188: How To Invest in Data Infrastructure and Data Projects That Create Business Value with Matthew Kelliher-Gibson of Rudderstack

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and John chat with Matthew Kelliher-Gibson, Technical Product Marketing Manager at Rudderstack. During the episode, Matthew shares his extensive background in data and data science. With over a decade of experience across various industries, Matthew discusses his transition from analyst to managing data science teams and his journey through political campaigns to an MBA focused on business analytics. The group explores the challenges of purchasing data tools, emphasizing the need to drive business value by cutting costs and increasing revenue. They also discuss strategies for working with business users to prioritize company needs and build trust, personal productivity tools, managing tasks and knowledge, and more.