Subramanian in 2014: Big data requires C-level data executives to succeed
Vijay Subramanian · Vijay Subramanian, Rent the Runway // Data Driven NYC 23 // January 2014 · Mar 3, 2014 · at 15:23
Vijay Subramanian, Chief Analytics Officer at Rent the Runway, speaks about the long-term outlook for big data and corporate leadership at Data Driven NYC in 2014.
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“And honestly, to me, this whole hype will all be real and make sense if, in five, 10 years from now, There is, like, C-level execs, more like me, who are, who actually own the data function, own the science function, and if that actually happens, then this whole thing is going to be real, and we're going to be, we're going to rule the world.”
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