The Data Stack Show
Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 482
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
227: The Art & Science of Marketing Attribution: From UTMs to Machine Learning with Lew Dawson of Momentum Consulting
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Welcome Back, Lew (0:14)
- Recap of Previous Discussion (1:03)
- Benefits of Hashing Information (2:33)
- Using Hashes for Data Context (4:24)
- Hashing and Que…
226: Building Trust in Marketing Data: An Engineer's Guide to Attribution Architecture with Lew Dawson of Momentum Consulting
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Lew’s Background and Journey in Data (1:06)
- Attribution Challenges (2:16)
- Attribution War Stories (8:09
- Defining Attribution (12:32)
- Complexities of Attri…
The PRQL: From Data Chaos to Marketing Truth: An Engineer's Guide to Attribution with Lew Dawson of Momentum Consulting
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building an…
225: The Stone Cold Truth About Data: False Hopes and Hard Truths with The Cynical Data Guy
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- False Hope in Data Roles (1:17)
- Naivety of Junior Data Analysts (4:27)
- The Challenge of Defining Data (6:41)
- Struggles with Enterprise BI Tools (9:43)
- Car…
The PRQL: The End of Data Silos (and Other Myths) with The Cynical Data Guy
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building an…
224: Bridging Gaps: DevRel, Marketing Synergies, and the Future of Data with Pedram Navid of Dagster Labs
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Pedram’s Background and Journey in Data (0:47)
- Joining Dagster Labs (1:41)
- Synergies Between Teams (2:56)
- Developer Marketing Preferences (6:06)
- Bridging …
The PRQL: Developer Relations, Marketing Synergies, and the Future of Data Platforms with Pedram Navid of Dagster Labs
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building an…
223: End-of-Year Product Trends: The Cost of Rushing Features with The Cynical Data Guy
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Christmas and New Year Edition of Cynical Data Guy (0:28)
- Discussion on AI (0:42)
- 12 Days of Shipments (1:04)
- Attention-Grabbing Strategies (2:01)
- Founder…
The PRQL: Year-End Reflections with The Cynical Data Guy: Ship Features Fast, Pay Later
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building an…
222: The Future of Data Modeling: Breaking Free from Tables with Best-Selling Author, Joe Reis of Ternary Data
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Joe’s Recent Projects and Work (0:55)
- Joe’s New Book and Inspiration for Writing It (4:39)
- Challenges in Data Education (7:00)
- Internal Training Programs…
The PRQL: From Tables to AI: The Future of Data Modeling with Best-Selling Author, Joe Reis of Ternary Data
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building an…
221: The Art and Science of Technical Leadership in Early-Stage Startups: Building World-Class Engineering Teams from Scratch with Sokratis Vidros of Novu
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Sokratis’ Background and Journey in Data (1:19)
- Engineers Wearing Multiple Hats (2:17)
- The Era of Early Startups (3:32)
- Lessons from Building Software (7…
The PRQL: Building Software with Intuition: Lessons from Multiple Successful Startups with Sokratis Vidros of Novu
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building an…
220: From Box Office to Big Data: Bridging Marketing and Technology Through Data-Driven Leadership with Brian Schwartz of SIZE
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Brian’s Background and Journey in Data and Marketing (0:56)
- AI and Data Strategy (2:12)
- Experience at DreamWorks Animation (3:15)
- Marketing Timeline for …
The PRQL: Bridging Marketing and Technology Through Data-Driven Leadership with Brian Schwartz of SIZE
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building an…
219: The First 90 Days of Data Leadership: What the LinkedIn Posts Don't Tell You with Matt Kelliher-Gibson, The Cynical Data Guy
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Lightning Round Setup (1:15)
- Scenarios for New Data Leaders (2:33)
- Optimism vs. Reality (3:14)
- Cynical Perspective on Data Roles (5:32)
- Monitoring Systems…
The PRQL: The Unspoken Truths of Data Leadership with Matt Kelliher-Gibson, The Cynical Data
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building an…
218: Breaking the Language Barrier Between Data and Business with Joyce Myers of Modern Technology Solutions
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Joyce's Background and Journey in Data (0:39)
- Technological Growth in Logistics (3:51)
- Leadership and Communication in Logistics (6:54)
- Impact of Data …
The PRQL: Small Errors, Big Consequences: The Reality of Data Quality with Joyce Myers of Modern Technology Solutions
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building an…
217: Bridging Data Models with Business Intuition with Zenlytic’s Founders Ryan Janssen and Paul Blankley
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Ryan and Paul’s Background and Journey (1:05)
- Excitement about AI and Data Intersection (2:50)
- Evolution of Language Models (5:05)
- Current Challenges in …