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Former Uber Data Science Head Kevin Novak on His Leap into VC

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Connie & Alex review this week's top tech stories and then talk to Kevin Novak, Uber’s first Head of Data Science and the inventor of its surge pricing product, about his new $15 million fund, Rackhouse Ventures. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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