Jan 13, 2026
Those Excel macros running your business were never meant to be permanent. Someone in accounting built them because the company needed custom software and didn’t have the budget or patience for a two-year IT project. IT hates them. You know they’re fragile. But they work. And compared to expensive software that...
Jan 6, 2026
Every week brings a new AI model, a new benchmark, and a new reason to believe everything just changed. But for most companies, none of that matters if the people closest to the work can’t use these tools to build something real.
In this episode, Rob and Justin walk through what democratized data science really looks...
Dec 16, 2025
Every week brings a new AI benchmark. Higher scores. Bigger claims. Louder voices insisting this changes everything. And yet, when you put AI in front of a real business problem, none of that noise seems to help. In this episode, Rob and Justin dig into why AI benchmarks often feel strangely meaningless in practice and...
Dec 9, 2025
Everyone keeps asking whether AI kills Power BI or makes it stronger. Rui Romano flips that entire question on its head. As the Microsoft PM behind PBIP, TMDL, and all the file format work that rebuilt Power BI's foundation, he explains how the platform accidentally became one of the most AI-ready systems in analytics -...
Dec 2, 2025
This episode starts with a familiar scene. A role opens, the applications pour in, and suddenly you’re staring at a mountain of resumes that deserve real attention but arrive faster than anyone can process. The mix had everything… experienced candidates, newcomers trying to break in, and a growing stack...