Today’s episode is an interview with Jesse Anderson, a preeminent expert who teaches software engineers how to become data scientists and data engineers. He has years under his belt teaching at Fortune 100 companies and startups alike. Jesse is a data engineer, creative engineer and managing director of Big Data Institute.In this talk, Jesse reveals the exponential ROI from big data and how it can shift a data “can’t” into an income-generating “CAN.” He shares how companies leverage big data to gain a competitive advantage in their marketplace and explains why a solid management team is critical for the successful implementation of big data strategies. After this interview is complete, you’ll have clarity on how to leverage big data - and what to do if your team hits a roadblock. Tune in and enjoy. 02:00 - 13:00 - Harnessing big data and how big companies leverage big data technologies13:00 - 25:00 - Avoiding big mistakes and common issues in big data25:00 - 38:00 - Amazon’s interesting wins and how they made it work using big data38:00 - 50:00 - The value of cross-functional, aggregated teams - and how to manage them50:00 - 01:02:00 - Why stuck teams need help - and how Jesse gets teams out of their rut01:02:00 - 01:15:30 - On asking better questions and why you shouldn’t ever half-ass big data