3. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
4. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
5. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
Jigsaw/Salesforce
6. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
Jigsaw/Salesforce
7. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
Jigsaw/Salesforce
Kompass, Mint/Orbis, etc
8. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
Jigsaw/Salesforce
Kompass, Mint/Orbis, etc
Linked In
9. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
Jigsaw/Salesforce
Kompass, Mint/Orbis, etc
Linked In
10. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
Jigsaw/Salesforce
Kompass, Mint/Orbis, etc
Linked In
Google/Yahoo Finance etc
11. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
Jigsaw/Salesforce
Kompass, Mint/Orbis, etc
Linked In
Google/Yahoo Finance etc
12. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
Jigsaw/Salesforce
Kompass, Mint/Orbis, etc
Linked In
Google/Yahoo Finance etc
Annual reports
13. Corporate data for journalists
is a solved problem. Right?
Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis
Jigsaw/Salesforce
Kompass, Mint/Orbis, etc
Linked In
Google/Yahoo Finance etc
Annual reports
17. But...
Typically only good coverage of largest companies
Most are just aggregators of same standard sources,
and rarely connect to or show the original data
18. But...
Typically only good coverage of largest companies
Most are just aggregators of same standard sources,
and rarely connect to or show the original data
Information gets poorer once outside the US/UK
19. But...
Typically only good coverage of largest companies
Most are just aggregators of same standard sources,
and rarely connect to or show the original data
Information gets poorer once outside the US/UK
Doesn’t cover smaller companies well
20. But...
Typically only good coverage of largest companies
Most are just aggregators of same standard sources,
and rarely connect to or show the original data
Information gets poorer once outside the US/UK
Doesn’t cover smaller companies well
Rarely gives access to data
21. But...
Typically only good coverage of largest companies
Most are just aggregators of same standard sources,
and rarely connect to or show the original data
Information gets poorer once outside the US/UK
Doesn’t cover smaller companies well
Rarely gives access to data
Very proprietary... and no provenance
42. And legal entity matters
It’s the thing that ends up in court
It’s the way that provides firewalls for associated
people, companies, organisations – information,
regulation, tax
43. And legal entity matters
It’s the thing that ends up in court
It’s the way that provides firewalls for associated
people, companies, organisations – information,
regulation, tax
It allows a corporate entity to take advantage of
different rules in different jursidictions – regulatory
arbitrage
44. If you don’t
think this
affects your
life, you’ve
slept through
the past few
years
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronjacobs/64368770
50. [Digression] The DUNS number
Genius idea. Developed by Dun &
Bradstreet in 1962
51. [Digression] The DUNS number
Genius idea. Developed by Dun &
Bradstreet in 1962
Create a monopoly ID system
52. [Digression] The DUNS number
Genius idea. Developed by Dun &
Bradstreet in 1962
Create a monopoly ID system
53. [Digression] The DUNS number
Genius idea. Developed by Dun &
Bradstreet in 1962
Create a monopoly ID system
Get governments around the world
to use it instead of the company
IDs they created themselves...
54. [Digression] The DUNS number
Genius idea. Developed by Dun &
Bradstreet in 1962
Create a monopoly ID system
Get governments around the world
to use it instead of the company
IDs they created themselves...
Persuade them to integrate deeply
into their systems, & thus do the
selling for you
55. [Digression] The DUNS number
Genius idea. Developed by Dun &
Bradstreet in 1962
Create a monopoly ID system
Get governments around the world
to use it instead of the company
IDs they created themselves...
Persuade them to integrate deeply
into their systems, & thus do the
selling for you
56. [Digression] The DUNS number
Genius idea. Developed by Dun &
Bradstreet in 1962
Create a monopoly ID system
Get governments around the world
to use it instead of the company
IDs they created themselves...
Persuade them to integrate deeply
into their systems, & thus do the
selling for you
Assert your IP so that they can’t
use it freely (as in free speech)
65. The simple search
Not to be underestimated
Massively reduces friction
(how long will it take you
to find and search
multiple jurisdictions)
66. The simple search
Not to be underestimated
Massively reduces friction
(how long will it take you
to find and search
multiple jurisdictions)
67. The simple search
Not to be underestimated
Massively reduces friction
(how long will it take you
to find and search
multiple jurisdictions)
Allows what if questions
68. The simple search
Not to be underestimated
Massively reduces friction
(how long will it take you
to find and search
multiple jurisdictions)
Allows what if questions
Potentially generates
stories in its own right
69. The simple search
Not to be underestimated
Massively reduces friction
(how long will it take you
to find and search
multiple jurisdictions)
Allows what if questions
Potentially generates
stories in its own right
73. Source for additional info
Addresses, filings,
status, websites...
Intl trademarks, UK
govt spending,
official notices,
health & safety...
74. Source for additional info
Addresses, filings,
status, websites...
Intl trademarks, UK
govt spending,
official notices,
health & safety...
75. Source for additional info
Addresses, filings,
status, websites...
Intl trademarks, UK
govt spending,
official notices,
health & safety...
Other IDs: SEC,
CAGE, charity....
76. Source for additional info
Addresses, filings,
status, websites...
Intl trademarks, UK
govt spending,
official notices,
health & safety...
Other IDs: SEC,
CAGE, charity....
Coming soon:
lobbying registers
77. Reconciliation
(matching names to legal entities)
Cleans up
messy
company
names (&
previous
names) to
legal entity,
and from there
to other data
87. New feature: officers
Early stage:
we’re still
fetching the
info (and can
only get for
jurisdictions
that publish
it), but even
that’s useful
88. New feature: officers
Early stage:
we’re still
fetching the
info (and can
only get for
jurisdictions
that publish
it), but even
that’s useful
89. New feature: officers
Early stage:
we’re still
fetching the
info (and can
only get for
jurisdictions
that publish
it), but even
that’s useful
90. New feature: officers
Early stage:
we’re still
fetching the
info (and can
only get for
jurisdictions
that publish
it), but even similarly named
that’s useful
91. New feature: officers
Early stage:
we’re still
fetching the
info (and can
only get for other resources
jurisdictions
that publish
it), but even similarly named
that’s useful
92. Still...
Though it’s by far the biggest and best open database
of companies is the world, there’s a lot more to do
Lots of data we haven’t matched. Quite a few US
jurisdictions we haven’t added, and some where the
information is fairly laggy
We’re starting to get official recognition (EU, G20, etc),
but some company registers see as threat to their
‘business model’
Provenance is given for everything, so easy to identify
source of ‘errors’