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"World of DaaS"

deep dive into Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) businesses.  World of DaaS is a podcast for data enthusiasts, by data enthusiasts, where Auren Hoffman talks to business and technology leaders about all things data - building it, acquiring it, analyzing it, and everything in between. 

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
46 minutes
Episodes
217
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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The LM Brief: Synthetic Data in AI

The LM Brief: Synthetic Data in AI

This week’s World of DaaS LM Brief explores the evolving role of synthetic data in AI. Synthetic datasets are increasingly used to safeguard privacy, cut costs, and speed up model training, particula…

00:10:41  |   Fri 05 Sep 2025
Patrick Lencioni - the six types of working genius

Patrick Lencioni - the six types of working genius

Patrick Lencioni is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 9 million copies and been trans…

00:46:03  |   Tue 02 Sep 2025
The LM Brief: AI Meets Copyright Law

The LM Brief: AI Meets Copyright Law

This week’s World of DaaS LM Brief covers Anthropic’s settlement with a group of authors over copyright claims. The case centered on the use of copyrighted works in training AI systems and reflects t…

00:10:53  |   Fri 29 Aug 2025
CMO Confidential: Auren Hoffman l Why Vendor Management Is A Skill You Need to Master Now

CMO Confidential: Auren Hoffman l Why Vendor Management Is A Skill You Need to Master Now

This episode is a rebroadcast of host Auren Hoffman's appearance on the CMO Confidential Podcast.

Auren shares why he believes vendor management is the #1 skill for future executives—and why most comp…

00:35:27  |   Tue 26 Aug 2025
The LM Brief: Integration gaps and budget missteps stall enterprise AI

The LM Brief: Integration gaps and budget missteps stall enterprise AI

This week’s World of DaaS LM Brief looks at new research from MIT, which finds that 95% of generative AI pilot programs inside companies are failing to deliver meaningful financial impact.

The issue i…

00:10:56  |   Fri 22 Aug 2025
Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde - procurement, AI agents and YC insights

Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde - procurement, AI agents and YC insights

Rujul Zaparde is the co-founder and CEO of Zip, the $2.2 billion AI platform for procurement trusted by OpenAI, Anthropic, Snowflake, and hundreds of leading enterprises. He previously co-founded Fli…

00:28:34  |   Tue 19 Aug 2025
The LM Brief: Conditional Voting Rights in VC Term Sheets

The LM Brief: Conditional Voting Rights in VC Term Sheets

This week’s World of DaaS LM Brief looks at a recent piece by Auren Hoffman, co-authored with Sushant Bhardwaj and Lily Petherick from Flex Capital, on a little-known but impactful clause in VC term …

00:10:53  |   Mon 18 Aug 2025
Construction Physics' Brian Potter - why America excels at fracking but struggles with construction

Construction Physics' Brian Potter - why America excels at fracking but struggles with construction

Brian Potter is a structural engineer and author of Construction Physics, a weekly Substack about the economics, technology, and productivity of building and infrastructure. He's also a Senior Fellow…

00:46:36  |   Tue 12 Aug 2025
Airtable CEO Howie Liu - Excel vs Access, Founder Mode, and the Future of SaaS

Airtable CEO Howie Liu - Excel vs Access, Founder Mode, and the Future of SaaS

Howie Liu is the co-founder and CEO of Airtable, the AI-native app platform which has raised over $1.3 billion in funding and is valued at more than $11 billion. Howie sold his first startup, Etacts,…

00:51:53  |   Tue 05 Aug 2025
Dwarkesh Patel - AI Timelines, Productivity & Global Stagnation

Dwarkesh Patel - AI Timelines, Productivity & Global Stagnation

Dwarkesh Patel is the host of the Dwarkesh Podcast, where he interviews leading scientists, founders, and economists about AI, science, and progress.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Dwarkesh and Aur…

00:57:13  |   Tue 29 Jul 2025
Morning Consult CEO Michael Ramlet - AI, consumer sentiment and reinventing survey research

Morning Consult CEO Michael Ramlet - AI, consumer sentiment and reinventing survey research

Michael Ramlet is the co-founder and CEO of Morning Consult, a global decision intelligence company with more than $100 million in annual revenue. Morning Consult conducts 30,000 daily interviews acr…

00:46:21  |   Tue 22 Jul 2025
Atlan CEO Prukalpa Sankar - AI agent workflows and hiring AI native talent

Atlan CEO Prukalpa Sankar - AI agent workflows and hiring AI native talent

Prukalpa Sankar is the co-founder and CEO of Atlan, a data platform used by organizations like Plaid, NASDAQ and the UN to manage data collaboration at scale. Atlan has raised over $200 million and g…

00:36:57  |   Tue 15 Jul 2025
Cardlytics CEO Amit Gupta - transaction data and commerce media

Cardlytics CEO Amit Gupta - transaction data and commerce media

Amit Gupta is the CEO of Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX), a global commerce media platform that powers rewards programs with card-linked offers and enables brands to strengthen customer loyalty.

In this epi…

00:29:44  |   Tue 08 Jul 2025
Fabrice Grinda of FJ Labs - diversified portfolios, secondary sales and dinner parties

Fabrice Grinda of FJ Labs - diversified portfolios, secondary sales and dinner parties

Fabrice Grinda is the co-founder and managing partner of FJ Labs, a venture capital firm that has invested in over 1,200 startups with more than 350 exits, including early investments in Alibaba, Fle…

00:52:46  |   Tue 01 Jul 2025
Rabbi David Wolpe - AI, faith, and the future of human connection

Rabbi David Wolpe - AI, faith, and the future of human connection

Rabbi David Wolpe is the emeritus rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, one of the largest synagogues in the United States. He is a bestselling author of eight books on faith and spirituality and has…

00:37:54  |   Tue 24 Jun 2025
Superpower Founder Max Marchione - billionaire health protocols and the future of medicine

Superpower Founder Max Marchione - billionaire health protocols and the future of medicine

Max Marchione is the founder and President of Superpower, a digital healthcare platform that recently raised a $30 million Series A to make preventative and personalized medicine accessible to consum…

00:53:47  |   Tue 10 Jun 2025
Crunchbase CEO Jager McConnell - predicting acquisitions, value of data, AI

Crunchbase CEO Jager McConnell - predicting acquisitions, value of data, AI

Jager McConnell is the CEO of Crunchbase, a leading business intelligence platform for startup and investment data, serving over 80 million users.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Jager and Auren dis…

00:52:21  |   Tue 03 Jun 2025
LiveKit CEO Russ d'Sa - voice AI and the future of human-machine interaction

LiveKit CEO Russ d'Sa - voice AI and the future of human-machine interaction

Russ d'Sa is the founder and CEO of LiveKit, the infrastructure company powering real-time voice for OpenAI's ChatGPT, Character.ai, and numerous AI applications.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Rus…

00:50:10  |   Tue 27 May 2025
US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll - modernizing military tech & fixing procurement

US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll - modernizing military tech & fixing procurement

Dan Driscoll is the current Secretary of the U.S. Army, overseeing a military branch with approximately one million soldiers, 250,000 civilians, and an annual budget of $185 billion.

In this episode o…

00:46:49  |   Tue 20 May 2025
Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels - tariffs, tech, and trade

Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels - tariffs, tech, and trade

Brandon Daniels is the CEO of Exiger, which provides AI-powered supply chain and third-party risk management solutions to Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. Exiger has annual revenues of …

00:53:49  |   Tue 13 May 2025
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