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Episode 98:

Category Theory and the Mathematical Foundation of the Technologies We Use with Eric Daimler of Conexus

August 3, 2022

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Eric Daimler, CEO and Co-Founder of Conexus. During the episode, Eric discusses how to present complex data matters to those outside the industry, category theory, and how Conexus is bridging gaps at scale.

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Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Eric’s background and career journey (3:30)
  • Presenting to people without knowledge of AI (11:04)
  • Why math was chosen over AI (19:03)
  • From compilers to databases (25:42)
  • The contribution of category theory (30:09)
  • The Conexus customer experience (37:45)
  • The primary user of Conexus (46:33)
  • Interacting with 300,000 databases (51:07)
  • When Conexus begins to add value (54:02)
  • The best way to learn this mathematical approach (55:46) 

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