Big data aims to combine the two types (structured and unstructured) so you can mine it.

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Automated Insights (ai), based in Durham, North Carolina, is on a mission to revolutionize the types of content that are powered by structured data, particularly in the world of sports, finance, and real estate.

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To make it possible to provide these types of services for entrepreneurs, Andreessen Horowitz is structured with six general partners and about 40 operational staff.

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Jockeying for listings is nothing new for exchanges, but has taken on a new tone over the past year with proposals for new order types for ETPs and even fee reductions for certain structured products ( PDF), now grouped into the broader ETP category.

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In future posts, I will discuss the different types of investors and the pros and cons of each, as well as the various ways funding is structured and the possible implications if things go well or not so well.

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