Statistics / DataKind, Jake Porway

Data for good, not bad

Sep 21, 2012

I’m so glad there are people like Jake Porway in the world. The founder and executive director of DataKind gives his quick pitch on “using data in the service of humanity.”

1 Comment

Mac Rutan — September 21, 2012 at 11:16 am

With many directions to go, this one is in the right category!

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