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Dear Sophie: I didn’t win the H-1B lottery. What are my next steps?

TechCrunch

Dear Sophie, I earned my master’s degree in business analytics last year, and have been working for a company while on OPT since then. In 2020 and 2021, U.S. TechCrunch+ members receive access to weekly “Dear Sophie” columns; use promo code ALCORN to purchase a one- or two-year subscription for 50% off. The way ahead.

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2020 Data Impact Award Winner Spotlight: United Overseas Bank

Cloudera

2020 was a year of immense change and disruption. Despite the challenges, 2020 also provided positive opportunities for forward leaps to be made in the realm of digital transformation. The post 2020 Data Impact Award Winner Spotlight: United Overseas Bank appeared first on Cloudera Blog.

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2020 Data Impact Award Winner Spotlight: OVO (PT VISIONET INTERNASIONAL)

Cloudera

This year, OVO has done just that, setting itself apart to win the Data Champions category at our 2020 Data Impact Awards. This category recognizes organizations whose IT administration provides the agility a business requires, without putting the business at risk, and embraces a pattern of technology adoption that prioritizes speed.

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Nigerian restaurant management platform Orda gets $1.1M, wants to be the Toast of Africa

TechCrunch

Orda’s full-stack and end-to-end approach — a result of constant building and iteration according to CTO Fikayo Akinwale — helps restaurants manage these processes online while integrating local payments, logistics, inventory management and business analytics features. Last year, 80% of the U.S.

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What Do CIOs Have To Know About Business Intelligence?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Understanding Business Intelligence vs. Business Analytics. Business intelligence tools provide insights into the current state of the business or organization: where are sales prospects in the pipeline today? It also gets to the heart of the question of who business intelligence is designed for.

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Gradient backs Butter’s operating system for food distribution businesses

TechCrunch

Butter was founded by Winston Chi and Shangyan Li in 2020, during the height of the pandemic. While companies like Toast, DoorDash and Square addressed different parts of sales and management, there was still little innovation on the supply side, and many businesses relied on paper systems and phone calls.

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Arena raises money from Peter Thiel and David Petraeus for its decision-making AI

TechCrunch

New York–based Arena is the brainchild of Pratap Ranade and Engin Ural, who co-founded the company in 2020. The two were inspired to build a platform that could, leveraging predictive algorithms, help businesses formulate strategies to navigate “uncertain” environments — like a global pandemic. Unsupervised, Pecan.ai

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