Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

Ryan's Background and Roles in Data (0:05)
Data Activation and Dashboard Staleness (1:27)
Profiles and Data Activation (2:54)
Customer-Facing Experience and Product Management (3:40)
Profiles Product Overview (5:10)
Use Cases for Profiles (6:44)
Challenges with Data Projects (9:19)
Entity Management and Account Views (15:33)
Handling Entities and Duplicates (17:55)
Challenges in Entity Management (22:18)
Product Management and Data Solutions (26:08)
Reverse ETL and Data Movement (31:58)
Accessibility of Data Warehouses (36:14)
Profiles and Entity Features (37:47)
Cohorts Creation and Use Cases (41:17)
Customer Data and Targeting (43:09)
Activations and Reverse ETL (45:57)
ML and AI Use Cases (55:53)
Data Activation and ML Predictions (57:02)
Spicy Take and Future Product Features (59:47)
ETL Evolution and Cloud Tools (1:00:50)
Unbundling and Future Trends (1:02:10)

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