While Tech Behemoths are under constant scrutiny for their data practices, there’s another industry which has been silently gathering gigabytes of customer behavior logs for years. Telecommunication companies, and in particular cellphone carriers, can easily monitor users’ activity 24/7 and monetize this information.
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Nike: It’s Data Analytics, Just Do It
Nike has proven itself since its start as a leader in innovation. It redefined shoe design and global supply chains. Now it is revolutionizing retail and sportswear through data analytics.
Tesla: A Data driven future
A brief look at how tesla leveraged data to become one of the most valuable auto manufacturers in such a short time
How Square Capital uses traditional and non-traditional data sources to extend loans to merchants
Square was able to democratize small business lending by using traditional banking methods as well as using machine learning algorithms to better underwrite small businesses .
Nubank’s data-driven decision making: democratizing data access for any internal team
As a former employee of Nubank both in an operations role and in a product management role, I have seen firsthand the power and the challenges of enabling data access to any internal team member to unlock data-driven decisions at any level of the organization. This democratic approach to data and Nubank’s agile development approach are two of the main reasons why it’s one of the most valuable Fintechs in the world today.
How a traditional Brazilian Bank is using its big data to differentiate itself
iti was born as a digital payment solution destined to become a full-fledged digital bank. The app had a clear mission to leverage Itau’s data in order to create value for consumers and merchants.
SpaceX: Enabling Space Exploration through Data and Analytics
SpaceX has disrupted the space industry by making launches more accessible – data has been key to their success
Boxed: Boxing Out The Competition with Data Analytics
Since its launch 8 years ago, Boxed has sent out tens of millions of boxes of groceries, and has been valued at over $600M. Big Data played an integral part.
The Business of Predicting and Winning Elections
How data brokers and cutting-edge social science have reshaped the modern political campaign.
Entera: Tuned-in to what SFR real estate investors want
Entera is empowering investors to buy thousands of homes among hundreds of thousands of options.