Making Data Simple

Nick Caldwell discusses leadership, building trust, and the different aspects of data.

22 Jul 2020

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Hadley Wickham talks about his journey in data science, tidy data concepts, and his many books.

15 Jul 2020

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This week Ross Mauri discusses his career and changes at IBM

08 Jul 2020

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Al and Jim discuss how to monetize data

01 Jul 2020

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We discuss Data Science and IBMs partnership with Anaconda

24 Jun 2020

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Andy Youniss President and CEO of Rocket Software discusses Covid

17 Jun 2020

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Al and Rishal talk about Rishal’s book Grokking AI Algorithms

09 Jun 2020

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Acquiring companies using AI with Simon Lightstone

03 Jun 2020

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In this weeks podcast Al talks to Priya Srinivasan on a number of Data and AI topics.

27 May 2020

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Deborah Leff talks about Demystifying AI

20 May 2020

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Covid-19 interview with Dr. Kyu Rhee

13 May 2020

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Transforming Product Usability feat. Kate Nichols

06 May 2020

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AI Adoption Practices for the Enterprise feat. Christine Livingston

29 Apr 2020

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Decision Optimization for COVID-19 feat. Wennie Allen and Brittany Bogle

22 Apr 2020

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The COVID-19 Dashboard feat. Bill Higgins and Daniel Benoit

15 Apr 2020

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Advice for a Successful Career Path feat. Alyse Daghelian

08 Apr 2020

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[Part 2] The Future of Financial Advising feat. Jad Chehlawi

01 Apr 2020

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[Part 1] The Future of Financial Advising feat. Jad Chehlawi

25 Mar 2020

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Data Analysis for Pandemics feat. Emmanuel Letouzé

18 Mar 2020

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Get Up to Speed with IBM Z feat. Priya Doty

11 Mar 2020

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The Intersection of Data and Digital Art with Yoon Chung Han

04 Mar 2020

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Tips on Staying Relevant in the IT Industry with Jacques Roy

26 Feb 2020

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Data Driven Marketing Tactics with Aarti Cherian

19 Feb 2020

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Let's Talk about RedHat with Steve Robinson

12 Feb 2020

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AI Ethics for the Real World with Frank Kane

05 Feb 2020

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Breakthrough Marketing Insights with Michelle Peluso

29 Jan 2020

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Goals for 2020: Clearing a Path for Success with Rob Thomas

22 Jan 2020

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100th Episode Special: Uncovering a Mad Scientist feat. John Cohn - Part 2

15 Jan 2020

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100th Episode Special: Uncovering a Mad Scientist feat. John Cohn - Part 1

08 Jan 2020

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[Holiday Replay] - Database Methods and the Finance Industry

01 Jan 2020

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Send us a textHappy New Year's!Michael Willette, assistant vice president and technical fellow at USAA, comes on Making Data Simple to discuss da...

[Holiday Replay] - Defining Watson with Beth Smith

25 Dec 2019

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Stories from the Field FINALE - Data Driven Logistics

18 Dec 2019

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Marketing Tactics for the Data Industry with Scott Hebner

11 Dec 2019

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The Importance of Cloud Computing with Adam Kocoloski

04 Dec 2019

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Defining Watson with Beth Smith

27 Nov 2019

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The Evolution of the Database Industry with Art Kagel and Lester Knutsen

20 Nov 2019

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The State of Design and A.I. with Adam Cutler and Milena Pribić

13 Nov 2019

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Finding New A.I. Use Cases with Paul Zikopoulos

06 Nov 2019

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Optimizing Sports using A.I. with Joe Pavitt

30 Oct 2019

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Clarifying Decision Optimization and Analytics with Carlvin Paris

23 Oct 2019

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Reforming Design Leadership with Arin Bhowmick

16 Oct 2019

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What it Takes to Drive Transformation with Bill Higgins

09 Oct 2019

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Improving Technical Engagement with Debra Jenson

02 Oct 2019

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The Power of the Mainframe with Namik Hrle

25 Sep 2019

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Discovering New Talent in Tech

18 Sep 2019

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The Current State of Data and AI in the Enterprise with Seth Dobrin

11 Sep 2019

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Exploring Marketing Insights with Jayson Gehri

04 Sep 2019

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The Intern Episode

28 Aug 2019

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Trains, Planes, and AI, with Kent Collins

21 Aug 2019

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[Rebroadcast] Machine Learning for Dummies

16 Aug 2019

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Send us a textThe authors of Machine Learning for Dummies – Judith Hurwitz, and Daniel Kirsch — are here to help you.In this episode, Judith, Dani...

Human Evolution and AI, with Jennifer Sukis

14 Aug 2019

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Making Data Simple - Internal data science for the enterprise, with Tracy Bolot

07 Aug 2019

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Send us a textThis week, host Al Martin chats with Tracy Bolot, VP of enterprise management at IBM. Together, they discuss how people are at the core ...

Thinking and Writing about AI with Tom Taulli - [Season 3 - Episode 28]

31 Jul 2019

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Send us a text This week, host Al Martin chats with Tom Taulli. Tom is a blogger, investor, and an advisor to startups. He frequently writes about AI...

Stories from the Field: Ep.3 - Success in AI adoption: customer experience and beyond

24 Jul 2019

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Send us a text According to the Economist, 70 percent of business executives rated analytics as “very” or “extremely important,” but just 2 p...

[Rebroadcast] Ep.7 - How data science is helping to improve aviation

19 Jul 2019

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Send us a textWhat are your major concerns before flying on a trip? Would you ever give up your seat due to overbooking? How do airlines predict weath...

Data Meets Design with David Townsend - [Season 3 - Episode 27]

17 Jul 2019

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Send us a textOn this episode of Making Data Simple, host Al Martin chats with David Townsend, the head of design for IBM Data and AI. Before IBM, Dav...

The Art of Teaching AI [Season 3 - Episode 26]

10 Jul 2019

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Send us a textIn this week's episode of Making Data Simple, we are joined by guest John DeNero, who is a Professor at UC Berkeley. John specializ...

Data and International Security with Philip Reiner [Season 3 - Episode 25]

03 Jul 2019

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Send us a textOn this episode, host Al Martin chats with Philip Reiner, who is executive director at the firm Technology for Global Security. In this ...

Stories from the Field Ep.2 - JPMorgan Chase: Pioneers AI in Risk prediction

26 Jun 2019

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Send us a textIn the latest episode of: "Stories from the Field", Host Wennie Allen, IBM Data and AI, sits down with Elenita Elinon, leader ...

AI Tools and Runtimes with Shadi Copty [Season 3 - Episode 24]

19 Jun 2019

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Send us a text This week host Al Martin invites Shadi Copty, who is the Executive Director for AI Tools & Runtimes at IBM. In this episode he tal...

Data Science in the Trenches, with Jorge Castanon [Season 3 - Episode 23]

12 Jun 2019

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Send us a text This week's guest is Jorge Castanon, a Sr. Data Scientist for Watson Studio at IBM. Host Al Martin and Jorge discuss some typical...

[Rebroadcast] Ep.6 - From 2D to 3D -- augmented reality data visualization

07 Jun 2019

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Send us a textAugmented reality will change the way we experience data. But, what will this new reality look and feel like, and how can we take advant...

Next-gen solutions with Rakesh Ranjan - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 22]

05 Jun 2019

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Send us a textThis week, host Al Martin welcomes Rakesh Ranjan, the director of emerging technologies at IBM Data and AI. He also works on next gen-so...

[Rebroadcast] Ep.5 - Growth hacking - not just for start ups

31 May 2019

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Send us a textHow did companies like Facebook and Airbnb get so big so fast? What can we learn from them? Why is data so important for growth? Nancy H...

Stories from the Field: Ep.1 - Examining the Risk Business

29 May 2019

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Send us a textWelcome to a new Making Data Simple series, Stories from the Field with Wennie Allen, IBM Data and AI. This series will focus on practic...

[Rebroadcast] Ep.4 - Will machines take our jobs?

24 May 2019

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Send us a textIn this episode of Making Data Simple we hear insights from IBM Machine Learning Hub data scientists Jorge A. Castañón and Óscar Lara...

Creating Custom Data Frameworks, with Greg Bonnette - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 20]

22 May 2019

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Send us a textThis week host Al Martin welcomes Greg Bonnette, who is Vice President of Data & Analytics Strategy at Ironside. He comes on the sho...

[Rebroadcast] Ep.3 - A New Definition of Client Care with Tracy Bolot

17 May 2019

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Send us a textHow do you provide answers to clients prior to them asking? What do you do with an abundance of client data?In this episode of Making Da...

Enterprise Insight with Dinesh Nirmal - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 19]

15 May 2019

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Send us a textThis week on Making Data Simple, Dinesh Nirmal comes on the show to discuss current industry trends. Host Al Martin poses questions that...

[Rebroadcast] Ep.2 - The End of Tech Companies with Rob Thomas

10 May 2019

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Send us a textIn an ever-changing and growing age of data and technology, how can you turn data into better decisions for your company? How do you kee...

Culture as Technology with Guy Taylor - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 18]

08 May 2019

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Send us a textGuy Taylor, Head of Data & Data Driven Intelligence at Nedbank, comes on the show to discuss the state of the industry, machine lear...

[Rebroadcast] Ep.1 - The Big Data Problem with Daniel Hernandez

03 May 2019

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Send us a textIn this first episode of Making Data Simple, host Al Martin welcomes Daniel Hernandez, Vice President of IBM Analytics Offering Manageme...

When Data Meets Media with Michael Sestak - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 17]

01 May 2019

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Send us a textOn this episode, host Al Martin welcomes Michael Sestak, who is a creative media director at IBM. He and Al discuss his role in-depth. L...

Understanding Apache Spark with Jean-Georges Perrin - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 16]

24 Apr 2019

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Send us a textAl Martin is joined this week by guest Jean-Georges Perrin, Director of Engineering at weexperience. Together, they discuss — and comp...

AR Design Thinking - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 15]

17 Apr 2019

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Send us a textThis week, host Al Martin welcomes IBMers Reena Ganga and Jenna Goldberg. Reena and Jenna both serve as senior designers working at the ...

The Hidden Power of Open Source - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 14]

10 Apr 2019

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Send us a textThis week on the Making Data Simple podcast, Al Martin welcomes two guests from within IBM: Vijay Bommireddipalli is head of development...

Data In The Real World with Janine Sneed - Part 2 - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 13]

03 Apr 2019

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Send us a textIn this episode, host Al Martin continues with part two of his conversation with Janine Sneed about her two roles at IBM: Chief Digital ...

Data In The Real World with Janine Sneed - Part 1 - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 12]

27 Mar 2019

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Send us a textIn part 1 of a part 2 series, host Al Martin peels the onion with Janine Sneed. Bold, energetic, passionate, and results-driven, Janine ...

The 2 Secrets to Business Success, with Rob Thomas - Part 2 - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 11]

20 Mar 2019

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Send us a textIn part 2 of this two-part series, host Al Martin welcomes back Rob Thomas, GM of IBM Data and AI. The conversation ranges across the la...

Two Secrets to Business Success with Rob Thomas (Part 1/2) - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 10]

13 Mar 2019

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Send us a textRob Thomas, leader of IBM’s Data and AI division, talks with host Al Martin about the need to de-mystify AI. In particular, Rob recomm...

Building the Data Products that People Need - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 9]

06 Mar 2019

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Send us a textThis week, host Al Martin goes deep with Madhu Kochar and Hemanth Manda, two leaders of product development from the IBM Data and AI tea...

Managing Data on a Hybrid Cloud - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 8]

27 Feb 2019

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Send us a textMatthias Funke and Thomas Chu lead the team shaping IBM's strategy for hybrid data management. They join host Al Martin for a deep ...

Data for Subscription Services with Patrick Campbell - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 7]

20 Feb 2019

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Send us a textThis week on Making Data Simple, we invite on Patrick Campbell, CEO and Co-Founder of Profitwell. Prior to ProfitWell, Patrick lead Stra...

Autonomous Data Infrastructures with Tony Ayaz - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 6]

13 Feb 2019

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Send us a textTony Ayaz, CEO and cofounder of Gemini Data, joins us on "Making Data Simple" to discuss industry challenges involving data, a...

IBM Think 2019 Preview, with Jayson Gehri - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 5]

06 Feb 2019

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Send us a textJayson Gehri directs the marketing team for Hybrid Data Management at IBM, following roles as marketing director for Dell and Quest Soft...

Database Methods and the Finance Industry - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 4]

30 Jan 2019

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Send us a text Michael Willette, assistant vice president and technical fellow at USAA, comes on Making Data Simple to discuss database methods in th...

Data Collaboration and A.I. with Adam Weinstein - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 3]

23 Jan 2019

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Send us a textAdam Weinstein is currently CEO and Co-Founder of Cursor, having worked at LinkedIn as a Senior Manager of Business Development and havi...

Kansas City Keynote - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 2]

16 Jan 2019

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Send us a textHost Al Martin, IBM VP of Hybrid Data Management & Client Success, and Sam Lightstone, CTO for Data, IBM Fellow & Master Invento...

Data and Tech in 2018: A Year in Review with Seth Dobrin - Making Data Simple [Season 3 - Episode 1]

09 Jan 2019

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Send us a textSeth Dobrin is back to kick off season 3 and reflect on data and tech in 2018. Seth Dobrin, vice president and Chief Data Officer of IBM...

Clips from our Top 5 Podcasts of 2018 - Making Data Simple [Replay]

02 Jan 2019

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Send us a textHost Al Martin looks back on his top 5 favourite clips from episodes published in 2018. These conversations range from explaining the im...

What's Next in the World of Data & Analytics - Making Data Simple [Replay]

26 Dec 2018

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Send us a textHappy holidays from the Making Data Simple team! Enjoy a rebroadcast of a conversation with Seth Dobrin, Vice President and Chief Data O...

The Future of Agriculture with Jason Tatge - Making Data Simple [Season 2 - Episode 42]

19 Dec 2018

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Send us a textJason Tatge, CEO, president and cofounder of Farmobile, joins the show to discuss data in the agriculture industry. The conversation tou...

Big Data, Cloud, & Cognitive with Paul Zikopolous - Making Data Simple [Season 2- Episode 41]

12 Dec 2018

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Send us a textPaul Zikopolous, VP of big data cognitive systems at IBM, joins us to discuss tactics for both career and personal growth. Paul is also ...

A.I. and the questions you didn't think to ask - Making Data Simple [Season 2 - Episode 40]

05 Dec 2018

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Send us a textIn the latest episode of "Making Data Simple," host Al Martin invites Jeff Jonas, CEO, founder and chief scientist at Senzing ...

Making Data Simple: Little Miss Data builds a data democracy

09 Oct 2018

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Send us a textMaking Data Simple host Al Martin has a chance to discuss all thing data with Laura Ellis, also known as Little Miss Data. Laura is an a...

Making Data Simple: Inside Machine Learning

26 Sep 2018

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Send us a textOn this week's Making Data Simple Podcast, we are joined by Steve Moore, IBM senior content designer and story strategist, along wi...

Making Data Simple: Start-ups with Simon Lightstone

19 Sep 2018

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Send us a textInterested in learning what it takes to operate a start-up? On this episode of Making Data Simple, host Al Martin sits down with Simon L...