Episode 15 : Nov. 17, 2021
The Growing Importance of Data

Hosts — Amit Mehta & Dan Davies

Featuring — Evangelos Simoudis, Managing Director at Synapse Partners

About this Episode

Evangelos Simoudis, Managing Director at Synapse Partners, has been involved in AI and tools to analyze large data sets since the field’s infancy in the early ‘80s. In this episode, he shares the important developments that have happened in the field of AI over the years, and how applications in the automotive and mobility industries have developed. He also shares some useful advice for those interested in joining the world of data science, or venture capital.

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