Dec 5, 2013 · 22m · mad
Matt Turck, Bloomberg Ventures // Data Driven NYC# 3 // Feb 2012
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In his opening remarks at the third monthly Data Driven NYC meetup, Matt Turck explores the state of the big data landscape, outlining industry drivers, market hype, implementation challenges, and future commercial waves while asserting New York City's potential to build a world-class data engineering culture.
How this conversation actually went
Every chapter scored 0–10 on four independent dynamics. Hover any point for the reasoning behind the score. Matt holds 99.9% of the talking time here. How this is scored →
speaking balance: gold is Matt, purple is the guest (3 minute bins)
An audience member uttered a brief comment ('No good') during Bloomberg's infrastructure stats, representing the only guest utterance in an otherwise entirely non-combative solo presentation.
Hardest push from Matt ▶ 0:10 No host pushback presentBecause the episode consists of an intro presentation monologue by host Matt Turck, no host pushback against a guest occurred.
Biggest teaching moment ▶ 0:10 No schooling presentThe guest did not attempt to correct or educate the host at any point during this solo presentation.
Matt holds his own ▶ 18:20 Detailed Bloomberg data metricsMatt Turck demonstrated personal industry familiarity by outlining Bloomberg's infrastructure scale, including handling 45 billion daily ticks and storing 10 petabytes of data.
the scores for every segment, with the reasoning behind each
| Chapter | Topic | Matt as informed peer | Guest teaching | Guest disagreement | Matt pushing back | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome & Audience Check | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt opens the event with housekeeping, audience polling, and background on Bloomberg Ventures. As a host monologue and housekeeping intro, all interaction metrics are zero. | |
| Event Philosophy and Three Core Rationale Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt outlines his philosophy on big data and the three rationale points for starting Data Driven NYC. As a solo presentation monologue, host-side scores must remain zero according to instructions. | |
| Managing Hype, Implementation Challenges, and Talent Scarcity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt discusses managing media hype, Hadoop installation challenges, and talent scarcity among data scientists. Because this is an uninterrupted solo speech, no guest-host dynamics take place. | |
| The Two Waves: Infrastructure Plumbing and Data-Powered Businesses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt breaks down the two waves of big data from plumbing infrastructure to data-driven business models like usage-based jet engine pricing. This continuous presentation contains no pushback or schooling. | |
| Bloomberg's Infrastructure Scale and Data Community Host Role | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt shares metrics on Bloomberg's processing scale including 45 billion daily ticks and 10 petabytes of storage. Beyond a brief two-word interjection from an audience member, this remains a host monologue. | |
| Building an Engineering Culture in New York City (NYC Tech 3.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt presents his thesis on building an engineering culture in New York City using local Wall Street talent and capital. The segment is a host monologue without back-and-forth debate. | |
| Presentation Speaker Lineup and Session Intro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt introduces the lineup of upcoming presenters and concludes his opening remarks. As an administrative teaser monologue, all interaction metrics are zero. |