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Artificial intelligence in financial services

I’ve presented at a few conferences lately on AI in financial services, particularly on how investors are using AI.  I’ve posted here an expanded version of my slides.  I provide an overview of why AI is a tool that so many people are exploring; what I think increases the odds of success for companies using AI;...

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Analytics and Data, Fintech, Frontier Assets, Fund Management, Investment Management, PEVCTech, Public Equities, Research

Design your company culture like the world’s largest hedge fund

Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, is a man after my own heart.  A few years ago he publicly set down his core Principles for living, managing, and investing.  Bridgewater uses these codified rules for recruiting, training, and most important, managing the firm’s culture. It’s well worth your time to read them,...

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Management, Asset Classes, Connecticut, Frontier Assets, Fund Management, Public Equities

How to disrupt the investing business, with Katina Stefanova (Ex-Bridgewater Management Committee)

I had a conversation recently about the investing business with Katina Stefanova, who recently left Bridgewater, the largest hedge fund in the world. I’ve always had great respect for Bridgewater, which unlike most investing organizations realizes just how critical processes and culture are to investing success. Katina served as a Senior Executive and Management Committee...

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Contributed Articles, Fintech, Frontier Assets, Fund Management, Marketplaces, Public Equities

Why some investors are happy with lousy returns

My recent post on “Asset Management is a Peculiar Industry Ripe for Disruption” got one of the most interesting reactions I’ve received.  Among the more thoughtful respondents was Terri Chernick, Chief Investment Officer, The Koffler Group.  We had an email conversation about the rationality, or lack of rationality, of professional investors. Anyone who calls me a...

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Contributed Articles, Frontier Assets, Fund Management, Investment Management

Private Equity and Social Media

I’m giving a talk next month on “How Private Equity Funds Raise Capital and Source Deals with Social Media” at Terrapinn’s Private Equity Latin America & Real Estate Latin America conference in Miami.  I discuss this topic in more depth in an earlier article I wrote. Here’s my draft presentation: I argue that social media...

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PEVCTech, Events, Fintech, Florida, Frontier Assets, Private Equity, Sales Tech, Social Media, Venture Capital

Social Networking for the Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry

I just learned that the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has finished their study on “Social Networking for the Equipment Finance Industry 2010“. The executive summary is available at http://www.leasefoundation.org/IndRsrcs/MO/SocMed10/ ; the full study is $300. The author is Suzanne E. Henry. The study shows that B2B social media marketing in the equipment finance industry...

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Frontier Assets, Origination, Social Media