Benn Stancil (Chief Analytics Officer @ Mode) joins us to chat about metrics layers, the modern data stack, what people disagree with in the data space, and much and more. This is a fun and somewhat contrarian discussion that you'll find both useful and entertaining. Enjoy!

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Benn Stancil

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

0:33 - Backstory of Benn

1:22 - What are some things that are on your mind right now?

4:41 - Can you break down what the metric layer is?

8:52 - Can you add KPIs to the stratification of the metric layer?

12:40 - Solving the problem of multiple dashboard tools.

14:35 - How metrics get combined with the exploration of data

18:13 - Should metrics layers be accessible via excel with a function like metric

20:14 - What are your thoughts on the current state of modern data structures?

25:08 - Will all these small modern data stack tools start getting vacuumed by big players like AWS and GCP

33:34 - The one entropy model

37:36 - What’s going to be funding these open source companies in the future?

40:18 - What do people disagree with in the data world?

42:04 - Why is it that we keep bringing the same data trust problems in spite of advancements in technology?

45:57 - Are companies not using data appropriately?

49:45 - It is interesting that the folks who question their value is data people and not engineers or designers

53:16 - Is data really valuable to old companies who have difficulty in changing their ways with data?

57:44 - Best ways to connect with Benn on social media platforms

58:50 - Outro


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