Key takeaways from panel discussions during Eagle Alpha's Virtual Data Conference hosted in May 2020.
At Eagle Alpha's Virtual Data Conference in May 2020, our Data Sourcing and Data Science teams discussed new datasets that recently came to market.
According to Eagle Alpha's framework for dataset pricing, the main factors to consider include data format, relevant coverage, predictiveness, uniqueness, list price vs. actual price.
The panel discussion led by Elizabeth Pritchard, Founder and CEO at White Rock Data Solutions, focused on optimisation of the onboarding process.
The panel discussion led by Matei Zatreanu, Founder of System 2, focused on outsourcing considerations.
Evan Schnidman, Founder of EAS Innovation Consulting, discussed engineering challenges of working with alternative data, team building considerations, new data sources, and latest trends.
The current precedents in China tend to protect original data developers, but there is no consensus if the capture or reuse of data necessarily constitute unfair competition.
This panel during Eagle Alpha's Virtual Data Conference 2020 discussed innovation and broader IT spending.
Footfall data was used to gauge better than expected revenues and same store sales for Home Depot and Lowes.
We prepared this paper to shed some light on the new data landscape: how does alternative data differ from more traditional data? Who uses it? What are its benefits? What should we be mindful of? In short: what is the data on data?
Dean Barr, Eagle Alpha's Head of Bespoke Projects, discussed a new distressed company screening tool called "Default Reveal"
