🎧 Episode 07 | Joshua Starmer | StatQuest
Before StatQuest became a go-to resource for millions, Josh Starmer was simply a researcher in a genetics lab trying to explain data analysis to his colleagues. What started with 9 views and 2 subscribers grew into a global teaching phenomenon. Josh shares his approach to simplifying complex ideas, and how songs, sound effects, and his signature BAM! help learners stay engaged. He also talks about the future of education, including AI tutors, avatars, and the importance of ethics and trust in learning. A story of small beginnings, curiosity, and real impact.
Before StatQuest became a go-to resource for millions of AI and ML learners—or before the legendary “BAM!” moments—there was just Josh Starmer in a genetics lab, explaining data analysis to colleagues who were amazed by what he was doing. But Josh didn’t want them to think he was working magic. What started as a way to stop repeating lectures in a lab, with just 9 views and 2 subscribers, evolved into a global teaching phenomenon.
In this episode, we talk to Robin Sutara, Chief Data Strategy Officer at Databricks. From Apache helicopters in the U.S. Army to leading global data strategy, Robin brings a truly unique perspective. She shares sharp insights on enterprise AI adoption, regulation’s impact on innovation, and why responsible AI starts with people.
This episode features Amr Awadallah, Founder and CEO of Vectara —the trusted GenAI Platform. With over 25 years of experience in scalable systems, big data, and AI, Amr leads a team of super-talented AI engineers who are building a trusted GenAI platform for business data with the benefits of mitigating hallucinations, bias, copyright infringement, and data privacy.
In this episode, Raja Iqbal welcomes Jay Alammar, a renowned educator, researcher, and visual storyteller in machine learning. Jay shares his fascinating journey into simplifying complex AI concepts through visual storytelling and his passion for making AI education accessible to everyone.
This episode features an engaging discussion between Raja Iqbal, Founder and CEO of Data Science Dojo, and Amr Awadallah, Founder and CEO of Vectara, the trusted GenAI Platform for All Builders. From his early days at Microsoft to his leadership roles at VMware and Vectara, Awadallah has been a driving force behind groundbreaking innovations in data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
This episode features Bob van Luijt, Co-founder and CEO of Weaviate—a prominent open-source vector database in the industry. Raja and Bob trace the evolution of AI over the years, the current LLM landscape, and its outlook for the future. They further dive deep into various LLM concepts such as RAG, fine-tuning, challenges in enterprise adoption, vector search, context windows, the potential of SLMs, generative feedback loop, and more.
This episode features Bob van Lujit, Co-founder and CEO of Weaviate. Bob shares his journey, from early childhood and a fascination for tech to launching his own entrepreneurial venture at a very young age. They also discuss the importance of standing out and continuously evolving and adapting in a highly competitive landscape, and the potential of vector embeddings.
To make LLMs actually useful for enterprises, it is important for them to retrieve company’s data effectively. LlamaIndex has been at the forefront of providing such solutions to augment LLMs. In this episode, Jerry Liu, Co-founder and CEO of LlamaIndex, walks us through how it is reshaping the generative AI landscape.
In this episode, we unpack Luis’s fascinating journey, from his childhood and maths fears to a deep-seated passion for it. We explore his career path, uncovering the pivotal moments and learnings, as he navigated through big tech players, changing gears from Maths to AI and Quantum AI, and how he ultimately found his true calling.
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