Natural language and business analytics? Ooh that sounds fun.
By happenstance I'm also going to be in the area right around when you are. If you're in San Francisco over Easter weekend (April 19th and 20th) I'd be happy to grab a meal with you and talk analytics, and perhaps recommend some people with mutually relevant interests.
I happen to know a few things about a few things with regards to business metrics of interest to startups, and also about the challenges with implementing and selling metrics systems.
My email is patrick@ any domain I own.