Ken Favors The explosion of ‘alternative’ data gives regular investors access to tools previously employed only by hedge funds verified_publisherMarketWatch - William Watts “Alternative data” is going mainstream as fund managers are projected to spend more than $1 billion this year to beat the market averages and stave …
Ken Favors The inevitability of tokenized data verified_publisherTechCrunch - Chris McCoyWe’re reaching the endgame of an inevitable showdown between big tech and regulators with a ley battleground around consumer data. In many ways, the fact that things have gotten here reflects that the...
Ken Favors Timing and why we’re all VCs verified_publisherTechCrunch - Danny CrichtonTiming is the single most valuable skill of the modern economy, but I would argue it’s the least understood and also the least practiced. Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition...
Ken Favors The Financial Power of Brand Preference Forbes - Stephen DiorioBrand preference creates firm value by measurably improving profits, cash flow, and share. If more financial executives understood the economics of customer behavior and the financial power of brand preference...
Ken Favors The Big Problem With Machine Learning Algorithms verified_publisherBloomberg - Jon Asmundsson The potential for tapping new data sets is enormous, but the track record is mixed. Machine learning is enabling investors to tap huge data sets such …
