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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

The extreme example of this are algorithmic investors in the public markets, who design algorithms which trade on the designer’s behalf, as opposed to making trading decisions directly. High-frequency trading, algorithmic by its nature, is estimated to account for at least 50% of US equity markets trading volume. .

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Digital Marketplaces Becoming a Viable Small Business Channel

Duct Tape Marketing

eBay aggregated buyers and sellers of stuff, mostly stuff in the attic and garage, and took a fee on the sale. Go for Gold seller status – Every marketplace has some algorithm that rewards the best sellers. eBay was one of the first to crack the marketplace code online. Gold status usually affords better placement.

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