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DataScience.com Acquired By Oracle

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Culver City-based DataScience.com , a developer of data science software led by serial entrepreneur Ian Swanson, has been acquired by Oracle , the companies said on Wednesday. Oracle said it will add DataScience.com's platform to its Oracle Cloud, to allow its customers to "fully utilize" machine learning. READ MORE>>.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

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Montgomery believes there will be 50 IPOs in 2010 as there is pent-up supply and a higher risk tolerance amongst institutional public investors harmonizing at 40 deals / year for the 3 years starting in 2011. More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012. Love to hear more views! .

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Data Collective | New Dawn for Big Data Entrepreneurs

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A 2011 McKinsey Global report says Big Data is the next frontier for innovation,competition and productivity, this could be reason the seasoned investors and executives believe these are big data days. Big Data Shift. Doors open. The good news is Data Collective fund is now open to the public.

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Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. From 2006 to 2011, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, according to Wessel, has grown by almost 65%. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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Mark Douglas, Steelhouse President and CEO, is formerly from Oracle and was the VP of Technology at eHarmony. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. Fun Fact: Technology is in their DNA. Incubator: Amplify LA.

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IBM’s Watson Analyzes Kanye West’s VMA Speech for Character Defects

Tech Zulu Event

As an IBMer, I am familiar with Watson, the supercomputer that beat Ken Jennings on Jeopardy back in 2011. Six years later, West is grabbing the headlines again by announcing his candidacy for President of the United States, in the 2020 election. Watson has many services that developers can use to create their own programs.

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IBM’s Watson Analyzes Kanye West’s VMA Speech for Character Defects

Tech Zulu Event

As an IBMer, I am familiar with Watson, the supercomputer that beat Ken Jennings on Jeopardy back in 2011. Six years later, West is grabbing the headlines again by announcing his candidacy for President of the United States, in the 2020 election. Watson has many services that developers can use to create their own programs.