Asking the Right Questions with Frank Farrall, Principal, AI/Data Ecosystems at Deloitte
07/05/23 • 46 min
Before search engines, we had to rely on memory and investigation to answer our questions. Then, search engines made answers instantly available. Now, in the age of AI, we have to engineer our questions to get the best results.
Frank Farrall, Deloitte's Strategy & Analytics Ecosystems and Alliances Leader, knows that asking the right questions is just as critical as knowing the answers. Frank is a global business builder with 20 years of experience helping clients and startups become billion-dollar businesses through AI and digital transformation.
In this episode, Satyen and Frank discuss identifying worthy investments, the sexiness of prompt engineering, and efficient engagement with AI.
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“I think in a lot of cases, prompt engineering will at least become a skill that knowledge workers, creative workers use to get an outcome from the technology. I think some people will be highly, highly specialized. I actually think prompts are going to have value in organizations and I think prompt libraries and how you manage prompts will become a set of IP and something that's highly valuable inside organizations. I think prompt engineering has a very significant future ahead of it. I think all of us are going to have to learn some level of prompt engineering to be effective in the future.” – Frank Farrall
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Time Stamps:
*(02:42): Defining the AI ecosystem
*(07:55): How to identify a worthy investment
*(23:23): How “sexy” is prompt engineering?
*(41:44): The future of generative AI
*(44:43): Satyen’s Takeaways
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Before search engines, we had to rely on memory and investigation to answer our questions. Then, search engines made answers instantly available. Now, in the age of AI, we have to engineer our questions to get the best results.
Frank Farrall, Deloitte's Strategy & Analytics Ecosystems and Alliances Leader, knows that asking the right questions is just as critical as knowing the answers. Frank is a global business builder with 20 years of experience helping clients and startups become billion-dollar businesses through AI and digital transformation.
In this episode, Satyen and Frank discuss identifying worthy investments, the sexiness of prompt engineering, and efficient engagement with AI.
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“I think in a lot of cases, prompt engineering will at least become a skill that knowledge workers, creative workers use to get an outcome from the technology. I think some people will be highly, highly specialized. I actually think prompts are going to have value in organizations and I think prompt libraries and how you manage prompts will become a set of IP and something that's highly valuable inside organizations. I think prompt engineering has a very significant future ahead of it. I think all of us are going to have to learn some level of prompt engineering to be effective in the future.” – Frank Farrall
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Time Stamps:
*(02:42): Defining the AI ecosystem
*(07:55): How to identify a worthy investment
*(23:23): How “sexy” is prompt engineering?
*(41:44): The future of generative AI
*(44:43): Satyen’s Takeaways
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Sponsor
This podcast is presented by Alation.
Learn more:
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://www.alation.com/podcast/
Alation’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alation/
Satyen’s LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssangani/
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Building the Company You Wish You Could Buy From with Mike Capone, CEO of Qlik
As folks in the data space, we’re introverts by nature. But, getting out of our comfort zone can open you up to endless possibilities. As one person who’s gone from CIO to CEO can tell you, the key to growth is getting comfortable with feeling uncomfortable.
That person is Mike Capone, CEO of Qlik, where he’s revolutionizing the business intelligence landscape through data. In this episode, Mike shares with Satyen how his decades of experience in product development, data science, and go-to-market operations influence his role as CEO today. Satyen and Mike discuss transitioning from CIO to CEO, navigating economic downturns, and stepping out of your comfort zone.
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“Now is the time to get closer to your best customers. They're the ones who sustain you through these periods of economic ups and downs. The reality is for both of us and both of our companies, companies need data and analytics now more than ever. How are you going to navigate this uncertainty? You're going to navigate it through data. The conversation like, ‘Hey, we don't want to spend any more money on data and analytics because the environment is tough right now,’ is actually counterintuitive. The reality is you need data and you need real-time data to get through it because your old data models are useless.” – Mike Capone
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Time Stamps:
*(02:51): The growth of Qlik
*(08:37): The relationship between private equity and software
*(20:00): From CIO to CEO
*(27:29): Navigating rough economic times with data and analytics
*(33:10): Maintaining long-term landscape leadership
*(40:24): Satyen’s Takeaways
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This podcast is presented by Alation.
Learn more:
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://www.alation.com/podcast/
Alation’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alation/
Satyen’s LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssangani/
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Don’t Say Data Literacy with Wendy Batchelder, CDO & SVP, Global Data Governance at Salesforce
We’ve all heard the term “data literacy” by now. Although there is general consensus regarding the importance of knowing how to read, write, and communicate with data, some folks may take issue with the term itself. Wendy Batchelder, CDO at Salesforce, wants to reframe the conversation and focus on how people can leverage data to do their jobs better.
Wendy is a technology executive who has spent her career tackling business problems with technical solutions and transforming diverse team members into leaders. In her current role at Salesforce, Wendy is helping the right people access the right data at the right time — with the right controls. In this episode, Satyen and Wendy discuss the problems with data literacy training, the power of answering “so what?” questions, and the value of advocating for DEI in tech.
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“You have to drop the jargon and get down to what are you trying to explain? If you're trying to help people to use more data for decision making, then just introduce the data. Don't sit down and say, ‘We're gonna talk about data literacy,’ because everyone's eyes gloss over and you lose their interest and their attention. It just doesn't give you a lot of respect. Part of our job as data experts is to help people to use data better and that's the conversation that should be had. But, the second you say things like data literacy, the tone of the conversation totally shifts.” – Wendy Batchelder
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Time Stamps:
*(06:41): Data strategy at Salesforce
*(26:37): Keeping up with connectivity
*(28:40): Data literacy denial
*(35:22): DE&I in data
*(47:18): Satyen’s Takeaways
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Sponsor
This podcast is presented by Alation.
Learn more:
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://www.alation.com/podcast/
Alation’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alation/
Satyen’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssangani/
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