The PRQL: AI and the Super Evolution with H.O. Maycotte, CEO at FeatureBase

04/10/23 • 4 min

The Data Stack Show

On this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with H.O. Maycotte of FeatureBase.

On this bonus episode, Eric and Kostas preview their upcoming conversation with H.O. Maycotte of FeatureBase.

Previous Episode

133: Building the Data Warehouse for Everything Else with Sammy Sidhu of Eventual

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

Sammy’s background in data and tooling (2:46)
Going from multipurpose engineering to a CTO position (5:14)
Changes in technology and deep learning models (7:31)
The state of self-driving and adoption (13:49)
What is Eventual and what are they solving in the space? (20:54)
What are daft and data frame and how they work? (28:11)
Building a query optimizer (33:42)
Sammy’s take on what is going on in data and future possibilities (45:18)
Eventual’s future and its impact on the space (51:44)
Final thoughts and takeaways (53:47)

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RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.

Next Episode

134: Unpacking the AI Revolution and the Technology Behind A Feature-First Future with H.O. Maycotte of FeatureBase

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

The journey of H.O. into data and becoming the CEO of FeatureBase (2:37)
Characteristics of the super evolution in technology (6:36)
ChatGPT as the missionary of AI (9:45)
The tension between authenticity and technology (13:12)
What is FeatureBase? (17:53)
Comparing FeatureBase to feature stores (25:58)
Workload capacities and possibilities in FeatureBase (33:20)
The importance of developer experience on a platform (38:23)
Exciting developments for FeatureBase in the future (47:13)
Final thoughts and takeaways (53:52)

RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.