417: Data Engineering and Product Development

Arthur Shectman joins us to discuss the data engineering and data product development work they do in Elephant Ventures and the importance of capturing value through data. In this episode you will learn: What is Elephant Ventures? [8:11] Data quality engineering [21:00] The importance of focusing on business value [39:58] Methodology for understanding the company’s business value [46:05] What is data engineering? [49:28] What is data product development [51:34] What are the technical skills needed for these jobs? [56:02] What is the future bringing for data science? [59:23] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/417

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The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact. Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy. We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.