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Platfora, a big data analytics company, raises $38 million – Fortune …

CEO Ben Werther asks: Who needs a gut feeling in business when you’ve got the facts?Platfora says it can analyze all of a company’s data to help executives make better decisions.FORTUNE — The big data startup Platfora announced on Wednesday that it raised $38 million in a series C round led by Tenaya Capital.The round also included Citi Ventures, Cisco, […]

March 19, 2014 ByAndrew Nusca apache, business, capital, cisco, company, data, disney, moneyball, open, ventures, werther Comments Off read more

Inconclusive Results: Obama's Not-So-Big Data – Pacific Standard …

In the movie adaption of Moneyball, Michael Lewis’ book about the Oakland Athletics, a nebbishy Jonah Hill describes the concept of moneyball like this to Brad Pitt’s beleaguered Billy Beane: “People who run ball clubs, they think in terms of buying players. Your goal shouldn’t be to buy players, your goal should be to buy wins. And in order to […]

January 21, 2014 ByJohn Sides Lynn Vavreck analyst, catalist, data, election, king, latinos, moneyball, nickerson, obama, people, williams Comments Off read more