The Alternative Data Podcast

In this episode I speak to Ben Eisenberg of People Data Labs, the provider of B2B and professional data.

In our conversation, Ben and I discuss PDL’s evolution and what can be achieved with records covering 1 billion individuals.

In other news, I will be moderating a panel at the Beryl Elites conference in New York on June 20-21. I hope to see some familiar faces there. https://berylelites.com/4th-annual

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In this episode I speak to Ryan Schreiber and Nataliya Bugayova of Vertical Knowledge, a provider of web-scraped data that is particularly suited to serving geopolitical requirements.

In our conversation, Ryan, Nataliya and I discuss the situation in Ukraine and how Vertical Knowledge can help investors understand developments and try to look ahead to what will come next, both within the battlespace and in the wider global economy.

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In this episode I speak to Maksim Balashevich of Santiment, a provider of data for investing in crypto assets.

In our conversation, Maksim and I discuss the evolution of the science of crypto investing, the different ways to perform fundamental analysis on bitcoin, ether and others, and Santiment’s offering in an increasingly competitive market.

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In this episode I speak to Chris Sappo of Tidal Markets, a provider of short interest volatility data.

In our conversation, Chris and I discuss the securities lending market and how Chris’s proprietary volatility formula gives investors access to incredibly powerful short interest data.

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In this episode I speak to Daniel Fieber, VP of Product at Earnest Research, a well-established data provider that has expanded beyond consumer transaction data.

In our conversation, Daniel and I discuss the history of Earnest Research, how the company competed in the market by layering more value onto the raw data, and the future growth potential in the space.

Wishing all my listeners a very Happy Easter. 

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In this episode I speak to Tim Lind of the Depository Trust Clearing Corporation, or DTCC.

In our conversation Tim and I discuss the DTCC’s key role in the market, the length and breadth of its data offering, and the various phases of development seen in the capital markets.

On another note, it was a pleasure to see so many former and future podcast guests at Eagle Alpha last week, and at our impromptu drinks the night before. 

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In this episode I speak to Ajit Desai of the Bank of Canada – Canada’s central bank.

In our conversation, Ajit and I discuss how the Bank of Canada is using payments data in innovative ways to make macro predictions, and the outlook for central banks using alternative data.

In other news, I hope you can join me at Eagle Alpha’s Unbound event in New York on April 6th, where I will be co-hosting the Hackathon. Additionally if you’re in town on Tuesday and fancy joining for alternative data drinks at 5.30pm, get in touch with me on LinkedIn and I’ll let you know where our small group is meeting.

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In this episode I speak to Scott Rosen and Ihsan Saracgil of Visible Alpha.

Visible Alpha is a data provider that offers not just consensus estimates, but also the underlying models that show the working as to how the analysts arrived at those estimates.

In other news, I hope you can join me at Eagle Alpha’s Unbound event in New York on April 6th, where I will be co-hosting the Hackathon. A breakdown of the last Hackathon with its winner can be found in the previous ‘Hackathon’ episode of the podcast.

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In this episode I speak to Yves Lemperiere of Capital Fund Management, a Paris-based hedge fund.

In our conversation, Yves and I discuss the relationship between physics and quant investing, why Paris is such a hot spot for hedge funds these days and CFM’s evolving usage of data.

In other news, I will be co-hosting the Hackathon at Eagle Alpha’s New York event on April 6th, I hope to meet many listeners there!

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In this episode I speak to Toby Dayton of LinkUp, the provider of job listing data.

In our conversation, Toby and I talk from the roots of LinkUp as a job board itself, through compiling a monthly non-farm payrolls estimate which was swiftly relied upon in the financial markets, to being an established alternative data provider in the present day. 

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