The Basis of Competition Is No Longer Things but Information and Intelligence
I was reminded of this saying the other day and thought about how the world has changed in my 20+ years of analyzing and advising into the…
Best-in-Class
We were asked a month or so ago to analyze best-in-class companies operating in the data, information, and analytics ecosystem that had…
When the Algorithm Fails
Vignettes that tell tales of companies pushing their technologies forward, ignoring regulation, conventional wisdom, and societal norms…
Food Pyramid or Data Pyramid?
The role of data and analytics varies from supporting cast to center of attention — across market segments and business models. Outsell…
Is Your Data Ready?
Through meeting with amazing companies doing amazing things, we see where the industry is headed and the level of innovation going on in…
Great post, very insightful.
Great post, very insightful. I wrote a post about March Madness really becoming AI Madness. After an AI solution beat the world’s best players at Texas Hold’em. We’ve now fallen to the machines in the last bastion of intellectual sport — poker. If poker and the tax man — the two things we depend on in life to not…
The Business of Data vs. The Technology of Data
During a weekend where several of us lamented the clunky nature of Microsoft Word templates as we worked to get something to a client, an…
Pipes and Water of Content and Technology
At Outsell we talk about the “pipes” and “water”. Technology being the pipes and content, information, and data representing the water…
Airbnb Is a Data Company — and an Event Company
How lovely to pick up an email from a longtime colleague the other day.
Data Is Big. But How Do You Monetize It?
The state of Washington wants to start charging sales tax on personal data, and businesses are fighting it tooth and nail. You can bet if…