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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

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An early example occurred in 2010 when UBS Analyst Neil Currie accessed satellite imagery to monitor activity in Walmart parking lots, running the data thru a mathematical regression to translate it into customer activity for better earnings forecasts. DLT removes the middlemen by enlisting the network of users to verify transactions.

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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

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One of our core tasks was “market analysis,&# which consistent of: market sizing, market forecasts, competitive analysis and then instructing customers on which direction to take. Every investment banker I know is “number 1″ in something. It was originally COBOL and DB2 – so what? I encourage it.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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IPOs and M&A have returned – and with them the investment bankers have staged a rebound. VC’s are working hand-in-glove with the investment bankers to prepare for IPOs or create auction-style trade sales. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” but I’ll save that for post 3/3).

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