Data Science Mentor for Launchpad LA

I recently was recruited to be a mentor in Data Science for top accelerator Launch Pad LA. In the heart of Silicon Beach, Launch Pad LA is a highly ranked start-up accelerator for exceptional entrepreneurs. They invest $25k – $100k, offer free office space one block from the Santa Monica beach, and provide access to a massive network of mentors, investors and advisers. I will be mentoring 4 portfolio companies on how to gain benefit from data science in yielding more value from their corporate data assets. I am very much looking forward to this new assignment.

UPDATE! 3/27/2014 – I had a blast meeting with four young companies at Launch Pad LA: Focus: TRAINR, Cojoin Inc., Monospace, and Parachute. I found all of the founders I met with to be very bright and each business promising. I was able to convey how data science and machine learning could be applied to all. These are companies to watch out for.

insideBIGDATA Guide to Machine Learning

I’ve been contracted to research, develop and write a new technology guide “insideBIGDATA Guide to Machine Learning” sponsored by Revolution Analytics. The technology guide will present an overview of using R for data science projects that include machine learning elements. Watch for the guide in May 2014.

UPDATE! 5/13/2014 – My new machine learning guide was launched today. You can download it HERE. Enjoy!