Palantir- A Secretive Unicorn

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On December 14th, 2016 President-Elect Donald Trump met with the leaders of the largest tech firms in the US. Seated directly across from Mr. Trump was a relatively unknown 49 year Ph.D. named Alex Karp-CEO of Palantir Technologies.

LinkedIn: Using data and analytics to chart connections between professionals, firms, and the economy

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LinkedIn's success has relied on the desire of professionals to have online identities that are separate from their personal profiles, the quality of professionals and organizations on the platform, network effects that make the platform more valuable as it grows, and the high-quality, targeted insights and products the company delivers given its vast data and analytical capabilities.