Catapult is the global leader in athlete analytics, protecting thousands of elite athletes by monitoring player fatigue and physical load through wearable technology that turns physicality into data
Although most of us do not worry about where our next meal will come from, about 800 million undernourished people in the world today do not have that luxury. Today, a start-up in Newark, NJ, is developing a technique that with intensive use of data, might be one of the biggest contributors to solving the food challenge the world will face over the next century.
Hollywood studio Legendary Pictures uses a data-driven approach to inform creative decisions and transform marketing.
The AP is using algorithms to automatically generate news stories from structured data. But can it keep up with where data goes next?
Data is creating value at Hulu through its selection of content to invest in, its search recommendation engine, and its advertisers.
At HBS, scribes sit in on many classes to record student comments. What if this data can be automatically captured and captured in real-time with software? Welcome to Minerva.
Only one of the below launched a campaign to conquer the world… but how?
“We started Capital Float with the belief that technology and data would be the key drivers in cracking SME financing in India. Over the past year, we’ve focused on building the platform to deliver what our customers want above all else – flexible and ultra-convenient access to finance that can scale with their business. By leveraging alternative data in our underwriting model, we are increasingly able to not only make faster decisions but also lend to emerging business models” – co-founders of Capital Float, Gaurav Hinduja and Sashank Rishyasringa.
Starbucks’ use of data from geographic information systems (GIS) allows the coffee chain to optimize store location, perhaps explaining why it’s feasible to have four Starbucks stores within a 1-mile radius in Harvard Square!
Zara is using data analytics to guide its design and manufacturing process, making it a leader in the fashion market.
