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It’s also a lot like dating. You have to go on a lot of first dates before you can move on the to the second, third, fourth, and then hopefully marriage. The worst thing you can do is slut around. It wastes a ton of time, can damage your reputation, and doesn’t get you far. When we decided to raise a large round of financing for Fab in October, my biggest concern was that it would divert our management team’s time and attention away from running the business at a critical time, as we were simultaneously scrambling to prepare for our first holiday season at Fab.

The typical VC dog and pony show goes like this: VC’s approach company or Company approaches VC’s. Now, imagine doing that same process simultaneously with 3 firms for 6 firms or 10 even. One final note. P.s. Daily design for everyone. Twitter Directory and Search, Find Twitter Followers.

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Company: Obama 2012 Presidential CampaignLocation: Chicago, ILWeb: www.barackobama.com The Obama for America Analytics Department analyzes the campaign's data to guide election strategy and develop quantitative, actionable insights that drive our decision-making. Our team's products help direct work on the ground, online and on the air. We are looking for Predictive Modeling/Data Mining Scientists and Analysts, at both the senior and junior level, to join our department through November 2012 at our Chicago Headquarters.

Using statistical predictive modeling, the Democratic Party's comprehensive political database, and publicly available data, modeling analysts are charged with predicting the behavior of the American electorate. Wp_data_intensive_computing_solutions. The Rise of the Data Web « Dataspora. Cambridge, Mass. – March 4, 2011 – Via Science announced the acquisition of Dataspora, a predictive analytics firm that helps companies solve complex big data problems. The acquisition helps strengthen Via Science’s positioning to support the consumer packaged goods and retail sectors, areas of focus for Dataspora. REFS™ provides the ability to leverage causal mathematics at scale with its supercomputing platform.

This allows decision-makers to make better use of data with mathematical models that can diagnose problems or predict future outcomes. Via Science has invested over 10 years and $25 million to prove the value of REFS™ in high-stakes problem areas such as precision medicine and quantitative trading. Dataspora has experience leveraging predictive analytics in numerous industry verticals. Via Science has integrated the knowledge acquired, and will continue to target the core sectors Dataspora pioneered. About Via Science Via Science = Big (Math + Computing + Data) Microsoft Probase enables machines to understand human behavior and human communication. 20 Content Strategy Rules to Live By. Which one is the best Data/Information Visualization framework: JIT, Processing.js, Rapahel. Structure Big Data Conference 2011 - Live Tweets.

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