[beachstartup]

in my mind the problem is really simple: most executives aren't smart enough to understand how any of this shit works, or build a compelling business case around it. they just know they need a 'big data' team, so it just dies on the vine.

someone with enough smarts to build/lead a team, sell to executive management, and have an actual business application is just too rare compared to the prevalence of the engineering talent.