So there is a really cool company in Menlo Park, CA, called One Concern. They are a bunch of data nerds who’ve raised $22M in funding, already have clients and have received a boat load of press, mostly positive. But here’s why you don’t give marketing and branding to data nerds. Have a look at their Is-Does from the website.
We are building planetary-scale economic resilience through AI-enabled technology, policy and finance – allowing companies and communities to identify hidden risks and maintain stability in the face of natural disasters.
If you knew nothing about the company, what would you think they did? They’re a resilience builder. In the technology space. And finance space. And policy space. Anyone have an extinguisher? My hair is on fire.
A few clicks down there is actually a better Is-Does, this one in English:
While at Stanford University, Ahmad met AI guru Nicole Hu and earthquake expert Tim Frank, and together they channeled their collective passion into figuring out how to apply data science and machine learning to natural disaster and climate change.
I’m going to give these people a pass as they are doing some seriously important work. Not all the press has been good but they’re clearly in the business of saving lives on a large scale. They are likely, in fact, to save more lives than individual drug and healthcare companies over time. Data don’t lie.
Super nerds need love…and they also need brand strategy with a marketing hand.
Peace.
