Seeking Wisdom with David Cancel #168: Seek Arbitrage Opportunities
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Apr 19, 2021 Dive into the fascinating world of arbitrage and learn how to profit from price discrepancies across various markets. Explore the contrasts between long-term and short-term strategies, particularly in unconventional investment landscapes. Discover innovative brand-building techniques in the crowded B2B SaaS arena, emphasizing personal outreach and fresh approaches. Uncover the importance of valuing genuine relationships over traditional metrics in marketing, and navigate the challenges of customer feedback while prioritizing engagement and communication.
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Understanding Arbitrage Opportunities
- Arbitrage is about exploiting temporary imbalances or inefficiencies in markets or systems for disproportionate gains.
- True arbitrage opportunities fade as markets mature and competition removes those imbalances.
Seek Long-Term Arbitrage
- Look for arbitrage opportunities with longer time horizons rather than short-term arbitrage races to the bottom.
- Focus on sustainable markets where imbalances last longer and avoid chasing fleeting spreads.
Invest in Fearful Markets
- Seek marketing channels that are messy, manual, or out of favor as they hold untapped arbitrage.
- Investing in these fearful, unproven channels can yield higher returns than saturated popular platforms.