The headline of this article is a little clickbaity. For that, we apologize, but as long as you’re here, might as well sit down and read a spell. We’ll keep it interesting. As to the question of whether a cryptocurrency trading bot can make you a billionaire - yes, it...
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Life and business lessons from Jane Egerton-Idehen
Jane Egerton-Idehen, the Head of Sales Middle East & Africa at Meta (formerly Facebook), has been on a lifelong quest, seeking balance between professional and personal success. She spoke about much of it in Crayon's Lighthouse Fireside Chat series a few months...
Progressive Web Apps 101: Everything You Need to Know
A Progressive Web App (PWA) is an application designed to utilize modern Web capabilities to provide users with a better experience than a traditional native application. PWAs are a hybrid between a mobile application and a regular web page that combines and leverages...
Use consumption data to enhance personalization: Suresh Shankar in HKET
Date: October 5, 2021 Source: HKET Providing services through digital channels is a designated action by companies, and using data on hand to provide consumers with personalized options will help improve business performance. Companies that provide related...
Suresh Shankar’s leadership lessons in Forbes India
Entrepreneurs must have the persistence gene, believes Crayon Data's founder and CEO, Suresh Shankar. In Forbes India's Startup Fridays podcast, he shared traits that will help founders stay grounded during the highs and help them sail through the lows. He also...
From Zero to Nine: the culture journey @ Crayon
When you start a company, you pretty much have a blank slate. You have to think about the picture you want to create on it. You have the opportunity to decide what you want to bring people...
Suresh Shankar on Forbes India’s Startup Fridays podcast
Date: August 27 Source: Forbes India "A founder needs conviction and resilience when things are low." Founder and CEO of Crayon Data, Suresh Shankar, joined Harichandan Arakali on Forbes India's podcast last week. On this episode of Startup Fridays, Suresh spoke about...
Crayon Data among 101 most innovative Singapore-based AI companies
Date: August 27, 2021 Source: Futurology This article showcases our top picks for the best Singapore based Artificial Intelligence companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Artificial Intelligence industry, but are...
Crayon Data is a top Singapore business entering the African market
Date: August 23, 2021 Source: The Business Times Africa is by no means a new market for Singapore. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Singapore's investments into Africa rose from US$17 billion to US$20 billion from 2015 to 2019,...
Crayon Data brings AI-led personalization platform, maya.ai, to South Africa
Crayon Data's partnership with Falcorp Technologies aims to reach the banking and telecommunications sector in the region Singapore/Chennai August 2021 – Crayon Data, a leading artificial intelligence and big data company based in Singapore, has announced their...
Crayon Data’s maya.ai featured in Forbes India
Crayon Data’s flagship platform, maya.ai, features in the latest edition of Forbes India. As part of their AI special issue, technology editor Harichandan Arakali put maya.ai in the spotlight as a prime example of AI in customer analytics. Date: Aug 13, 2021 Source:...
Crayon Data on going beyond the Asian market after SLINGSHOT 2020
Date: August 9, 2021 Source: South China Morning Post Slingshot, a global start-up competition established in 2017 by a dedicated Singaporean government agency called Startup SG, is launching its fourth edition this year – the Slingshot 2021 Deeptech Startup Pitching...
How Even the Most World-Weary Investors are Leveraging the Power of Big Data to Make Trades
It's no secret that big data processing technology is one of the most disruptive forces in the financial market today. Some firms have honed their AI-based stock picking subroutines down to a science and are reaping the benefits as a result. Others have only just...
5 steps to lifelong financial security
Money may not buy happiness, but the lack of it can certainly make life more difficult. Financial security can be a critical element in ensuring that you enjoy a good quality of life for your entire life. Unfortunately, as important as personal financial management...
How to live and breathe your mission: Soundarya M on her Crayon experience
Having been an entrepreneur, I can tell you that the 'why' and 'what' are the easiest parts to develop in a company’s mission statement. The 'how' is the stepsister that never gets centerstage in most workplaces. Unless something goes sideways, that is. While...
The Hippocratic Oath for product managers
On October 27, 2012, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg emailed his then director of product development. He said, "I just can't think of any instances where data has leaked from developer to developer and caused a real issue for us.” If Zuckerberg...
The basics of day trading and who can do it
Any money-making strategy is likely to be difficult when you’re first getting started. If buying and selling securities for a massive profit was as easy as mindlessly tapping buttons on your smartphone screen – everyone would be doing it. Although specialists can...
Crayon Data named innovative data mining startup to follow in 2021
Date: July 13, 2021 Source: Startup Pill 100 Innovative Data Mining Startups Worth A Follow In 2021 This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best Data Mining startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the Data...
Crayon Data named leading predictive analysis company in Singapore
Date: July 13, 2021 Source: Startup Pill 32 Best Predictive Analytics Startups in Singapore of 2021 This article showcases our top picks for the best Singapore based Predictive Analytics companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to...
Low-code platforms for building enterprise applications – which make for the best investment?
The rapid development of modern technologies is commonplace in virtually all areas of our lives, and the enterprise sector is no different. As a result, we are currently witnessing the emergence of new and ground-breaking opportunities for companies and organizations...
Fintech engineers still struggle to calculate the monetary value of data
As inflation rates continue to spiral out of control, some of the world's regional powers are seriously considering the use of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies in place of traditional hard cash. While these currencies may fluctuate wildly in the manner of an...
What you need to build and implement an enterprise big data strategy
Enterprise Big Data strategy refers to a company’s comprehensive vision when it comes to utilizing data-related and data-dependent resources and capabilities. Organizations that gather or generate loads of data cannot escape the need to come up with a sensible...
Crayon Data’s maya.ai features in Ecosystm Insights
Crayon Data’s flagship platform, maya.ai, features in the latest edition of Ecosystm Insights. In a piece titled ‘Personalization – The New Digital Imperative in Financial Services’, analyst Gerald Mackenzie puts the AI-led personalization platform in the...
Lighthouse Fireside Chat on mental health with Manoj Chandran: Create psychological safe spaces for yourself
Manoj Chandran of White Swan Foundation (left) in conversation with the Crayon Data team On 20th May 2021, Manoj Chandran, CEO and founder of White Swan Foundation, joined Crayon's internal Lighthouse Fireside Chat to talk about the importance of mental health...
Does data privacy equate to security? Here’s what to know
Understanding their differences is not just a matter of semantic clarification. One Pew Research survey characterizes Americans as “concerned, confused, and feeling lack of control” over their perception of data privacy and security. Majority of the respondents say...
How I fought against the second wave of Covid-19
Date: 19th May, 2021 Source: Blogger (personal blog) Attention: This is my personal health information (PHI) experience that I wish to share with you with the intent that it may benefit someone directly or indirectly. Few of you have been aware that me and my family...
Crayon Data is one of top 10 data analytics startups redefining the Indian tech space
Date: May 20th, 2021 Source: IndustryWired These top 10 Indian analytics startups are to look out for this year According to a research report, the global big data market is expected to reach USD229.4 billion by 2025. This is no surprise as the use of...
Big data challenges and how to overcome them
For those who aren’t aware, “big data” is the term given to the large amounts of data (both structured and unstructured) that businesses must deal with daily. These data sets can be analyzed to help business owners make more accurate decisions and implement new...
From the Drawing Board: Vaishnavi Raman, Sales Operations Specialist
Being a part of revenue operations, every day has been a new experience. While working with numbers and identifying discrepancies, what was expected out of me was always clear. #TheMissionIsTheBoss. This is my favorite Crayon Value, because when you have a clear...
7+ Emerging Fintech Startups And Their Technology
Financial technology (FinTech) refers to new technology designed to improve and automate the use and delivery of financial services. Basically, fintech is all about helping consumers, business owners, and companies better manage their finances by using specialized...
Talented Tangrams: Sundara Raman engineers a smart irrigation system
Many of our Crayons are currently #AloneTogether, as they continue work from home. And some of them have come up with ingenious ways to help cope with the prolonged lockdown. Sundara Raman does so by taking on an interesting home project to help solve an age-old...
Dhanya Nageswaran, the Economics and Political Science major turned Product Marketing intern
Like everyone around the world, COVID-19 threw a wrench in my plans for 2021. As an Economics and Political Science major from Wellesley College, I never thought I would spend my senior spring interning for a Big Data and AI company at home in Singapore: two things I...
Can decentralization help us save free speech on the internet?
Safety advocates and legal experts long opined that speech was too free on the Internet and many people sought to put frameworks into place in order to ensure civility. While this might have looked like a good idea at the time, the World Wide Web is now in danger of...
Slaves to the Algo | Using AI to Build Relationships, Not Transactions | Investing with Peng T. Ong
Four-time highly successful entrepreneur, “algonaut,” and one of the earliest leaders of AI Peng Ong discusses the evolution of technology in multiple spheres in this week’s episode of Slaves to the Algo. In the first half of a deeply insightful conversation, Peng...
From the Drawing Board – Madhubala Gnanamoorthy, Data Engineer
Madhubala Gnanamoorthy describes her typical work-day as a data engineer at Crayon, shares some of her favorite data tools to work with and what Crayon value speaks to her the most. My workday usually starts at 9 AM. I catch up with my team to understand the priority...
Big Data and blockchain are a perfect match. So what's keeping them apart?
Not that long ago, the idea that data would come to play a central role in everything from business and government operations to individuals' everyday lives seemed fantastical. Today, however, data's behind almost everything we see, hear, and do in the world. And...
Slaves to the Algo | Pushing Boundaries: The Future of FinTech | Finance & AI with Greg Palmer
In this week's episode, Suresh talked all-things-FinTech with Greg Palmer: columnist, podcaster, and Vice President of the Finovate Group. In the first half of what turned out to be a fascinating overview of some of the latest trends and innovations in the FinTech...
What Are School Telehealth Services, and Why Are They So Important in 2021?
Student and teacher wellness are vital, but their vastly differing needs have often posed a challenge for schools. How do you provide services that benefit everyone without being too disruptive or displaced? School wellness programs often focus on creating...
From the Drawing Board – Vidhya Nair, Bazaar Lead
The best part of my role as Bazaar Lead at Crayon is that I get to collaborate with a lot of internal and external stakeholders. Bazaar is a key business vertical and driving its success is an organization- wide goal. Which makes working across teams a huge part of my...
Improving business climate in India a draw for Singapore firms, but challenges remain
Date: 13th April, 2021 Source: The Straits Times Crayon Data's founder and CEO, Suresh Shankar was recently quoted by The Straits Times, discussing Crayon's plan to ramp up its presence over the next four years. This includes hiring people in sales and business...
Slaves to the Algo | Unpacking The Most Complex Consumer Decision | Travel-Tech with Mieke De Schepper
Cultivating Curiosity Is What Drives Innovation
Like creativity, curiosity is something we tend to embrace and encourage in children — but it often falls off the radar when we reach adulthood. Of the two, creativity gets more credit. Some professions are totally based around it, and a much broader interest in it as...
Crayon Data named a top company to work in for aspiring data scientists
Date: 6th April, 2021 Source: India Today Data science industry becoming more propitious field for young minds: All you need to know The jobs related to data are growing across the globe. Here all you need to know from the expert Dr. Sanjeev Sharma Dean Academics,...
Srikant Sastri, co-founder Crayon Data in conversation with The Hindu
Date: 3rd April, 2021 Source: The Hindu How a group of 20 people from diverse backgrounds created an affordable, world-class ventilator during the lockdown In their book, Srikant Sastri and Amitabha Bandyopadhyay describe how the Nocca Robotics team created the...
Srikant Sastri, co-founder Crayon Data in conversation with ThePrint: Off The Cuff
Date: 7th April, 2021 Source: ThePrint [vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/RCWSKiSjuzg" title="Off The Cuff with Srikant Sastri, Crayon Data and Dr Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, IIT Kanpur"][/vc_column][/vc_row] In March 2020, when Covid-19 hit India, there...
WiDS Ashoka 2021: a conversation on data science for social good
Date: April 7th, 2020 Earlier this week, Crayon’s Sr. Data Scientist Dr U Kanimozhi spoke at Women in Data Science (WiDS) Ashoka 2021, a conference organized by Ashoka University in collaboration with WiDs Stanford University. The virtual event kicked off with a...
From the Drawing Board – Deepti Agarwal, Junior Product Mananger
I’ve been very excited to learn about the analytics and data science that go behind personalizing choices for users. It has been a little challenging to get accustomed to the technology used and the way it works, coming from a non-tech background. But working at...
Driven By Pressure: Suresh Shankar at TEDx Huawei
The story of Crayon Data and founder and CEO Suresh Shankar's journey as a two-time entrepreneur is one of pressure and persistence. On April 7, he was invited to share his experiences at Huawei's 2021 TEDx Conference:...
Revamping Healthcare Through Human-AI Collaboration | MedTech with Sandeep Reddy
In this week’s episode, we caught up with Sandeep Reddy, doctor, medical informatician, AI specialist, and founder of Medi-AI. Sandeep outlined the advances that AI is making in the three critical stages of healthcare: diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. AI is...
Interview with Russ Ruffino, CEO of Clients on Demand, on Customer Acquisition and Adopting a Growth Mindset
In this interview, we sit down with Russ Ruffino, world-renowned marketer, CEO, and Founder of Clients on Demand (COD). Russ and his team help entrepreneurs all over the world realize their true potential by teaching them the skills they need to find the perfect...