Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

How to get funded by a VC specializing in AI: Head of AIX Ventures Shaun Johnson talks to Jon Krohn about investment strategies, how to simplify AI adoption, why a little competition can be so beneficial to AI startups, and how Big Tech is circumventing anti-monopoly measures. Additional materials: ⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/895⁠ This episode is brought to you by the ⁠⁠Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and by ⁠Adverity, the conversational analytics platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (10:36) What Shaun looks for when evaluating early-stage AI startups (19:11) Building out AI startups (41:44) How AI practitioners can future-proof their careers (45:27) How to measure AI impact (53:30) The key verticals ripe for AI disruption

In this episode of “In Case You Missed It”, Jon Krohn takes clips from interviews with guests in May 2025. From AI agent integration and RAG-based chatbots to education through virtual reality headsets and data harmonization, this episode explores how industry leaders are developing the tools and technologies that can improve operations, education, healthcare, and marketing. Highlight clips are with John Roese, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief AI Officer at Dell Technologies (Episode 887), Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Posit, PBC Jeroen Janssens and Lead Data Scientist at Xomnia Thijs Nieuwdorp (Episode 885), Founder of CEEK Mary Spio (Episode 889), and Martin Brunthaler, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Adverity (Episode 891).  Additional materials: ⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/894⁠⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

Avery Smith is a passionate and motivational YouTuber and careers educator for data science. In this episode, Jon Krohn asks Avery about the tools and tricks he has learned from personal experience and from his students in how to get ahead in the tech industry. Avery shares the “learning ladder” he uses to help newcomers start on the right foot with great examples from former bootcamp students who have put his theories into practice. And, if you’re using LinkedIn to find jobs, Avery explains why this might be one of the reasons you’re not getting work. Additional materials: ⁠www.superdatascience.com/893 This episode is brought to you by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (04:02) How to take the jump into a data science career (15:19) Avery’s recommended strategy for starting a career in data science (18:10) Recommendations for people learning data science with LLMs (32:52) What should go into a data science portfolio  (46:07) Why Avery prefers practice over theory in teaching data science  (48:25) The bare minimum to get your first job in data science

Businesses have entered a “trough of disillusionment” for AI. In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn learns why Fortune 500 execs are so frustrated with the tools and how they can work their way up the “slope of enlightenment” towards effective AI. Hear why AI takeup hasn’t so far gone to plan in the corporate world and what that world needs from AI to encourage greater business engagement.  Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/892⁠⁠⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

Martin Brunthaler talks to Jon Krohn about founding Adverity, a data analytics platform for marketing that simplifies integrating data from multiple sources and crunching them into actionable insights. Learn how Adverity became a data analytics powerhouse serving multiple industries, and why Martin thinks AI will strengthen rather than diminish the job market for data scientists, data analysts, and machine learning engineers.   Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/891 Today’s episode is brought to you by Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (03:52) How Martin co-founded Adverity (14:26) The features of Adverity (39:24) If data analysts, data scientists, and ML engineers should worry about Adverity making their job redundant (48:29) Martin’s predictions for the future for data analysts and data scientists (51:39) Martin’s tips for success as a CTO

In this week’s Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn reveals highlights from Stanford University’s AI Index Report. Released a few weeks ago by the Institute for Human-Centered AI, this annual report details the incredible technical advances, policies, and investments in artificial intelligence. Hear which models achieve the best performance relative to their size, in what scenarios top AI systems can outperform humans (and when humans still outperform AI), and more in Jon’s five key takeaways. Additional materials: ⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/890⁠⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

Founder of CEEK’s Mary Spio talks to Jon Krohn about how the platform contributes to the emerging community of digital creators with its blockchain-powered virtual experiences. Hear how Mary got her first investors for CEEK and how it is used across industries as diverse as education, entertainment, aviation, and healthcare. Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/889⁠ This episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠Adverity, the conversational analytics platform⁠⁠ and by the ⁠⁠Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA⁠⁠. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (03:42) What CEEK is and the multiple industries it serves (38:47) How Mary developed VR headsets to reduce nausea experienced by women headset users (42:10) The growing potential for immersive experiences (44:36) How to mitigate the risks of immersive-experience misuse (51:56) Mary’s tips for career success

Mike Pell speaks to Jon Krohn about The Microsoft Garage, a program that drives the culture of innovation at the tech multinational, and how listeners can apply their principles to foster innovation in their workplace. In this Five-Minute Friday, you’ll hear more about Microsoft’s approaches to agentic AI, the future of human-AI collaboration in the workplace, and why experimentation and curiosity are critical skills for the future of work. Additional materials: ⁠www.superdatascience.com/888⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

Jon Krohn speaks to John Roese about the promise of multi-agent teams for business, the benefits of agentic AI systems that can identify and complete tasks independently, and how these systems demand new authentication, authorization, security and knowledge-sharing standards. They also discuss how to use AI to refine project ideas down to a core business need, as well as the new and emerging careers in the tech industry and beyond, all thanks to AI. Additional materials: ⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/887 This episode is brought to you by ⁠Adverity, the conversational analytics platform⁠ and by the ⁠Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA⁠. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (03:54) Why ROI is the most important aspect of an AI-driven project  (14:06) Why high-impact AI projects trigger a flywheel of success (23:32) The future of agentic systems  (30:28) How to manage agentic systems at scale (46:36) The disruptive nature of quantum computing

Our In Case You Missed It episode for April has clips on NVIDIA’s and Dell’s product and service offers including an overview of NVIDIA’s GPUs, AI Enterprise, and its microservices. You’ll also hear about AWS’ focus on bringing choice to customers and the incredible power of its Graviton CPU, how Zerve opens access to AI deployment, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s multi-chip integration, and why reliance on the cloud might soon become a practice of times past. Additional materials: ⁠www.superdatascience.com/886⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.