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For this episode, we sought to throw some light on data science and data scientists, a trending position in modern companies. We are excited to bring you an episode with Widad Machmouchi, a Principal Data Scientist Manager at Microsoft. She may have ended up in Washington DC but Seattle lucked out in becoming her home. Widad and I talk about What does a Data Scientist do? Understanding Machine Learning with an example A/B Testing How she evaluates companies on AI/ML/data-driven claims Skills such as "Math Maturity" that one should get to enter Data Science Her team blog is https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/experimentation-platform-exp/ You can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate, and share with friends and colleagues

Harish is a junior in the Tesla STEM school in Redmond, WA. I found about his deep interest in astrophotography last year and saw many of his brilliant images on Instagram. I was curious to explore his journey and to my delight, he was ready to share. I hope you enjoy this special episode. Harish is active on Instagram and his handle is hk.astro. He has promised to create a web site with his images soon. You can follow us at   https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

Suresh Kumar is the Global CTO and Chief Development Officer of Walmart. The highlights of the conversation How being curious and passionate helped him. He encourages one to follow those traits. A few management secrets such as connecting the dots. How AI and ML is being used at Walmart to deliver valuable customer experiences and increase efficiency. Pros and Cons of Technology expansion in our lives  Suresh is an articulate speaker and there is a lot to take away from this episode. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed producing it. You can follow us at   https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

"Climate Change is THE problem that all problems report to" "Climate Change is an existential problem for us over next 20 years" To budding entrepreneurs, "Do something that matters" In this wide ranging episode. Grant describes how Droneseed are following data and customers to make an impact on regrowing fire damaged forests. Putting three types of drones to work and ensuring a robust supply of seeds and seedlings from their SilvaSeed acquisition, they are unburdening people from heavy labor and ensuring a good shot for burnt forests to come back alive. Classic example of using technology to try to repair a broken situation. Grant explains in depth their process, how he methodically arrived at finding the problem and attracting a team to develop the drone based solution. Lots of other interesting nuggets including use of OKR's and his favorite food. Enjoy this episode featuring a global wanderer who came back home to attempt to save the planet. You can follow us at   https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

In this discussion, Geoff shares his insights on Skills he needed to make a move into Venture Capital investing Evaluating AI/ML Companies with skill Attributes of a successful founder His firm's focus on Pacific Northwest Founders Mentions - Seattle Angel Conference, Alliance of Angels, Pike Place, RedSox, Pike Place, Home Recording Studio Flying Fish can be found at https://flyingfish.vc You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

Enjoy this discussion, where we talk about What is contributing to modern day housing crisis and ways to solve it? Zoning as a development issue Blokable's end to end approach to modular housing Complexity in real estate development Blokable's advantages & more... Blokable is at www.blokable.com and you can follow Aaron on Twitter @aahholm You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

Vedant, an entering sophomore at Eastlake High in Sammamish WA discusses his year long effort to build a system ("Ora") to audibly warn wildlife to get away from oncoming cars. His passion, effort and talent shines through in this conversation.   You can follow us at   https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

Biologics are a hot trend and have been proven to treat many diseases. If you watch TV, you have seen those ubiquitous Humira ads.   In this episode, Brian answers our questions on Why Biologics matter Manufacturing challenges Lumen's unique approach Life Science vs Technology Startup  & more... Yay, we made it to 20 episodes! You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

Ryan Dibble is COO and Founding Member of FlyHomes. FlyHomes was founded to focus on the buyer's experience. Ryan shares with us His work focus at the growth stage of FlyHomes Current trends (temporary and permanent) trends shaping the real estate market Flyhomes as a one stop for Buyers How technology is powering home buying & more You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

Shirish Nadkarni is a three time founder (TeamOn, LiveMocha, Zoomingo) and the author of a new book - From Startup to Exit. He is also very actively involved with TiE Seattle and it's startup initiatives. Shirish shares with us His thoughts on achieving product market fit Inspiration for his new book and deciding scope of book Challenges to tackle in growth phase and the importance of culture Maintaining focus Skill that Startup Founders should gain & more You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

Bryan Hale is a Managing Director of the AI2 Incubator Program at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. We talked about Why we need to pay attention to AI The role played by the AI2 Incubator Why he joined AI2 How to get prepared for AI? Diversity in AI & more You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues

Suresh Kotha is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at UW Foster School of Business We talked about Suresh becoming an accidental Professor What they teach in the various Entrepreneurship programs in Foster School Crossing the Idea to Opportunity Chasm What's Entrepreneurial Thinking Diversity Seattle Startup Ecosystem & more You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to [email protected] If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues