{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6053a29a0d11b0148adcfc96/625f0c503a67160013a15722?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Amit Prakash of ThoughtSpot on empowering companies to make data-driven decisions","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6053a29a0d11b0148adcfc96/1617091773845-808cfbe200b5e99e0a9deac35e5f0dab.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Every business wants to be a data-driven business these days; basing decisions on tangible facts derived from historical precedents and clear-cut numbers. But that’s a lot easier said than done.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode’s guest, <a href=\"https://prakasha.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amit Prakash</a>, is on a mission to change that. Based on his experience working on Microsoft’s <a href=\"https://www.bing.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bing</a> and then at Google working on <a href=\"https://research.google/teams/brain/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Brain</a>, he co-founded <a href=\"https://www.thoughtspot.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Thoughtspot</a> to make querying data as easy as having a simple conversation. Thoughtspot provides artificial intelligence (AI) and search-driven analytics.</p><p><br></p><p>The Sunnyvale, California-based company reached unicorn status in 2019, its <a href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2021/11/15/thoughtspot-raises-series-f-at-4-billion-valuation-after-cloud-migration/?sh=7cf6c09c7ef7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">latest valuation</a> is $4.2B, and counts Nike, Walmart, and Apple among its <a href=\"https://www.thoughtspot.com/customers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">clients</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Amit shares the story behind building the massive search system, his views on relational search, and how to teach a machine what a user thinks is most interesting.</p><p><br></p><p>SUBSCRIBE TO THE ROBOT BRAINS PODCAST TODAY | Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.therobotbrains.ai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">therobotbrains.ai</a>&nbsp;and follow us on YouTube at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRobotBrainsPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TheRobotBrainsPodcast</a>, Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/therobotbrains\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@therobotbrains</a>, and Instagram&nbsp;@therobotbrains.</p><p><br></p><p><em>| Host: Pieter Abbeel | Executive Producers: Alice Patel &amp; Henry Tobias Jones | Production: Fresh Air Production</em></p>","author_name":"Pieter Abbeel"}