The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Recording from a Waymo (0:54)
• Future of Data Technology (2:45)
• AI Integration in Data Work (4:20)
• Speeding Up Data Experiences (5:29)
• Snapshot Conversations with Founders (9:52)
• Diversity of Perspectives on Postgres (12:37)
• Cultural Significance of Database Mascots (14:09)
• Incubation and Success of Open Source Projects (16:43)
• Final Thoughts and Takeaways (17:34)

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Introduction of Panelists (2:15)
• Understanding Product Development (4:42)
• Three Stages of Product Development (7:53)
• Collaboration Across Teams (11:20)
• Understanding Customer Pain Points (12:31)
• Designers, Explainers, and Sustainers Framework (15:17)
• AI in Product Development (18:09)
• Using AI Responsibly (22:53)
• AI in Sustaining Product Development (24:57)
• Brand Storytelling with AI (27:40)
• Tooling and AI Implementation (29:29)
• Pressure for AI Integration (34:05)
• The Importance of AI in Product Development (38:28)
• Contextual Advantage of AI (42:52)
• Evolution of Prototyping (46:11)
• The Balance of Speed and Critical Thinking (48:16)
• Understanding AI in Product Development (51:08)
• Navigating the Messy Process of Product Development (53:14)
• Final thoughts and Advice (56:32)

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Mark’s Background and Journey in Data (1:08)
• Mark’s Time at Microsoft (5:33)
• Internal Adoption of Azure (9:20)
• Understanding Pain Points (11:06)
• Complexity in Software Development (13:15)
• Microservices Architecture Overview (17:15)
• Microservices vs. Monolith (22:08)
• Modernizing Legacy Applications (24:39)
• Dependency Management with Dapr (29:43)
• Infrastructure as Code (33:04)
• AI's Rapid Evolution and Vendor Changes (37:27)
• Language Models in Application Development (39:05)
• AI in Creative Applications (42:59)
• The Future of Backend Development (47:22)
• Streamlining Development Processes (49:29)
• Dapr as an Open Source Solution (51:11)
• Getting Started with Dapr and Parting Thoughts (51:39)

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Willz’s Background and Journey (1:25)
• Discussing Real Estate Data Challenges (2:58)
• Inspiration for Software Creation (4:05)
• From Spreadsheet to Software (9:04)
• Challenges in Ownership Identification (12:24)
• Company Acquisition (16:00)
• Pitching Investors with Data Tools (18:46)
• Lessons Learned from Selling the Company (21:45)
• The Journey to Ready (26:55)
• Sales Development Representatives Explained (29:22)
• Role of Data in Sales (33:30)
• Real-Time Dashboards (36:54)
• Human-AI Collaboration (39:53)
• Human Touch in Data Compilation (44:02)
• Paradigm Shift in Data Access (46:19)
• Frustrations with Sales Cycles (48:22)
• Value of Genuine Conversations (55:23)
• Optimizing Internal Tools (56:23)
• Future of Data Interfaces and Parting Thoughts (57:21)

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• The Impact of AI (1:25)
• Historical Context of Technology (2:31)
• Pre-existing Infrastructure for Change (4:42)
• AI as a Personal Assistant (7:10)
• Future of Company Roles (9:13)
• Managing Teams in a Dystopian AI Future (12:31)
• Business Architecture Choices (15:52)
• Integration Tool Usage (18:07)
• AI's Impact on Data Roles (21:53)
• AI as an Interface (24:04)
• Trust in AI vs. SQL (27:12)
• Snowflake's Acquisition of Dataflow (29:54)
• Regression to the Mean Concept (33:49)
• AI's Role in Data Platforms (37:04)
• User Experience in Data Tools (44:41)
• Future of Data Tools (46:57)
• Environment Variable Setup (51:10)
• Future of Software Implementation and Parting Thoughts (52:10)

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.