In an ever-changing and growing age of data and technology, how can you turn data into better decisions for your company? How do you keep up? Is there a recipe for greatness? In this podcast, Rob Thomas, General Manager of Analytics at IBM, discusses data, tech companies and his two books, Big Data Revolution and The End of Tech Companies.
"A crisis has arrived whether you know it or not." What are you doing to prepare?
Show Notes
00:30 Connect with Al Martin on Twitter (@amartin_v) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/al-martin-ku)
01:00 Connect with Rob Thomas on Twitter (@robdthomas) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/robertdthomas) and read more of his work on his blog https://www.robdthomas.com/
02:30 Big Data Revolution By Rob Thomas & Patrick McSharry, The End of Tech Companies by Rob Thomas
04:35 Find Rob Thomas' first blog post here: https://www.robdthomas.com/robdthomas//2013/02/patterns-in-big-data.html
05:30 Connect with Dr. Patrick E McSharry on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/mcsharry, his personal website mcsharry.net or Twitter @patrickmcsharry
06:20 http://www.costar.com/
14:10 Connect with Warren Buffett on Twitter (@WarrenBuffett)
14:40 Connect with Clayton Christensen on Twitter (@claychristensen) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/claytonchristensen)
24:50 Learn More about DomusKids on their website http://domuskids.org/ and connect with them on Twitter @DomusKids
26:15 Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season by Urban Meyer & Wayne Coffey
26:30 Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World's Fittest Athletes by Ben Bergeron
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