the easiest way to increase data’s value is by linking it together. - Auren Hoffman

determining data quality takes a lot of work ... and that really slows down the data sales process.

one area most data companies can do a better job in is transparency. most data companies don't even publicly publish their schema, their fill rates, or have an open docs site. that is going to be table-stakes for having a data company in the future.

data is like an impressionist painting: What looks cohesive from afar is actually extremely chaotic up close

if the CEO of a company is writing a novel, short the stock