Dec 5, 2013 · 22m · mad
Chris Moody, Gnip // Data Driven NYC #3 // Feb 2012
gold bands on the timeline = statements, start to end. Hover to read, click to jump. CC turns on captions
At a Data Driven NYC meetup, Gnip President and COO Chris Moody presents how enterprise organizations leverage multi-channel social data infrastructure, analytical frameworks, and temporal patterns to drive strategic decision-making across business operations.
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 5.4% of the talking time here. How this is scored →
speaking balance: gold is Matt, purple is the guest (3 minute bins)
When asked about rival DataSift, Chris firmly limits the overlap by stating 'that's kind of where the comparison stops' before emphasizing Gnip's enterprise focus.
Hardest push from Matt ▶ 14:01 Matt presses guest on competitor positioningMatt pushes Chris to directly position Gnip relative to rival DataSift, noting DataSift presented at the prior meetup.
Biggest teaching moment ▶ 18:29 Chris corrects assumption about analytics capabilitiesChris clarifies Gnip's core strategy to an audience member, explaining that Gnip strictly acts as a raw data pipe rather than building higher-level sentiment analytics.
Matt holds his own ▶ 14:01 Matt leverages past meetup context to query competitor statusMatt displays domain knowledge of Gnip's competitive landscape by recalling DataSift's recent presentation and asking Chris to delineate their respective positions.
the scores for every segment, with the reasoning behind each
| Chapter | Topic | Matt as informed peer | Guest teaching | Guest disagreement | Matt pushing back | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnip Overview and Core Mission Statement | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Chris opens with a lighthearted joke about Matt framing him as a boring business guy before delivering Gnip's core pitch on public social conversation value for enterprises. The host barely participates after his quick setup. | |
| Gnip Scale, Milestones, and Terminal Data Integration | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | This is a monologue presentation detailing Gnip's scale, Fortune 500 reach, and Bloomberg terminal integration. Because it is a monologue with no host speech, host-side scores are zero. | |
| Evaluating Social Sources: Reaction Time vs. Content Depth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Chris delivers a monologue slide presentation explaining how different social sources trade off reaction speed against content depth. Host remains silent. | |
| Case Study: Market Response to Netflix Earnings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Chris presents a case study on Netflix earnings reactions and contrasts expected versus unexpected events. Host provides no input during this monologue. | |
| What's Next for Enterprise Social Data Adoption | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Matt enters to ask an informed question contrasting Gnip with recent presenter DataSift before moderating audience questions. Chris responds politely across topics ranging from government use cases to hiring in Boulder. |