Let’s face it: the quality that makes entrepreneurs great is the same one that can turn them into overworked slobs. Most entrepreneurs are driven by an intense passion for one thing or the desire to achieve one goal, be it the creation of the most-loved app in the world or of a fast-growing, sustainable company. [...]

One summer after my freshman year in college, I took a job selling high-end Kirby vacuum cleaners door-to-door. I thought it might be a good experience. It was. I learned that based on my selling statistics (which were good, but not great), every non-sale got me 1/15th of the way toward a sale. To stay [...]

Location coordinate data lacks important context

Gil recently delivered a talk at Web 2.0 entitled, “Big Data Challenges: Getting Some.” For those of you who couldn’t attend–and even for those who did–below is the slide deck that accompanied Gil’s talk. Factual 2011 Web 2.0 Presentation View more presentations from FactualTeam

One of the product management interview questions I’ve been asking of recent is this: “how tall was Napoleon?” The question requires a prop – a print out of search results for how tall was napoleon. There are a couple assumptions I ask candidates to make. First, that his height is one of many that I [...]