The 'Dean of Big Data'
In December 2021, DataDiligence produced our inaugural ‘Year in Review’. The report captured our thoughts and ambitions, client...
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Chelsea Wilkinson
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Year in Review
All start-ups begin with a dream and — hopefully — a unique proposition which the market recognises and needs.
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
United & American Airlines used data to secure a massive loan. How?
Data can add huge value to companies. But how do you measure its value? What is the value of data projects and how do investments in them...
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
What a difference a year makes!
A year ago, Adam Votava and I launched DataDiligence founded on a seemingly simple premise: DATA IS VALUABLE. But, we also knew that: · ...
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Sep 28, 2021
- 1 min
Data literacy. What is it?
Tomorrow, DataDiligence's Adam Votava will be a keynote speaker at Panintelligence’s webinar Embedding Data Literacy: how technology...
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
The role of a CDO
Last week, I posted a poll asking: What do you think is the role of a Chief Data Officer? Well, if we’d been playing ‘Who want to be a...
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
3 Challenges of Data Adoption
Last week, DataDiligence’s Adam Votava spoke at a webinar: 'Prepare your data for adoption from the front line to the C-suite', in partnersh
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
You're hired!
Last week, DataDiligence hired its first two employees; a huge milestone for a 10-month start-up. And though recruiting is very much my...
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
A reflection on getting it right the first time
Last year, when Adam Votava and I founded DataDiligence, we co-authored an article: Why is data science failing to solve the right problems?
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Data Jackanory!
Question: What is ‘the last mile of analytics’? Model deployment? A dashboard? No. Storytelling.
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
What investing in advanced analytics & AI looks like for fund managers - Hg Capital
Hg are widely regarded as a tech-savvy #privateequity manager. But did you realise that they’ve pretty much incorporated advance #analytics,
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Jul 13, 2021
- 1 min
From T.S. Eliot, to data, to the corner office
T.S. Eliot famously wrote: Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Jul 6, 2021
- 1 min
The results are in
48% of respondents believe that post-acquisition value creation is the space PE should be targeting with AI & advanced analytics
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Jun 29, 2021
- 1 min
What's the AI/analytics opportunity for PE?
“GPs and LPs that choose not to embrace automation and analytics will become second tier in the medium term and may completely disappear
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Jun 22, 2021
- 1 min
Data due diligence is the next step on the digitalisation value chain
“Due diligence is due for an upgrade,” Douglas Laney argued in a 2020 Forbes article. I agree.
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Jun 15, 2021
- 1 min
CDO who?
Stephen Gosset’s recent article proves to be a tour de force on the challenges of what makes an ideal Chief Data Officer and what should...
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Jun 7, 2021
- 1 min
#rallyingcry
#rallyingcry.
It’s easy to assume that #bigdata and #advancedanalytics are the exclusive domain of sexy #startups or deep-pocketed giants. B
Chelsea Wilkinson
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
AI leaders experience 4-5x higher revenue/profit uplift
Companies categorised as ‘Laggards’ with respect to analytical maturity could generate 81% more profit if they were to become as mature...
Chelsea Wilkinson
- May 24, 2021
- 1 min
On the shoulders of giants
If you’re interested in #privateequity listen to Hg’s Nic Humphries talk to RJ Lumba on last week's GrowthCap podcast. In under 30 mins,...
Chelsea Wilkinson
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Think like a data scientist
I don’t pretend to be a data scientist, which makes being the co-founder of a data science consultancy interesting - but that’s a story for
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