Josh Wills
Angel investor and data science consultant who previously worked at Google, Slack, and Cloudera.
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Mar 19, 2024 • 1h 19min
The hard power of management and the soft power of senior ICs | Josh Wills
Josh Wills, former data leader at Slack and angel investor, shares insights on transitioning from management to IC roles, emotional intelligence in engineering management, challenges in Climate Tech, and practicality in engineering. He also discusses his journey into angel investing and criteria for evaluating startup investments.
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Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 11min
The Future of Feature Stores and Platforms // Mike Del Balso & Josh Wills // # 186
Mike Del Balso, CEO of Tecton, and Josh Wills, Angel Investor, discuss the importance of feature stores and platforms for ML applications. They explore challenges in operationalizing data pipelines, integrating offline and online data stores, and templatizing workflows for fraud detection and recommendation systems. The concept of gamification in feature creation is also explored.
Jul 3, 2023 • 40min
Let's learn how to survive in the Modern Data Stack in 2023... Chat with Josh Wills (ex-Slack)
Josh Wills, former Director of Data at Slack/Cloudera, discusses the challenges and benefits of the Modern Data Stack. They delve into topics like the evolution of data tech, the changing landscape of data and engineering, the potential of DBT, the future of hybrid execution, and the lack of framework in the modern data stack.
