In this episode I speak to Spenser Marshall of M Science. M Science is one of the more established players in the alternative data world, having been first founded as Majestic Research back in 2002. In our conversation, Spenser and I explore the company’s historical development, current offering, client-base, and we touch on some use cases of M Science’s data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Alexander Denev, co-author of The Book of Alternative Data and until recently a lecturer in the subject at Oxford University.Alexander’s alternative data experience is vast, and in our conversation we cover a range of topics and use cases: from how to differentiate causality from correlation, to the use of alternative data to make predictions about the oil price, to the use of survey data in a model, to Fair AI and the future of Alternative Data. As an aside I would like to congratulate previous guest JP Gravitt on gaining a new position with Neuravest.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Thani Shamsi of Datarade, a data marketplace based out of Berlin. In our conversation, Thani and I talk about the efficiencies needed to unleash alternative data even more, advantages and challenges of being based in Europe, and the GDPR and Europe’s regulatory approach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Hendrik Bartel, founder of TruValue Labs - an ESG data provider which has recently been acquired by Factset.In our conversation, Hendrik and I discuss the evolution and future of the ESG space, with reference to the area’s history, coverage and clientele.If you find this conversation interesting and are left with follow-up questions, please join Hendrik and I for an Ask Me Anything session on Clubhouse on Wednesday 7th April at 17.30 GMT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this emergency two-part episode around the ongoing Suez Canal event I speak to two alternative data providers that are perfectly positioned to provide insight to investors.First up, I speak to Stellios Stratidakis of MarineTraffic, a company that maps the data provided via the transponders aboard all the ships afloat at any given time. Along with the historical data and additional intelligence it layers on top, MarineTraffic should be the first port of call for anyone seeking to understand the situation on the water.In the second part I speak to Philippe Pagnotta of Shipfix, a data provider more focused on the order and pricing data related to the shipping markets, with a particular focus on the dry sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I’m joined by Doug McElhaney and Mohammed Aaser of McKinsey. Doug and Mohammed recently co-authored a paper about external data - a word for alternative data used by corporates. In our conversation Doug, Mohammed and I discuss the differences between external and alternative data, how McKinsey’s clients extract value from external data and challenges in risk management around using external data. Doug and Mohammed also supply advice to alternative data providers around how to make their offering more attractive to corporate clients. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to John Farrall of 90 West Data. After a successful career in sell-side research John and a colleague gained access to a differentiated US consumer transactions dataset, and 90 West data is the resulting company.In our conversation John and I spoke about challenges involved in selling alternative data, the tailwinds behind growth in the alternative data ecosystem, the expansion of alt data into corporate client usage and likely consolidation in the sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to JP Gravitt, who until January was Director of Research at 7Park Data, an alternative data company which has now ceased to exist. In our conversation, JP and I spoke about the challenges of selling alternative data, the education process needed when dealing with different clients ranging from hedge funds into the corporate world, what happened at 7Park Data, the possible future direction of travel for the alternative data sector and the evolving types of jobs that are opening up in the sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Philip Brittan of Crux Informatics.Rather than being an alternative data buyer or provider, Crux is a utility designed to serve the wider data market. Billing itself as ‘the DHL of data’, Crux provides a pipeline which streamlines the complicated and unwieldy process of transporting data from the provider to the consumer.Philip’s own background in the upper echelons of Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg showed him the problems that he is now dedicated to solving.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Peter Hafez of RavenPack.  Dating back to the early ‘00s, RavenPack is one of the pioneers of alternative data, since it was using natural language processing (NLP) techniques to extract meaning from textual data long before it became fashionable.Peter’s position of Chief Data Scientist allowed us to get a little more technical in our discussion of RavenPack’s offering. (Note: reposted following edit from Ravenpack to RavenPack) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.