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Feb 8, 20221 min read
Why data due diligence?
Two questions for private equity & corporate finance professionals : QUESTION 1: How many Information Memoranda have you read recently...
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Feb 1, 20221 min read
Supercharging client & partner success
Maintaining excellent client acquisition and retention is challenging - particularly as a small, but swiftly growing consultancy. Early...
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Jan 25, 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...
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Jan 11, 20222 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...
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Dec 15, 20211 min read
Year in Review
All start-ups begin with a dream and — hopefully — a unique proposition which the market recognises and needs.
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Dec 7, 20214 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...
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Nov 25, 20217 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...
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Nov 17, 20214 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,...
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Nov 10, 20211 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...
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Nov 3, 20212 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: · ...
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Oct 26, 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...
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Oct 19, 20211 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...
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Oct 17, 20214 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...
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Oct 13, 20211 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...
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Sep 29, 20213 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...
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Sep 28, 20211 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...
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Sep 23, 20214 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...
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Sep 14, 20211 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...
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Sep 14, 20213 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...
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Sep 7, 20212 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...
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Sep 6, 20214 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...
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Aug 31, 20212 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
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Aug 24, 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...
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Aug 17, 20212 min read
We-know-what-you're-reading-this-summer!
Friends & family know that I love to read – trawling the best sellers and awards lists for inspiration – and tend to read multiple books ...
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