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.micros ..read more

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 startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please ..read more

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   htt ..read more

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 startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues ..read more

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 startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues ..read more

Tami Fujii is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Kinona. Kinona specializes in golf apparel for women. We talked about Motivation to found Kinona Early customer Discovery and Design The challenges of navigating the company during COVID Mind of a marketer Brand Strategy & more You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com If you enjoyed the podcast and found it useful, please subscribe, rate and share with friends and colleagues ..read more

Joe Wallin is a Principal at Carney Law and a leading startup lawyer in Seattle. We talked about Hot topics in early stage companies and ecosystem Key developments in last decade for startup funding and company formation Use of AI in Law. Issues with AI entering mainstream Seattle startup scene from his vantage point Advice for some entering law (it was brutal:-)) Role of Crypto and emerging decentralized landscape & more You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com You can follow Joe at https://twitte ..read more

Craig Evans is CEO of Oregon based Energy Storage Systems (ESS), a leader in long duration energy storage solutions We talk about Role of long duration energy storage in power grids ESS's Tech advantage with the Iron Flow Battery System Challenges in building an energy company Managing a company as a couple founding team His advice to early stage entrepreneurs & more You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com You can find ESS at https://www.ESSInc.com You can follow ESS at https://twitter.com/@ESS_in ..read more

Dr Bradley Younggren, an Iraq war veteran talks about how his battlefield experience shaped his interest in applying technology innovations to health care. He is Chief Medical Officer of 98Point6 and Emergency Physician and Evergreen Health in Kirkland WA. We talk about Using technology advancements to revolutionize primary care via 98point6 Being in ground zero for COVID response in Kirkland, WA Why Physicians love to work at 98Point6 Why more healthcare startups need to be created & his inspirations You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us fe ..read more

Vetri Vellore is a second time entrepreneur and is the Founder and CEO of Ally.io. They offer an OKR platform for enterprises. In this episode, hear Vetri share his thoughts on Recent Trends in the nature of work in companies, small and large How OKR's (Objectives and Key Results) differ from other goal setting systems Sparking a culture change in companies Early Surprises for Ally Is there a bear case for distributed development? Advice for someone wanting to start their own business & more… You can follow us at  https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to ..read more