Not long ago, a business plan that I proposed using Big Data is rejected by a judge who thought that the critical issue of the plan is that it needs a reliable source of data. Well said. Given that Data is the critical aspect, what are the business models available around big data, here are my very short synthesis of things:

Data as Process by-product for Continuous Improvement

• Amazon
• Alibaba
• Banks

Data as Content for Consumption

• Facebook
• Analyticbridge

Data as Raw Materials for Intelligence

• Wolfarm Alpha
• Search Engine
• Zilliow