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To me, "big data" looks to become one of the most over-used words in tech for 2013. So if you're planning to consult in this space you're probably onto a winner
by apapli 14y ago
To me, "big data" looks to become one of the most over-used words in tech for 2013. So if you're planning to consult in this space you're probably onto a winner :)
In addition to the good advice already offered in this thread, consider hitting up some of the prevalent consultancies in the region who already have government contracts. Subcontract directly or offer them a "big data analysis as a service" - some proposition that allows them to "tick the box" with their customers without having to invest too much.
They'll already be on the "approved government list of suppliers", which means you'll be able to go from idea to revenue much faster. You can then move to independently sell to government after you've got a reference-able case study or two under your belt.
- rudimk 14y agoThanks :) The interesting thing is, that atleast in India and Pakistan, the private sector has never been "allowed" to work on large-scale government contracts. For instance, all think-tanks in New Delhi and Islamabad are government projects, where people are still stuck in that Cold War mentality: two superpowers, and India's stuck in the middle. Unfortunately, while the world has changed, these views haven't. This was just an example of the prevailing situation here. So that's the problem - what I'm attempting to do is actually a lot more difficult, simply because the kind of partnership you'd see in the West between companies and organizations like Stratfor and Lockheed, and Western governments, simply doesn't exist here.