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Vin Vashishta

Chief Data Officer at V Squared

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Data & Analytics14
Applications & Platforms7
Database7
People & Leadership6
Engineering3

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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

No

Sometimes

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Thinking about your organization as a whole, what would you say are its top business objectives for the next two years?

Strategy & Architecture

Growth / market share

Digital business / digital transformation

Profit improvement

Innovation / new products

Customer focus

Corporate M&A

Technology Improvements

Cost Optimization

Operations improvement

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Which social media platforms is best for increasing network

Facebook

Instagram

Linkedin

Whatsapp

Telegram

Any other

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What are your concerns when outsourcing?

Engineering Process Management People & Leadership+4 more

Lack of commitment/trust

Wasted time & cost in searching process & trials

Managing differences among vendors

Damage to existing credibility in case of bad resources

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7.2k views4 Upvotes3 Comments

Do you think innovation should be managed by the line of business leaders or independent innovation teams?

Innovation IT Strategy & Roadmap Team & Organizational Design

Line of business leaders

Independent innovation teams

Not sure

It depends (please explain in the comments)

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Are you learning Rust (programming language)?

Personal Development Secure Code & Automation (DevSecOps)Training & Certification

Yes

I am already proficient

I would like to

No

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Where in your organization do Data Product Owners/Managers come from?

Data & Analytics

Analytics

Data Engineering

Software Engineering

Product Management

Other Business unit

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When creating new ML models, should we focus more on optimizing the model or improving data quality?

AI & Machine Learning Data Management Data Science & Algorithms

Optimize the model to deal with noisy data

Improve data quality so the model works

We shouldn’t have to choose

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When developing a custom AI system, what do you prioritize to ensure you get to production?

AI & Machine Learning Data Management Process Management+1 more

Data management

Algorithms

Something else

I’ve never developed a custom AI system

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If money and time were no object, would you prefer a custom-built or third-party solution for data orchestration?

Data Management Data Governance Database

Custom

Third-party

It depends

I don’t know

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If you’re using AI chatbots in a regulated industry (like healthcare or banking), have your end-users shared any discomfort with using them or distrust of their output?

AI & Machine Learning Generative AI Customer Engagement

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Media22 days ago

We are using AI chatbot for our feedback messages. Our bot understands the response from customer and based on tonality, it starts the conversation.

We dont recommend any medicines or health related issues etc on chat ...read more

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What are the top 3 things you do to create a work environment that encourages team members to stay and grow within your D&A team?

People & Leadership Employee Engagement Data & Analytics

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Mediaa month ago

The first thing that comes to mind is fostering a culture of continuous learning and personal growth. Over the past 5-6 years, I've seen how important it is for team members to not only focus on their current tasks but also ...read more

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In your experience, how effective are advisory councils/boards at solving problems for your organization? Do you intend to or have you already established a council or board dedicated to AI strategy and implementation?

Data & Analytics Process Management People & Leadership

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Media5 months ago

Advisory boards can be effective if they move quickly enough and deliver an actionable strategy. With a technology that changes every 12-24 months, AI strategy is iterative and adaptive, something legacy strategy frameworks ...read more

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What has been your experience with third-party solutions adding GenAI capabilities to their offerings? Have you had to re-negotiate your agreements in order to safeguard data that you do not feel is appropriate for use with GenAI technology?

Data & Analytics Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Process Management

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Media5 months ago

We should evaluate every third-party product, platform, and utility this way, even if it doesn't have GenAI capabilities yet, and put clear data usage terms in every agreement. Technology is a layered supply chain, and software ...read more

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Is your process for evaluating business use cases different for GenAI than for other technologies? If so, in what ways?

Data & Analytics Generative AI Process Management

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Media5 months ago

Our approach is to find high-value use cases and opportunities, evaluate how much value different technical solutions will deliver, estimate the costs and timeline for each solution, and then choose the best technology or ...read more

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If a D&A initiative fails to create the expected business value, what do you do? How do you frame these outcomes when presenting to the board?

Data & Analytics Board Engagement Process Management

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Media6 months ago

Obviously it depends on what promises were made to the board when the project was approved, and the type of D&A initiative itself, and the reason it failed.

For purposes of discussion, I'll assume this is a predictive ...read more

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Any concerns over Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to build an open source AGI system? Do you trust Meta to create AGI ethically?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies AI & Machine Learning Generative AI

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Media8 months ago

We have a lot of problems to solve between what we have today and AGI capabilities. That's why Meta's open-sourcing the initiative. Big Tech has historically relied on open-source initiatives to break down really ...read more

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What are the most effective data-driven strategies for business growth?

Data & Analytics Strategy & Architecture

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Media8 months ago

There would be many, but here are a few ideas:
1. Leveraging customer analytics to understand and anticipate customer needs allows for personalized offerings and targeted marketing
2. Employing predictive analytics ...read more

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What data do you find most valuable for assessing the success of decision making?

Data & Analytics Process Management

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Media9 months ago

Every decision is part of a larger chain and contributes to an outcome. It's important to map decision chains to outcomes. Use hiring as an example. The recruiter or hiring manager will read a resume and decide to contact ...read more

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How do you see the data warehouse fitting into modern data and analytics architectures?

Data Warehouse Big Data

Vin VashishtaChief Data Officer at V Squared in Mediaa year ago

I've been in this data space for 25 years and data warehousing was the main concept when I entered into this space. It's been around a long time. My view is that the term ‘data warehouse’ has become tied to a perception ...read more

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