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Hard Learned Lessons from Over a Decade in AI
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- Jun 6, 2025
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Summary
Tecton Founder and CEO Mike Del Balso talks about what ML/AI use cases are core components generating Millions in revenue. Demetrios and Mike go through the maturity curve that predictive Machine Learning use cases have gone through over the past 5 years, and why a feature store is a primary component of an ML stack. // Bio Mike Del Balso is the CEO and co-founder of Tecton, where he’s building the industry’s first feature platform for real-time ML. Before Tecton, Mike co-created the Uber Michelangelo ML platform. He was also a product manager at Google, where he managed the core ML systems that power Google’s Search Ads business. He studied Applied Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. // Related Links Website: www.tecton.ai ~~~~~~~~ ✌️Connect With Us ✌️ ~~~~~~~ Catch all episodes, blogs, newsletters, and more: https://go.mlops.community/TYExplore MLOps Swag/Merch: [ https://shop.mlops.community/ ] Connect with Demetrios on LinkedIn: /dpbrinkm Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: /michaeldelbalso Timestamps: [00:00] Smarter decisions, less manual work [03:52] Data pipelines: pain and fixes [08:45] Why Tecton was born [11:30] ML use cases shift [14:14] Models for big bets [18:39] Build or buy drama [20:20] Fintech's data playbook [23:52] What really needs real-time [28:07] Speeding up ML delivery [32:09] Valuing ML is tricky [35:29] Simplifying ML toolkits [37:18] AI copilots in action [42:13] AI that fights fraud [45:07] Teaming up across coasts [46:43] Tecton + Generative AI?