This is my last revised list for the Hottest 100. This list is generated using a more sophisticated method (yet again) after a discussion over Twitter I had with @chrisjrn about the kinds of bias there might be in the sample. I refined the list with three techniques. Firstly, I… Read More
I’ve done another couple of data matching runs, and I think I might have a more accurate one than the previous list. There are a couple of significant differences, which I think is due to the way the partial matching Nilsimsa hash works. Basically I’ve tuned the Nilsimsa hash cutoff… Read More
I’ve replicated the methods used by the Warmest 100 crew to check their results. I managed to collect 15,588 total votes compared with their 17,800, so my list will be slightly less accurate, thought I’ve used a slightly more complex matching technique than what @flossinspace did, so that might help… Read More
Nutanix had a bit of a rough start to their presentation. They were asked to provide a bit of background on the company, which is fine, but the main issue I had was with the length. My impression was that Greg Smith didn’t understand his audience well enough, or maybe… Read More
Tech Field Day 9 is fast approaching, so I thought I’d do some prep work before I head over. In what is becoming a bit of a tradition for me, I thought I’d fire up my spreadsheets and do some analysis of the companies I can get data for, starting… Read More
I’ve had quite a few conversations about Dell going private since the announcement. Apparently quite a few people read my post about Dell’s strategy and finances, so I figured I should write some sort of update. The last paragraph seems somewhat prescient now, I suppose. By going private, Dell can… Read More
I’ve played with R a bit more, and figured out how to find intersections and draw overlap graphs, like this: This shows the overlap between the probabilities of the number 1 and number 2 song are correct. The line at 634 is the point at which the probabilities meet. You… Read More
You may have heard by now of a neat little project called The Warmest 100. Online marketer Nick Drewe and some of his friends and workmates used some clever insight, and some simple statistics, to attempt to predict the outcome of this year’s Triple J Hottest 100. I’m putting together… Read More
This is the uber-post I promised you, full of anablogger goodness: financials, strategy analysis, graphs, Oh My! Conclusion Starting at the end, hopefully to pique your interest as to how I arrived at my conclusion, here’s my summation of Dell: Dell is only just beginning the turnaround from a doomed,… Read More
I’m back from Dell World, and immediately plunged into work again after half a day to recover from jetlag. I’ve got a massive backlog of writing to get through, and had other paid commitments to attend to first. The blogs are coming, I promise. See also a statement made by… Read More
