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and 

leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Abstract

Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

This week on Making Data Simple, we have Scott Taylor. Scott is the Data Whisperer, a thought leader, consultant on the strategic value of data management, Principal Consultant of MetaMeta Consulting and he practices data evangelism as a service. Scott discusses helping people understand the value and strategic importance of simple data.

Show Notes
1:25 – Scott’s back ground

4:30 – Does Scott talk to data?

5:20 – How long has Scott been in data?

6:50 - Data Management

13:12 - Data Story telling

17:05 – Structured data

25:08 - Core manifesto 

25:48 – Bad data ideas

Connect with Scott Taylor

Scott Taylor - LinkedIn

Scott Taylor - Twitter

Scott Taylor – The Data Whisperer YouTube channel

Connect with the Team
Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn.
Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn.
Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Abstract

Hosted by Al Martin, VP, Data and AI Expert Services and Learning at IBM, Making Data Simple provides the latest thinking on big data, A.I., and the implications for the enterprise from a range of experts.

This week on Making Data Simple, we have Nancy Hensley, Nancy is currently the Chief Marketing and Product Officer for Stats Perform. Nancy was the Chief Digital Officer at IBM.

 Show Notes
1:37 – Nancy’s bio

3:10 - Are we talking Money Ball?

5:52 - On Base percentage

7:08 – Analyse examples 

10:02 – Do you control the data?

11:24 – Out there statistics

14:12 - Can analytics go to far?

17:35 – Real time analysis

18:45 – Covid and sports

21:15 – Your role in sports betting

22:50 – What’s the most fascinating thing you’ve learned?

25:23 – What’s the future?

Website - Stats Perform

Money Ball

Stats Perform - Twitter 

Bill James – Baseball Abstract 

The Analyst 

 
 Connect with the Team
Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn.
Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn.
Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Abstract

Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

This week on Making Data Simple, we have Mark Van Name (He/Him) 3rd degree connection 3rd Co-founder, Principled Technologies, Inc.

Mark is a technologist, a marketer, a writer, and a spoken word performer, to name but a few of his many passions. Mark is obsessed with doing great work. When his business partner, Bill Catchings, started Principled Technologies in 2003, they gave it a simple existence statement: to do great work for their clients, and to be a great place to work for our staff. They chose the name to help remind themselves to always behave in the best possible ways. More than sixteen years later, they still follow those same fundamental principles. 

Show Notes
1:24 – Mark’s bio

5:00 – What is a spoken word performer?

8:28 – What does Principled Technology do?

15:28 – What is your Moat?

18:22 – How did Principled Technology start?

21:14 – Who is your competitor? 

30:50 – Where does the learning come in?

35:14 – What is your sweet spot?

Connect with the Team
Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn.
Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn.
Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Limit your greed

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

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Abstract

Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

This week on Making Data Simple, we have Rob Telson AI thought-leader and Vice President of Worldwide Sales at BrainChip, a global tech company that has developed artificial intelligence that learns like a brain, whilst prioritizing efficiency, ultra-low power consumption, and continuous learning. Rob has over 20 years of sales expertise in licensing intellectual property  and selling EDA technology and attended Harvard Business School.

Show Notes
2:18 - Rob’s history

5:31 – Tell us about your business model

9:07 – Outline Nero networks

13:54 – Are you a processor, platform, or developer?

22:29 – Who are your customers?

27:34 – How long is the sale cycle?

28:26 – Who’s your biggest competitor? 

32:18 – Has your career always been on the hardware side?

Connect with the Team
Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn.
Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn.
Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

brainchip.com/developer 

YouTube - brainchip

Malcolm Gladwell – Outliers

Clayton Chritensen – Disruptive Technology, Innovators Dilemma, 

Dan Millman - Life you were meant to live

That’s Outside of my Boat

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Abstract

Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Account Technical Leader IBM Technology Sales, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

This week on Making Data Simple, we have Dima Syrotkin, founder of Pandatron.  Dima Syrotkin is the CEO of Pandatron and a PhD researcher at Aalto University in Helsinki. With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. They do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every manager, which also allows them to measure change.

Show Notes
1:49 – Dima’s history

5:35 – Where does the coaching come in?

16:39 – Have you ever had a case where there is no model or exercise?

19:28 – Is there any follow up?

20:58 – What’s your most profound use case?

25:49 – Empathy 

33:35 – What models are used?

36:25 – How does bias work?

37:29 – How do you measure progress?

39:07 – Describe your business model

Connect with the Team
Producer Kate Brown - LinkedIn.
Producer Steve Templeton - LinkedIn.
Host Al Martin - LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at [email protected] and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.