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Instacart Drops Its Valuation by Almost 40%

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Another reason could be a steep drop in sales growth rate since the start of the pandemic, when many people suddenly became interested in getting groceries dropped off at their door. — Fat Tail Capital (@FatTailCapital) March 25, 2022. Now, it has dropped that valuation to just $24 billion, a drop of 38%. Delivery Is Evolving.

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10 Key Business Domains Where ‘Big Data’ Looms Large

Startup Professionals Musings

A while back, Gartner formalized their ‘big data’ definition as a “3V” framework - high Volume, high Velocity, and high Variety information asset, requiring new forms of processing to enable enhanced decision making, insight discovery and process optimization. billion websites, and e-retail sales surpassed 4.2 trillion U.S.

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10 Business Areas Where Data Is The Key To The Future

Startup Professionals Musings

A while back, Gartner formalized their ‘big data’ definition as a “3V” framework - high Volume, high Velocity, and high Variety information asset, requiring new forms of processing to enable enhanced decision making, insight discovery and process optimization. Protecting the environment. Data is the new weapon of defense.