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Putting Data in a Corner: LLMs and Financial Services Data

Andreessen Horowitz

For new entrants looking to take advantage of the advent of LLMs and disrupt the status quo by going upstream of these incumbents, we’ve done a deep dive into Bloomberg, Morningstar, and Verisk’s stories. In doing so, each built the beginnings of what are now category-defining businesses.

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India’s central bank cracks down on fintech startups

TechCrunch

Fintech startups are convinced that banks have lobbied the RBI to reach this decision, employing the age-old tactic where incumbents cry foul and rely on the regulator to rescue the day. India’s credit bureau data book is thin, making most individuals in the South Asian market unworthy of credit. ” the founder added.

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Software Engineer Turned Youtuber – Jarvis Johnson

Y Combinator

” C++ is not a great first language to learn, especially if it’s just from a book. Craig Cannon [00:20:17] – I’m not much a fan for business books, but there’s one called The E-Myth. I was like, “Oh, interesting, and I tried to learn to program, and I failed.”

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A court decision in favor of startup UpCodes may help shape open access to the law

TechCrunch

And in all those cases, big old incumbents like ICC will try to find ways to slow down their new competitors.” Law isn’t the only kind of information created by the government that can be leveraged in new ways. Property data, statistics and other kinds of government data can also support new businesses.

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The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I have other areas of interest & competence such as cloud computing and document management given my background. Ones that offer amazing value (low relative margins) at high volumes that makes it nearly impossible for high-cost incumbents to compete. How does the incumbent respond? How it May Apply to Your Business?

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Starling Bank founder Anne Boden says new book ‘isn’t a memoir’

TechCrunch

Fewer than 300 pages, the book parachutes the reader immediately into a cab journey in Ireland that Boden is taking post-financial crisis, when bankers weren’t exactly close to the public’s heart. Anne Boden: As you know, I’ve already done another book, “The Money Revolution.”

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Daily Crunch: Months after rejecting a $17B bid, Zendesk sells to private equity group for $10.2B

TechCrunch

As Frederic writes, Amazon trained the system — which currently supports Java, JavaScript and Python — on billions of lines of publicly available open source code and its own codebase, as well as publicly available documentation and code on public forums. The slow pace of electric: What’s not to like about EVs?