Ghalib Suleiman, Kevin Connolly, and I have all run data teams. In this episode, we chat about a bunch of data team "what ifs" - running a data team, hiring and firing, and executive commitments

With AI becoming engrained in nearly every product, there's still a BIG problem - AI and product teams have trouble working together. Whether it's different communication and working styles, or lack of a common language, AI teams stall because they can't align with Product.

Anne-Claire Baschet & Yoann Benoit join me to chat about unifying AI and Product Development.

Article: AI & Product: Two Development Cycles to Unify
https://craftingdataproducts.substack.com/p/ai-and-product-two-development-cycles

David Jayatillake joins me to chat about semantic layers, assessing value in data work, AI, and much more.

David's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-jayatillake/

In data modeling - and pretty much anything else - do you choose "old school" or "new school"? In other words, do you move slow and methodically or fast?

Evan Wimpey joins me to chat about working as a professional comedian, some Bayesian jokes, and other stuff that happened before ;)

Tony Baer, Matt Housley, and Juan Sequeda and I recap our thoughts on Data Day Texas 2025.

My "twin" Carly Taylor joins me to chat about careers, why Big Tech and Ivy League schools are overrated, and much more.

Carly's Substack: https://carlytaylor.substack.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carly-taylor-data/

Remco Broekmans and I chat about data modeling and the business, Data Vault, and using AI to accelerate data modeling.

It's Friday and Eevamaija Virtanen and I are hanging out at Data Day Texas in Austin.

In this episode, we chat about her upcoming talk, "Bridge Skills."

Chip Huyen joins me to chat about AI Engineering, AI Agents, and much more.