The MathCo Way

On MathCo’s 7th Anniversary, Cofounders Aditya Kumbakonam, Anuj Krishna, and Sayandeb Banerjee candidly answer 7 questions about what’s on their mind right now, and what they expect in the future for MathCo.  

In the episode, the three Cofounders reintroduce themselves, share something that most people don’t know about them, and talk about what they’d be doing if they weren’t doing this for a living.

They answer 2 unique questions and one common question: 

Listen to the whole thing so you don’t miss the ✨ surprise ✨ at the end. 

You can find the transcript of the episode here: bit.ly/3PzGryN

It’s Women’s History Month and earlier this month, the AI Xecutive Council (an initiative of TheMathCompany) organized Conversations for Change, a roundtable where leaders in the data analytics and AI space came together to discuss representation of women in tech and data.

Topic: Paving Diverse & Resilient Pathways to Technology Careers

Moderated by Sadie St. Lawrence, Founder & CEO, Women in Data

Speakers:

Telina Reil - Director, Advanced Analytics, Abbott

Claus Rose - Vice President, EHS Renewable, GE 

Ling Zhang - VP of Data Science, Cadent

Gustavo Mendonca - Director, Global Head of RGM Digital Solutions, The Kraft Heinz Company

Praveena R - Senior Director, Data Engineering & Analytics, Dollar General

Neethu Vincent – Principal, TheMathCompany

Anjali Iyer – Associate Principal, TheMathCompany

Sahana Sreeja – Associate Principal, Solutioning, TheMathCompany

Nicole Crosby – Associate Principal, Customer Success, TheMathCompany

Liz Taylor – Principal, Human Resources, TheMathCompany

Maria Cecilia Hutcheson – Head of Region, Strategic Accounts, TheMathCompany

As 2020 comes to a close and 2021 begins amidst great expectations, catch our Co-Founders, Sayandeb Banerjee, Aditya Kumbakonam, and Anuj Krishna, engage in insightful conversation on life as we have never known it before, the challenges of the past year, and the journey ahead for TheMathCompany, in this podcast hosted by Pranav Sharma.

In this podcast session, Amit Kurhekar, Director Data Science Solutions, Yodlee, an Applied Data Science Leader with close to two decades of experience in the field of analytics, delves into the world of industry 4.0, with Srinidhi Rao, Senior Partner, TheMathCompany. Amit shares his expert insights on the tools, technologies, skill sets and operational structure required to adopt industry 4.0, explains how progress can be quantified or measured based on an organization’s adoption journey and shares his insights on the possibility of leveraging industry 4.0 to cushion the impact of pandemic disruption.

In this podcast session, Amit Kurhekar, Director Data Science Solutions, Yodlee, an Applied Data Science Leader with close to two decades of experience in the field of analytics, delves into the world of industry 4.0, with Srinidhi Rao, Senior Partner, TheMathCompany. Amit shares his expert insights on the tools, technologies, skill sets and operational structure required to adopt industry 4.0, explains how progress can be quantified or measured based on an organization’s adoption journey and shares his insights on the possibility of leveraging industry 4.0 to cushion the impact of pandemic disruption.

What are the tools, technologies and skillsets required to adopt industry 4.0?

What should be the operational structure/hierarchy of an Industry 4.0 team?

Are there examples or use case where industry 4.0 has offered companies a sound ROI?

What’s the distinction between pureplay automation and industry 4.0?

How do you know you quantify/measure progress in your industry 4.0 adoption journey?

Is industry 4.0 a feasible investment for small and mid-sized companies?

In retrospect, could Industry 4.0 could have cushioned the impact of COVID19?

 What is Industry 4.0?

What are the tools, technologies and skillsets required to adopt industry 4.0?

What should be the operational structure/hierarchy of an Industry 4.0 team?

Are there examples or use case where industry 4.0 has offered companies a sound ROI?

What’s the distinction between pureplay automation and industry 4.0?

How do you know you quantify/measure progress in your industry 4.0 adoption journey?

Is industry 4.0 a feasible investment for small and mid-sized companies?

In retrospect, could Industry 4.0 could have cushioned the impact of COVID19?

In this podcast, our host Srinidhi Shama Rao, Senior Partner, TheMathCompany, interviews Ishan Basu, Partner, TheMathCompany, who has a wealth of experience in the field of analytics, across Retail, CPG & Insurance industries. Catch this podcast for pertinent insights on how behavioral analytics is making huge waves and shaping decisions in industrial and political landscapes.

Tune in!

Timeline:

0.00s – Introduction

1.44s – What’s the next big thing in analytics that can add immense value to organizations

2.17s – The large gold mine of customer data & insights that brands can leverage

5:34s – What is Behavioural Analytics?

7.07s – How a Pizza Delivery Business Tailored Services by Tuning into Customer Cues.

9.12s – Attitudinal Segmentation of Customers

10.50s – How & Where Do You Tap into Keen Customer Data & Insights?

15.12s – How Would This Play Out in Automobile, Retail, CPG or BFSI Industries?

24.13s – Behavioral Analytics in Societal & Political Landscapes

26.24s – How Can Data Scientists Start Leveraging Behavioral Analytics?

30.27s – Conclusion

In this podcast Srivatsa Kanchibotla, one of the Top 10 Data Scientists in India 2019, discusses how the COVID19 pandemic has uprooted lives, business operations and economies world over. He takes a keen look at data and research studies, to offer his guesstimate on what we can expect in the near future.

Tune in!

Podcast Timeline:

0:00s – Intro

0:44s – COVID-19 & the ripple effects it has had across the globe

5:45s – Would the ongoing recession be sharper than the  global financial crisis in 2008?

6.35s – (Audience interaction) Production & Distribution of food in India and the US

7:30s – History of pandemic responses

7:50s – How do you know someone has COVID-19?

10:48s – A public health or medical issue?

11:28s– How will COVID19 impact private consumption and industries?

12.25s – (Audience Interaction) Will the sharp decline be followed by sharp increase in recovery, thereby minimize long term ramifications?

14:51s – What about vaccines?

15.24s – How have different governments responded to the vaccine?

18.36s – How will organizations reinvent themselves to adapt to the changes in the long run?

20.15s – (Audience Interaction) Is COVID-19 a black swan event?

21.58s – Sign-off

In this episode of Express Q & A sessions, Sandeep Kalyanasundaram, Partner at TheMathCompany, chats with Srinidhi Shama Rao, Senior Partner at TheMathCompany and with over 16 years of experience in the analytics industry.

In this session, Srinidhi and Sandeep discuss the aspects that enable businesses to leverage HR analytics and the challenges to take into account when undergoing digital transformation.

 With the advent of AI and automation, the fundamental way of working is shifting in the industry today. Anything that can be digitized or automated to help human effort, is being done. This transformation is redefining traditional working methods and changing the skillset of who and how we hire. In this regard, Human Resource (HR) functions are more important than ever before.

Tune in to this podcast to understand ways through which HR analytics can be leveraged to thrive in the face of an industrial transformation.

Content Timeline:

0:5s- 0:25s - Sneak peek

0:28s - Introduction

0:37 s - Why is there a buzz with regard to using AI and automation in HR now?

1:40 s - How do you think HR organisations should respond to the constant changing nature of the industry?

2:15 s - As with any analytical journey, HR organizations will be faced with challenges like getting the right stakeholders, procuring the needed data and driving consumption. What are some challenges that are unique to HR?

4:00 s- HR analytics has transformed in the last decade. Where do you think organizations are today, when it comes to maturity of HR analytics?

5:18s - What kind of data should organizations collect in order to answer questions around HR analytics?

6:23s- How is TheMathCompany placed in helping organizations traverse HR analytics journeys?

7:10s- What do you think HR teams should do to thrive in the face of disruption and help organizations go through analytical transformation?

Pranav Sharma, Partner, TheMathCompany has over 10 years of experience in the analytics eco system. Pranav has extensively in delivery and client engagement roles, and worked with Fortune 500 clients, across multiple business functions in the CPG, Retail and telecom industries.