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3 Big Data Startups: Locu, Essess, Coursera

Posted on April 24, 2012 by GilPress

Locu What does it do? Founded in 2012, Locu’s mission is to structure the world’s information, and it is currently focused on unstructured local data. Locu combines document analysis,  crowdsourcing,  and machine learning to provide structured and semantically annotated data sets … Continue reading →

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Management Education in the Age of Big Data

Posted on February 24, 2012 by GilPress

What if business schools based their entire curriculum on the fundamentals of business analytics? McKinsey estimates that the demand for “deep analytical positions” in the U.S. will exceed supply by 140,000 to 190,000 positions and that there will be a need … Continue reading →

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