FEATURE
Business Analytics: Turning IP Into Opportunity at North Carolina State
August 23, 2010 | North Carolina State
North Carolina State University's Office of Technology Transfer is piloting an advanced analytics tool it developed with IBM to maximize its return on research investments. The "Big Data" effort can work for any enterprise looking to mine rich databases of information with limited staff resources.
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The Overconfidence Problem in Forecasting
August 22, 2010 | New York Times
Mark Twain: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Business in nearly every industry were caught off guard by the Great Recession. Few leaders in business seem to have even considered the possibility that an economic downturn of this magnitude could happen.
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Investing in Startups Has Potential for High Returns
August 24, 2010 | The Oklahoman
Why would "nonangels” choose to invest in an angel fund that targets early-stage companies when the failure rate of startups is so historically high? The short answer is potential returns. And earlier this month, Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel investor group in the country launched the Angel Capital Entrepreneurial Fund (ACE).
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