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Data and Hedge Funds
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Posted on November 22, 2015 at 11:30 pm
Hedge funds have always relied on information to gain an edge in investing, but they are increasingly looking for new sources of data to stay one step ahead of the competition.  A Boston-based startup called CargoMetrics is taking advantage of [...]
Napster – The Start of Something Big
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Last modified on October 5, 2015 at 12:13 am
On June 1, 1999, Shawn Fanning launched Napster, a service that allowed computer owners to easily share music files across the internet.  Within a few months of its launch, 4 million songs were in circulation and in less than a [...]
WeWork – Reshaping the office landscape
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Last modified on September 14, 2015 at 11:43 am
WeWork, now valued at $10 billion, offers coworking spaces for a new type of worker. Will they continue to win? Read this post and you will/might find out.

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On September 15, 2015, gscoon commented on FacialNetwork: Why Big Brother will be a Big Winner :

Great post and thanks for sharing. I agree with Kevin – this technology is terrifying, but inevitable. The privacy advocate in me is thinking of ways to make this application useless. At the moment, the only effective method I can think of would be to create false positives on massive scale. For instance, having matches of “John Smith” appear in 3,456 locations around the world in the same hour. Obviously, those creating the technology will tout it’s benefits, which are real, like identifying criminals and easily tagging your besties. I, however, think the negatives far outweigh positives. Thanks again for sharing.

On September 15, 2015, gscoon commented on Is it too late for Microsoft? :

I’m probably somewhere between you and Brandon on the Microsoft optimism scale. I would point out that their Surface Pro line has been fairly successful. Even Apple (yes Apple) is copying them with their new tablet. Microsoft, like SAP, has such a large user base that it will take a long time for them to die, which is why I dont think they will die. They have enough money to play catch up by being a fast-follower or by buying their way back into contention.

On September 14, 2015, gscoon commented on Niche: Winning the Race to Become a Digital Advertising Marketplace for Social Media Stars :

Nice write-up. I hadn’t heard of Niche, but I think the company is targeting a very interesting market. I’ve tinkered with similar ideas (more from a software platform angle) providing celebrities and regular individuals with the ability to tag items in their posts (IG, FB, twitter, etc) and in turn, get compensated for it. What Niche does, that you point out, is definitely more people focused. While I think it’s easier to get off the ground with this approach, I’d be interested to find out what/how much work goes into each additional client and whether they can continue to scale. Thanks for sharing.