About
Rick (also known as Ricky) is passionate about how people learn to make great decisions. A builder of data teams, Ricky is currently serving as SVP of Data at Entera.AI where they are making data products that enable decisive actions. He spent the prior four years at The Farmer's Dog as Head of Data Strategy and Insights alternating between leading the company's multiple data functions and rolling on the ground with every dog in the office.
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Prior to TFD, Rick spent several years in the music industry building and leading the data teams first at The Orchard (acquired by Sony), where Rick founded the data department, and then at video and audio distributor Vydia (acquired by gamma.), consisting of Data Science, Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, and Data Product Management.
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He holds an MBS in Data Analytics and a BA in Mathematics and Psychology from Rutgers University, where he is also on the Board of Industry Advisors for the Professional Science Master’s program, offering guidance for the next generation of data practitioners.
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Ricky is a native of Uruguay and, currently, a resident of New Jersey. You can find him online @ricksaporta or out in the world, often with a camera in hand, anywhere there is music, dogs, or mountains. He's a world-traveled photographer whose photos can be found at RicardoSaporta.com.
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Looking for the talk on Data Product Management
https://www.ricksaporta.com/dataproduct
Writings and Musings
I write about work and life. Parenting and Business Processes. Technical and Emotional.
Git — When dangling branches become pesky open-loops
If you’re not deleting your old git branches, you probably have what in the GTD world we would call an Open Loop.
Dealing with them will keep both your workspace and your mental space clean.
My Second-Favorite Dream Job
As a young kid I wanted to be a professional photographer.
Then I found out that there might be an even cooler job.
Obviously, obviously is literally’s cousin. Literally!
Misuse of the word obvious literally drives your coworkers insane.
“The best answers are those that produce deeper questions.”
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