Episode 60 - Hilary Mason, Machine Learning Research in Action

I caught up with Hilary Mason, GM of Machine Learning at Cloudera and former founder of Fast Forward Labs. We cover how to:
- Generate ideas for Machine Learning Research
- Hold a good brainstorm
- Break into tech as a Data Scientist
- Give an engaging and successful tech talk

I also asked Hilary about the evolving role of Machine Learning and Data Science, and what she wants to build in the future!

About Hilary Mason

Hilary Mason is the General Manager for Machine Learning at Cloudera. Previously, she founded Fast Forward Labs, an applied machine learning research and advisory company, which was acquired by Cloudera in 2017. Hilary is the Data Scientist in Residence at Accel Partners, and is on the board of the Anita Borg Institute. Formerly, she co-founded HackNY.org, a non-profit that helps engineering students find opportunities in New York's creative technical economy, served on Mayor Bloomberg's Technology Advisory Council, and was the Chief Scientist at Bitly.

Twitter: @hmason
Linkedin: hilarymason
Lab Blog: blog.fastforwardlabs.com

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Episode 57 on Data Science Careers
Episode 40 with Charlie Oliver on Holding Group Discussions
Episode 13 on Applied Artificial Intelligence
Episode 8 on Bad Ideas

Checklist for Giving Tech Talks

I wanted to write out some of the bullet points that I took away from talking to Hilary about giving presentations and talks:

• Who is the audience?

• What do they know?

• What are they interested in?

• What does a win look like for the event organizer?

• Think about a continuous narrative to keep attention.

• Repeat key ideas and takaways

• Have fun! Include jokes to self, be yourself, show your excitement of the topic

• Make it accessible