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Date Published
Author
Carlos Mendez
Word count
678
Language
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Hacker News points
None

Summary

Merci Victoria Grace, an investor at Lightspeed Venture Partners, published a market map of workplace collaboration startups, which the author largely agrees with but suggests adding a Data category. The author argues that while communication tools like messaging and video are essential for distributed teams, data has become central to organizational success in today's complex and competitive business environment. Despite its importance, data is often siloed within organizations, limiting effective collaboration and leading to a divide between data science and operationalization. The author emphasizes the need for new tools that facilitate data collaboration across teams to enhance business outcomes, proposing that future "Agile" teams should work around a unified data workspace alongside existing collaboration tools to maintain a competitive edge.