90: The Modern Data Stack Has a Join Problem with Ahmed Elsamadisi of Narrator AI

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Ahmed’s background and career journey (2:27)
• Why the modern data stack “sucks” (4:53)
• The limitations of progress (9:13)
• Showing data with only 11 columns (11:55)
• Managing one table that rules them all (19:02)
• Viewing the world as timestamped activities (32:40)
• When this model becomes harder to use (35:15)
• The two parts you need in a company (44:41)
• Those who use Narrator (48:32)

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