{"id":1436,"date":"2022-01-28T13:23:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T13:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nilg.ai\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2022-06-24T12:38:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T12:38:17","slug":"2018-2021-2022-a-review-of-our-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nilg.ai\/pt\/202201\/2018-2021-2022-a-review-of-our-path\/","title":{"rendered":"2018, \u2026, 2021, 2022! A review of our path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1440\" src=\"https:\/\/nilg.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-deva-darshan-1064129-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nilg.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-deva-darshan-1064129-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nilg.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-deva-darshan-1064129-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nilg.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-deva-darshan-1064129-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nilg.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-deva-darshan-1064129-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nilg.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-deva-darshan-1064129-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nilg.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-deva-darshan-1064129-1-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nilg.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-deva-darshan-1064129-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>December and January are the months where we meditate about the path we just covered and the one we are discovering. Below, you will find a coarse picture of our path. Although it hasn\u2019t been a flat straight path, its direction hasn\u2019t changed. We keep committed to building a <strong>knowledge-driven reliable ecosystem to make AI projects flourish<\/strong>. Our long-term vision remains the same, to become an incubator for AI projects. This means building robust and reproducible ways of tackling data-driven projects. We have standardized how we approach the most common open questions that any data project faces, from ideation to productization. We have created a proprietary approach to tackle AI projects, and it has been reflected on a continuously increasing customer base, successfully validating AI projects in the shortest time possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustained Growth<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, we had <strong>47% more customers than in 2020<\/strong>, with revenue increasing on an annualized revenue growth of around 45%. All of this, despite the pandemic situation of the last two years that shifted company budgets from AI innovation to merely adapting to the new reality while guaranteeing minimum operational levels. This growth has been entirely organic, relying on revenue obtained from internal projects and initiatives without any dependency on external funding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We entered into new industries (now including transportation, RegTech, and retail) and increased our presence in industries already approached (automotive, real estate, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, among others).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Achievements<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the key remarks from last year was <strong>winning the Flat Finder challenge<\/strong> promoted by DataHub Ruhr (<a href=\"https:\/\/nilg.ai\/pt\/blog\/202107\/nilg-ai-among-winners-of-the-datahub-ruhr-open-innovation-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinheirovivo.pt\/fazedores\/portugueses-ligam-apartamentos-a-clientes-e-ganham-premio-na-alemanha-13974503.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), which allowed us to strengthen our position in the German market. We are thankful for the trust deposited into us by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vonovia.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vonovia<\/a>, the corporate partner promoting the challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second highlight of last year was the <strong>incorporation of NILG.AI LLC<\/strong>. This will allow us to serve better our US customer base, a key market where we have a constantly increasing presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowledge is our core value<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NILG.AI\u2019s value proposition is centered around knowledge<\/strong>, not only the knowledge that our ML models can obtain from the data \ud83d\ude09 but the knowledge that our team systematically builds around AI. Last year, we promoted <strong>60 joint learning sessions<\/strong> (+1\/week) where all our data scientists gathered to discuss a new topic. We discussed many theoretical concepts (e.g., uplift modeling, GANs, Federated Learning), tools (DVC, Nomad, Great Expectations), and business problems through our AI use cases. When you decide to partner with us, you can rest assured that you gained access to an entire team obsessed with bringing the latest advances to your project. Each of our team members devotes at least an afternoon per week to becoming a better professional through a moment of learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But knowledge is not something you keep to yourself; it\u2019s something you share and expand as a community. Therefore, we participated in <strong>12 community events<\/strong>, published new scientific research, and sponsored magnificent events such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/visum.inesctec.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VISUM summer school<\/a>, a summer school in Computer Vision and Machine Learning that you shouldn\u2019t miss.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Final Note<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least, I would like to personally thank all NILG.AI team members (current and former). Thank you for the passion you put into all your activities. NILG.AI has undoubtedly grown thanks to you. I personally hope you have professionally grown together with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned for more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelwin<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December and January are the months where we meditate about the path we just covered and the one we are discovering. Below, you will find a coarse picture of our path. Although it hasn\u2019t been a flat straight path, its direction hasn\u2019t changed. 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