Data Mining, Down Under

In the latest issue of KDnuggets News Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro talks to Usama Fayyad in an interview series covering his time at Yahoo, data mining challenges, data mining start-up DigiMine, the resulting spin-off consulting company DMX Group and consulting lessons. I have to say, what a great interview. Fayyad points to lessons on data stratergy, consulting and the potential of web mining. I am surprised at how fast a company could be founded, then have a spin-off and then be purchased — quite impressive. The interview will continue in the next issue of KDnuggets.