Samuel Wong
@samuelwong.bsky.social
Founder @datafying + Data Geek + Mentor. Help transform raw customer data into actionable insights
Posts = mostly data science + AI
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Posts = mostly data science + AI
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The Network is the Product: Data Network Flywheel, Compound Through Connection
A First-Principles Strategy for Compounding Value Across Data Products with Well-Designed Loops, Self-Service Data Infrastructures, and Network-Level Quality Workflows
open.substack.com/pub/modernda...
A First-Principles Strategy for Compounding Value Across Data Products with Well-Designed Loops, Self-Service Data Infrastructures, and Network-Level Quality Workflows
open.substack.com/pub/modernda...
The Network is the Product: Data Network Flywheel, Compound Through Connection
A First-Principles Strategy for Compounding Value Across Data Products with Well-Designed Loops, Self-Service Data Infrastructures, and Network-Level Quality Workflows
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Network is the Product: Data Network Flywheel, Compound Through Connection
A First-Principles Strategy for Compounding Value Across Data Products with Well-Designed Loops, Self-Service Data Infrastructures, and Network-Level Quality Workflows
open.substack.com/pub/modernda...
A First-Principles Strategy for Compounding Value Across Data Products with Well-Designed Loops, Self-Service Data Infrastructures, and Network-Level Quality Workflows
open.substack.com/pub/modernda...
What It Really Takes to Move From Senior to Staff Data Engineer
An Interview With A Staff Level Data Engineer At Apple
open.substack.com/pub/seattled...
An Interview With A Staff Level Data Engineer At Apple
open.substack.com/pub/seattled...
What It Really Takes to Move From Senior to Staff Data Engineer
An Interview With A Staff Level Data Engineer At Apple
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
What It Really Takes to Move From Senior to Staff Data Engineer
An Interview With A Staff Level Data Engineer At Apple
open.substack.com/pub/seattled...
An Interview With A Staff Level Data Engineer At Apple
open.substack.com/pub/seattled...
“Dumbest idea I’ve heard” to $100M ARR: Inside the rise of Gamma | Grant Lee (CEO)
www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-50-peo...
www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-50-peo...
“Dumbest idea I’ve heard” to $100M ARR: Inside the rise of Gamma | Grant Lee (co-founder)
How Gamma built a $100M ARR AI startup everyone said shouldn't exist
www.lennysnewsletter.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“Dumbest idea I’ve heard” to $100M ARR: Inside the rise of Gamma | Grant Lee (CEO)
www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-50-peo...
www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-50-peo...
What data teams can learn from great CMOs dataactionmentor.com/knowledge-ba...
What Data Teams can learn from great CMOs
6 traits that will make you a better data leader
dataactionmentor.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
What data teams can learn from great CMOs dataactionmentor.com/knowledge-ba...
The Governance Framework: Passing Through the Trifecta of People, Process, and Tech
What makes bad data, focus areas in the Governance Framework, and a detailed guide on how to navigate the nuances of People, Process, and Tech in large organizations
open.substack.com/pub/modernda...
What makes bad data, focus areas in the Governance Framework, and a detailed guide on how to navigate the nuances of People, Process, and Tech in large organizations
open.substack.com/pub/modernda...
The Governance Framework: Passing Through the Trifecta of People, Process, and Tech
What makes bad data, focus areas in the Governance Framework, and a detailed guide on how to navigate the nuances of People, Process, and Technology in large organizations
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Governance Framework: Passing Through the Trifecta of People, Process, and Tech
What makes bad data, focus areas in the Governance Framework, and a detailed guide on how to navigate the nuances of People, Process, and Tech in large organizations
open.substack.com/pub/modernda...
What makes bad data, focus areas in the Governance Framework, and a detailed guide on how to navigate the nuances of People, Process, and Tech in large organizations
open.substack.com/pub/modernda...
The next time you’re in a situation where you want to persuade, think about what will get you closer to your goal.
Ask yourself: Will saying this motivate the person to do what I want them to do? Is this strategy or self-expression?
newsletter.weskao.com/p/fundamenta...
Ask yourself: Will saying this motivate the person to do what I want them to do? Is this strategy or self-expression?
newsletter.weskao.com/p/fundamenta...
[Fundamentals] Strategy, not self-expression
Aim for one goal: behavior change. Sweet, sweet behavior change. Everything else you might want to say? Keep it to yourself.
newsletter.weskao.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The next time you’re in a situation where you want to persuade, think about what will get you closer to your goal.
Ask yourself: Will saying this motivate the person to do what I want them to do? Is this strategy or self-expression?
newsletter.weskao.com/p/fundamenta...
Ask yourself: Will saying this motivate the person to do what I want them to do? Is this strategy or self-expression?
newsletter.weskao.com/p/fundamenta...
The future of programming and the new role of the programmer in the age of AI www.cio.com/article/4085...
The future of programming and the new role of the programmer in the age of AI
With AI platforms becoming high-level frameworks, engineers’ true value will not lie in memorizing syntax, but in orchestrating complex AI workflows, integrating services, and, above all, formulating ...
www.cio.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The future of programming and the new role of the programmer in the age of AI www.cio.com/article/4085...
Why Being Capable Doesn't Get You Promoted
Getting into leadership is more about positioning yourself for that next opportunity than working hard at your current role
news.yuezhao.coach/p/why-being-...
Getting into leadership is more about positioning yourself for that next opportunity than working hard at your current role
news.yuezhao.coach/p/why-being-...
Why Being Wickedly Smart and Capable Doesn't Get You Into Leadership
Getting into leadership is more about positioning yourself for that next opportunity than working hard at your current role.
news.yuezhao.coach
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Why Being Capable Doesn't Get You Promoted
Getting into leadership is more about positioning yourself for that next opportunity than working hard at your current role
news.yuezhao.coach/p/why-being-...
Getting into leadership is more about positioning yourself for that next opportunity than working hard at your current role
news.yuezhao.coach/p/why-being-...
GPT-5.1: A smarter, more conversational ChatGPT openai.com/index/gpt-5-1/
GPT-5.1: A smarter, more conversational ChatGPT
We’re upgrading GPT-5 while making it easier to customize ChatGPT. Starting to roll out today to everyone, beginning with paid users.
openai.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
GPT-5.1: A smarter, more conversational ChatGPT openai.com/index/gpt-5-1/
Baidu just dropped an open-source multimodal AI that it claims beats GPT-5 and Gemini venturebeat.com/ai/baidu-jus...
venturebeat.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Baidu just dropped an open-source multimodal AI that it claims beats GPT-5 and Gemini venturebeat.com/ai/baidu-jus...
Stop Vibe-Coding Your Authentication for AI Projects
Avoid common pitfalls and design a secure login system that keeps users happy and your data safe
open.substack.com/pub/aiweeken...
Avoid common pitfalls and design a secure login system that keeps users happy and your data safe
open.substack.com/pub/aiweeken...
Stop Vibe-Coding Your Authentication for AI Projects
Avoid common pitfalls and design a secure login system that keeps users happy and your data safe
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Stop Vibe-Coding Your Authentication for AI Projects
Avoid common pitfalls and design a secure login system that keeps users happy and your data safe
open.substack.com/pub/aiweeken...
Avoid common pitfalls and design a secure login system that keeps users happy and your data safe
open.substack.com/pub/aiweeken...
Semantic Layers and the Future of Agentic Analytics
What data professionals should now about this pivotal shift
read.futureproofds.com/p/semantic-l...
What data professionals should now about this pivotal shift
read.futureproofds.com/p/semantic-l...
Semantic Layers and the Future of Agentic Analytics
What data professionals should now about this pivotal shift
read.futureproofds.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Semantic Layers and the Future of Agentic Analytics
What data professionals should now about this pivotal shift
read.futureproofds.com/p/semantic-l...
What data professionals should now about this pivotal shift
read.futureproofds.com/p/semantic-l...
Stop Wasting Your Time, Why 95% of Job Applications Never Get Read
A veteran recruiter reveals the brutal truths about modern hiring and the strategic approach that actually works
medium.com/@anirbanmukh...
A veteran recruiter reveals the brutal truths about modern hiring and the strategic approach that actually works
medium.com/@anirbanmukh...
Stop Wasting Your Time, Why 95% of Job Applications Never Get Read
A veteran recruiter reveals the brutal truths about modern hiring and the strategic approach that actually works
medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Stop Wasting Your Time, Why 95% of Job Applications Never Get Read
A veteran recruiter reveals the brutal truths about modern hiring and the strategic approach that actually works
medium.com/@anirbanmukh...
A veteran recruiter reveals the brutal truths about modern hiring and the strategic approach that actually works
medium.com/@anirbanmukh...
Introducing GPT-5.1 for developers openai.com/index/gpt-5-...
Introducing GPT-5.1 for developers
GPT-5.1 is now available in the API, bringing faster adaptive reasoning, extended prompt caching, improved coding performance, and new apply_patch and shell tools.
openai.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Introducing GPT-5.1 for developers openai.com/index/gpt-5-...
The Way Anthropic Builds Products is Wild aakashgupta.medium.com/the-way-anth...
The Way Anthropic Builds Products is Wild.
Catherine Wu is a product lead at Anthropic.
aakashgupta.medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The Way Anthropic Builds Products is Wild aakashgupta.medium.com/the-way-anth...
What’s Trending in Data Science and ML? Preparing for 2026
Key Learnings from the “Nordic Data Science and Machine Learning Summit” 2025
medium.com/data-science...
Key Learnings from the “Nordic Data Science and Machine Learning Summit” 2025
medium.com/data-science...
What’s Trending in Data Science and ML? Preparing for 2026
Key Learnings from the “Nordic Data Science and Machine Learning Summit” 2025
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
What’s Trending in Data Science and ML? Preparing for 2026
Key Learnings from the “Nordic Data Science and Machine Learning Summit” 2025
medium.com/data-science...
Key Learnings from the “Nordic Data Science and Machine Learning Summit” 2025
medium.com/data-science...
The Modern Day Tech Worker Is Obsolete. Amazon’s CEO Just Told Us Why
Why did Amazon announce another round of mass layoffs? Because why not
ehandbook.com/the-modern-d...
Why did Amazon announce another round of mass layoffs? Because why not
ehandbook.com/the-modern-d...
The Modern Day Tech Worker Is Obsolete. Amazon’s CEO Just Told Us Why
Why did Amazon announce another round of mass layoffs? Because why not.
ehandbook.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Modern Day Tech Worker Is Obsolete. Amazon’s CEO Just Told Us Why
Why did Amazon announce another round of mass layoffs? Because why not
ehandbook.com/the-modern-d...
Why did Amazon announce another round of mass layoffs? Because why not
ehandbook.com/the-modern-d...
My observations in the job market:
Some senior data analyst roles seem like junior roles - building dashboards.
Some manager to head of data roles seem like IC roles - need to be hand on.
Some senior data analyst roles seem like junior roles - building dashboards.
Some manager to head of data roles seem like IC roles - need to be hand on.
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My observations in the job market:
Some senior data analyst roles seem like junior roles - building dashboards.
Some manager to head of data roles seem like IC roles - need to be hand on.
Some senior data analyst roles seem like junior roles - building dashboards.
Some manager to head of data roles seem like IC roles - need to be hand on.
Netflix’s Engineering Culture
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/netflix?r=...
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/netflix?r=...
Netflix’s Engineering Culture
Peek inside Netflix’s engineering culture with CTO Elizabeth Stone, as she shares how the company has no formal performance reviews, learns from failures, and builds at a global scale.
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Netflix’s Engineering Culture
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/netflix?r=...
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/netflix?r=...
Prompting Is Just 7 Things You Do in Everyday Conversations
open.substack.com/pub/teachdat...
open.substack.com/pub/teachdat...
Prompting Is Just 7 Things You Do in Everyday Conversations
Ever stare at ChatGPT’s blank input box, wondering what magic words will make it work?
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Prompting Is Just 7 Things You Do in Everyday Conversations
open.substack.com/pub/teachdat...
open.substack.com/pub/teachdat...
Master Data Management (MDM) isn’t just a tooling decision, it’s a governance and context challenge. In the AI era, data governance has evolved from enforcing control to enabling context making data understandable, trusted and scalable
open.substack.com/pub/thedatag...
open.substack.com/pub/thedatag...
The Master Data dilemma
#38 It's not for everyone
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Master Data Management (MDM) isn’t just a tooling decision, it’s a governance and context challenge. In the AI era, data governance has evolved from enforcing control to enabling context making data understandable, trusted and scalable
open.substack.com/pub/thedatag...
open.substack.com/pub/thedatag...
Use These 3 Principles to Train Yourself to Fear Less And Achieve More
How I doubled my income after my tech job vanished
open.substack.com/pub/mandyliu...
How I doubled my income after my tech job vanished
open.substack.com/pub/mandyliu...
Use These 3 Principles to Train Yourself to Fear Less And Achieve More
How I doubled my income after my tech job vanished
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Use These 3 Principles to Train Yourself to Fear Less And Achieve More
How I doubled my income after my tech job vanished
open.substack.com/pub/mandyliu...
How I doubled my income after my tech job vanished
open.substack.com/pub/mandyliu...
Why Storytelling With Data Matters for Business and Data Analysts
Data is driving the future of business and here’s how you can be prepared for that future
towardsdatascience.com/why-storytel...
Data is driving the future of business and here’s how you can be prepared for that future
towardsdatascience.com/why-storytel...
Why Storytelling With Data Matters for Business and Data Analysts | Towards Data Science
Data is driving the future of business and here’s how you can be prepared for that future
towardsdatascience.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Why Storytelling With Data Matters for Business and Data Analysts
Data is driving the future of business and here’s how you can be prepared for that future
towardsdatascience.com/why-storytel...
Data is driving the future of business and here’s how you can be prepared for that future
towardsdatascience.com/why-storytel...
Beyond Numbers: How to Humanize Your Data & Analysis
An escape from the 'data-rich, action-poor' paradox
towardsdatascience.com/beyond-numbe...
An escape from the 'data-rich, action-poor' paradox
towardsdatascience.com/beyond-numbe...
Beyond Numbers: How to Humanize Your Data & Analysis | Towards Data Science
The scintillating grid optical illusion is a perfect metaphor for how raw data can mislead us, causing us to see false trends. To escape the "data-rich, action-poor" paradox, organizations should need...
towardsdatascience.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Beyond Numbers: How to Humanize Your Data & Analysis
An escape from the 'data-rich, action-poor' paradox
towardsdatascience.com/beyond-numbe...
An escape from the 'data-rich, action-poor' paradox
towardsdatascience.com/beyond-numbe...
Data lineage is the backbone of trustworthy, scalable data and AI. It provides end-to-end visibility of where data comes from, how it’s transformed, and who uses it enabling transparency, compliance, and confident decision-making
www.databricks.com/glossary/dat...
www.databricks.com/glossary/dat...
Data Lineage: Definition, Benefits and Use Cases
Discover the importance of data lineage in managing data quality and traceability from source to destination with this comprehensive glossary entry.
www.databricks.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Data lineage is the backbone of trustworthy, scalable data and AI. It provides end-to-end visibility of where data comes from, how it’s transformed, and who uses it enabling transparency, compliance, and confident decision-making
www.databricks.com/glossary/dat...
www.databricks.com/glossary/dat...