
The Sequel Show
Your next favorite data podcast, hosted by Boris Jabes, CEO of Census, and featuring all the data nerds you know and love.
Brought to you by Census. https://getcensus.com
Latest episodes

Mar 11, 2022 • 1h 15min
Growing a meaningful data career ft. Jessica Cherny, senior data analyst at Ironclad
As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode over on Twitter @borisjabes.Know someone that you think would be an awesome guest on The Show (hint: you can totally nominate yourself)? Reach out to our content and community team. Resources:Jessica Cherny on LinkedIn Jessica Cherny on TwitterData Angels on Twitter Ironclad on LinkedIn Ironclad on TwitterIronclad's website Music by the talented Joe Stevens.

Feb 18, 2022 • 43min
What it means to work with a "keeping the lights on" perspective in data ft. Egor Gryaznov, co-founder and CTO of Bigeye
As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode over on Twitter @borisjabes.Know someone that you think would be an awesome guest on The Show (hint: you can totally nominate yourself)? Reach out to our content and community team. Resources:Bigeye’s websiteBigeye on TwitterBigeye on LinkedinBigeye on MediumEgor on LinkedinMusic by the talented Joe Stevens.

Jan 28, 2022 • 57min
Scaling reliable data (and human) pipelines ft. Marc Stone, head of analytics at ClickUp
As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode over on Twitter @borisjabes.Know someone that you think would be an awesome guest on The Show (hint: you can totally nominate yourself)? Reach out to our content and community team. Resources:Marc Stone on Linkedin ClickUp's websiteClickUp on LinkedinClickUp on TwitterMusic by the talented Joe Stevens.

5 snips
Jan 12, 2022 • 1h 8min
What data teams can learn from finance ft. Jeremiah Lowin, CEO of Prefect
Before we get into the episode notes, I want to take a beat to thank all of you for supporting the Show over the last year. It's been amazing watching it go from a fun way to connect with some of my favorite folks in data to a full, polished podcast (featuring even more awesome people). We couldn't do it without you and I'm looking forward to giving the best and brightest of our industry the stage in the coming year.
To kick things off with season 2, we have a great episode with Jeremiah Lowin, founder and CEO of dataflow automation tool Prefect. In this 1-hour, 7-minute episode, Jeremiah and I dive into the lessons that the wider data industry can learn from the experts in data finance. Some of the major points include:
How he got his start in data finance
The difference in reporting in terms of uncertainty vs outcomes
The case for hearing/focusing on problems vs solutions
Building non-political organizational culture
Non-managerial growth in data careers
As always, let me know what you think of the newest episode over on Twitter at @borisjabes.
Resources:
Prefect’s Website: https://www.prefect.io/
Find Jeremiah on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jlowin
Find Jeremiah on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlowin/
Prefect’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prefect/
Prefect’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrefectIO
Music by the talented Joe Stevens: https://www.joestevenssound.com/
Know someone you think would make an awesome guest on the podcast (you can totally nominate yourself, too)? Send your suggestions to our content and community team.

5 snips
Dec 8, 2021 • 1h 14min
Lessons in building and scaling data teams w/ Erik Bernhardsson, former CTO of Better.com
Former CTO of Better.com and early Spotify manager, Erik Bernhardsson, discusses building recommendation systems, best practices for data team scaling, and the essence of music. Topics include managing data teams, programming languages, and measuring impact. Explore how to govern data teams effectively and embrace the right tools for success.

Nov 19, 2021 • 1h 10min
The importance of the persuasive data team w/ Benn Stancil, chief analytics officer & co-founder @ Mode
In today’s episode, I talk with Benn Stancil, chief analytics officer & co-founder at Mode. Honestly, this might be my favorite episode of the Show to date. We had a hearty discussion about data teams and Benn's perspective as someone who started his career as an analyst with an economics degree. Our conversation turned to more philosophical notes around what makes a data professional persuasive (and why that matters), why being wrong is OK (and sometimes a pivotal part of a successful career), and the function of data teams in organizational decisions.
As always, if you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a data-loving friend and let me know your thoughts on our discussion over on Twitter at @borisjabes.
Resources:
Benn‘s Substack: https://benn.substack.com/
Find Benn on Twitter:https://twitter.com/bennstancil
Find Benn on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benn-stancil/
Find Mode on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mode-analytics/
Mode’s site: https://mode.com/
Music by the talented Joe Stevens: https://www.joestevenssound.com/

Nov 5, 2021 • 59min
Lessons in detecting operational issues and embracing failure as a positive w/ Monte Carlo Co-founder and CTO Lior Gavish
In today’s episode, I talk with Lior Gavish, the co-founder and CTO of Monte Carlo. We talk about his security background, his previous company Sookasa, and the origin story of Monte Carlo, and much more (including the infamous data mesh). We also get into managing and detecting operational issues, what data managers should learn before installing alarms, and what it means to think with a “failure is a feature, not a bug” mindset. Bonus: If you’ve ever wondered if it’s better to be wrong consistently or randomly by 1%, we talk about that, too.
Resources:
Monte Carlo’s site: https://www.montecarlodata.com/about-us/
Connect with Lior on Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lgavish/
Find Monte Carlo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/montecarlodata
Find Monte Carlo on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/monte-carlo-data/
Music by the talented Joe Stevens: https://www.joestevenssound.com/

Aug 27, 2021 • 1h 25min
The evolution of the data industry & data jobs w/ Avo CEO and Co-founder Stefania Olafsdottir
Well, Sequel Show fans, we officially have some amazing theme music. Huge thanks to the talented Joe Stevens for our new theme song that makes all my synth-wave dreams come true.
In today’s episode, I talk with Stefania Olafsdottir, the co-founder and CEO of product analytics platform Avo. We covered an amusing amount of ground--as always in The Sequel Show--from the etymology of cow vs beef to the visualization of weather data. The meat of the show focuses on Stef’s early background as an associate researcher to the accuracy and specificity (or lack thereof) of data role titles today. We dive into the influences of data teams on their companies, how these teams evolve, and the facts, assumptions, and suggested actions these data champions can present. Don’t worry, we also discussed Stef’s experience as the CEO of Avo and took a look at how the company got its start (and her vision for the future of Avo). You don’t want to miss it.
Resources:
Avo’s site: https://www.avo.app/
Connect with Stef on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avohq/
Find Avo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/avohq
Find Avo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avohq/
Music by the talented Joe Stevens: https://www.joestevenssound.com/

Jul 28, 2021 • 1h 17min
Adventures in analytics engineering education and community w/ Claire Carroll, co-founder of analyticsengineers.club
In our latest episode, analytics engineer and community builder extraordinaire Claire Carroll sat down with us to talk about her journey from data analyst to analytics engineer to co-founder of analyticsengineers.club, an educational community for aspiring AEs. We cover a lot of ground, discussing her data-industry origin story, the fundamentals the next generation of AE should have in their toolkit, and the goals of her new training course. More broadly, Claire breaks down the gaps in the current data ecosystem and the difference between being a data consumer and a data creator. It's an episode you're not going to want to miss out on.
As always, let me know what you think over on Twitter at @borisjabes.

Jul 2, 2021 • 46min
History of Snowplow Analytics, data collection mind sets, and what the warehouse as a single entity means for data w/ Alex Dean, CEO and co-founder of Snowplow
In this live episode with Snowplow CEO and Co-founder Alex Dean, we dive into all things Snowplow and data collection. Alex runs us through the history of Snowplow--how the company was born and how it evolved--as well as what parts of the platform have grown in complexity. We break down what it means to think about events in a mind-frame of abundance vs scarcity, how to adapt to ever-changing regulations around privacy, and data architecture and infrastructure best practices. Alex rounds the discussion out with some advice on how to approach anonymous users over the next five years, and what a world where the warehouse is a single entity means for post-collection data structures.
Let me know what you think over on Twitter at @borisjabes.
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.