Schutt: Modern data strategy debates mirror 1990s technology adoption debates
Rachel Schutt · Rachel Schutt, Newscorp // Data Driven #28 // June 2014 (Hosted by FirstMark Capital) · Jun 26, 2014 · at 7:30
Rachel Schutt, Chief Data Scientist at News Corp, compares mid-2010s efforts to embed data into media operations with 1990s efforts to adopt technology and CTO roles.
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“I believe that probably 20 years ago there were probably similar debates around embracing technology and needing a technology strategy and hiring CTOs and what that, what, how to make technology a core part of the DNA”
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