michael_warner's Quotes

"You've made a Google Earth for Financial Data... with XBRL making data accessible - your platform will be a game changer"

"Quantum4D is like an i-Tunes for my insights - with all my data in one place, I'm doing things I simply didn't realize I could do before I had Quantum4D." 

Every time I turn on Quantum4D, not only do I discover something new, but I find entirely new ways to see and think about my data and world - how often do you say that about software?!

"the fact remains that despite all the various methods of mathematical and other analysis that have been developed, our visual system still represents one of the most powerful and reliable tools we have."   

“The Quantum4D interface is unlike any reporting tool we have ever seen before.  It gives us the ability to explore ideas and discover insights that could have been easily overlooked without Quantum4D”

"New ideas for data visualisation - like animation in graphs - are causing a buzz among people who use lots of stats, among them the news media."

The world is in three or more dimension. 1) In Two-Dimensions: Most people see it in two dimensions, but with some clarity --imagine what you miss living in a 3D world mistaking it for a 2D one. You get a lot of things right, but you do not understand the world. 2) In One-Dimension: Many see it with extreme precision, but in one single dimension (and don't know it). Almost all the time, they destroy knowledge. On the occasion, their precision allows them to hit on something real --but it is a rare Black Swan.

"If only a small group of geeky mathematicians and programmers understand the data, it creates a mysticism that can lead to distrust of information. If people don't understand it, they don't learn, and they don't improve. What I hope we can do as really smart statisticians, data analysts, and programmers is make the connection between information and visualization so that is further democratizes insight and empowers our business."

"Now that Quantum4D is up and running; I no longer need to use Cognos."

"Information is not freely available in our markets; diligent analysis requires too much time and expense for all but a very few and may not even be possible in a financial environment as vast and intricate as the one we have spawned."