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If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up some place else!
Data is powering our economy. And businesses are using data to make better decisions, refine operations and create new revenue streams....
Feb 16, 20222 min read


Why data due diligence?
Two questions for private equity & corporate finance professionals : QUESTION 1: How many Information Memoranda have you read recently...
Feb 8, 20221 min read


Supercharging client & partner success
Maintaining excellent client acquisition and retention is challenging - particularly as a small, but swiftly growing consultancy. Early...
Feb 1, 20221 min read


New website! New reading!
2022 has started in a hurry! We are excited to launch our new corporate website. Where you can read all about our services, ‘value...
Jan 25, 20221 min read


The 'Dean of Big Data'
In December 2021, DataDiligence produced our inaugural ‘Year in Review’. The report captured our thoughts and ambitions, client...
Jan 11, 20222 min read


Year in Review
All start-ups begin with a dream and — hopefully — a unique proposition which the market recognises and needs.
Dec 15, 20211 min read


Measuring Data Ecosystem Maturity
Introduction to a scale reflecting economic value of data. We consultants are obsessed with benchmarks and scales! Why? Well, for...
Dec 7, 20214 min read


Data is an asset. What is its value?
Thinking about data like an executive. This article is a translation of Adam Votava's presentation given at Primetime for Big Data 2021...
Nov 25, 20217 min read


DATA - the new leverage for buyouts
Four years ago, The Economist grabbed our collective attention with the headline: ‘The worlds’ most valuable resource is no longer oil,...
Nov 17, 20214 min read


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...
Nov 10, 20211 min read


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: · ...
Nov 3, 20212 min read


Strategy first; data second
At DataDiligence we have a mantra: Start with the business problem, not the data. Sounds obvious, right? But, if there’s one thing that...
Oct 27, 20212 min read


DataDiligence continues to build out client delivery team
Today, Daniel Penchev joins the DataDiligence team. He is an experienced data scientist having worked as a research assistant and intern...
Oct 20, 20211 min read


The most important data question
Data is an imperfect reflection of the real world. Keep that in mind when using data to solve business problems. Data can be used to...
Oct 18, 20214 min read


First DataDiligence appointment
Nathan Steer begins his career with DataDiligence! He joins us as a Data Associate having recently graduated from the University of...
Oct 13, 20211 min read


The data investment life cycle
And the importance of J-curve for investors. Again. Most companies understand that data represents a significant (and growing) business...
Sep 30, 20213 min read


Data literacy. What is it?
Tomorrow, DataDiligence's Adam Votava will be a keynote speaker at Panintelligence’s webinar Embedding Data Literacy: how technology...
Sep 29, 20211 min read


Does empathy play a role in being data-driven?
An important soft skill in the world of hard numbers It was demonstrated almost ten years ago, that data-driven decision making is...
Sep 24, 20214 min read


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...
Sep 15, 20211 min read


Why investors need data due diligence
Aligning the stars to unlock the power of data for value creation Data is finding its way into private equity. Investors — just like...
Sep 15, 20213 min read


The 7 'habits' of highly effective CDOs
In a highly compelling Forbes article published in June, Arvind Murali M.B.A., M.S. walks us through the wheelhouse of skills modern CDOs...
Sep 8, 20212 min read


Churn prediction model
Musing about a use case that’s been with me for a decade No company likes to lose valuable customers. In the beginning, a company...
Sep 7, 20214 min read


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
Sep 1, 20212 min read


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...
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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