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How To Disrupt The Investing Business, With Katina Stefanova (Ex-Bridgewater Management Committee)

David Teten

The most pervasive has been the expansion of passively managed portfolios, such as index funds and ETFs, which allow both retail and institutional investors access to a broad spectrum of investment opportunities at a much lower cost. Addepar (ffVC portfolio company) is creating a platform for illiquid assets.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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IPO markets had burned an entire cycle of retail stock investors and many institutional investors to boot. When you look at the developing world this is the majority of users (due to lack of landline infrastructure) and it portends future opportunities in payments, entertainment, application development and services.