"World of DaaS"

Joel Myers: The Father of Commercial Meteorology

May 10, 2022

39:50

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Weather Forecasting Data

02:27

Building Trust Over Time

03:20

The Degradation of the Weather Forecast

02:29

Introduction

2min

Is Your Forecasting Skills a Good Idea?

2min

The Secret to Building an Enduring Company?

2min

How Do You Create a Market for Weather Data?

2min

How Did You Decide to Go Direct to the Consumer?

2min

What's It Like to Own a Family Business?

2min

The Secret Sauce of Forecasting

4min

Building Trust Over Time

3min

Weather Forecasting Data

2min

10.

The Degradation of the Weather Forecast

2min

11.

How Much Should You Rely On?

4min

12.

You've Found Your Passion Way Quicker Than Most Weather Forecasters

3min

13.

Single Fathers - What Should Every Dad Think of From Parenting?

4min

14.

The Average Parent to Day Spends a Lot More Time With Their Kids to Day

3min

15.

How to Prepare for a Changed World?

3min

Dr. Joel Myers is the founder and CEO of AccuWeather, one of the oldest weather companies in the world.

Weather companies are really data companies at their core. Joel and Auren dive into the early days of commercial meteorology and the challenges of building a business on top of a product that was historically available for free.

Joel has dedicated his entire career to AccuWeather and dives into the nuances of weather forecasting and the immense responsibility that comes with the trade.

You can find Auren Hoffman (CEO of SafeGraph) on Twitter at @auren and Joel Myers at @DrJoelNMyers

World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts

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