From the course: The Data Science Playbook for Private Equity and Venture Capital

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Which portfolio companies will benefit from data science?

Which portfolio companies will benefit from data science?

From the course: The Data Science Playbook for Private Equity and Venture Capital

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Which portfolio companies will benefit from data science?

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- At this point, we've identified that private equity and venture capital firms are well positioned to use data science because of the opportunity for cross learning and for the convening power they have across their portfolio of companies. In terms of the four stages, data science is most effective at the operations stage where portfolio companies are owned and the private equity and venture capital firms have access to the data itself. With a portfolio of companies, it's important to identify which particular companies offer the best opportunity for success since we want to build on successes, starting with projects and opportunities that are most likely to show return on investment. In terms of trying to identify the ideal portfolio company to start working on data science projects, there are a number of criteria to consider. The first one is the data itself. As we've discussed many times: no data, no model. You want…

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