Hedge Funds, VC, and Finding Alpha
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2024
- In our 5th episode of The Riff, Erik Torenberg and Byrne Hobart are joined by Thomas Li, the CEO of Daloopa for a deep dive into the world of hedge funds. Need Soc 2 compliance? Get 20% off your first year of Secureframe by mentioning "The Riff" during your free demo: secureframe.com/riff
Byrne, Erik and Thomas discuss what venture capitalists may not know about hedge funds, what most people get wrong, crowding, and risk management. The conversation also touches on the role of the yield curve in investment strategies and the competition between everyday investors and hedge funds.
Thomas Li is the CEO of Daloopa, where they provide enterprise grade financial models and model automation to hedge funds, asset management and investment banking.
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LINKS:
Byrne's writing: thediff.co
Daloopa: www.daloopa.com/
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@eriktorenberg
@byrnehobart
@Daloopa1 (Daloopa)
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(01:36) Brief overview of hedge funds
(04:54) History and landscape of hedge funds
(13:08) Top firms and their strategies in the hedge fund world
(17:22) Sponsor - SecureFrame
(18:19) Hedge funds: Overview of the macro style
(20:58) Distressed funds and risk parity
(30:23) What they don't want to tell VCs about yield curves and why
(32:18) When you're betting on a company, you're actually betting on two things - fundamental performance of the business + discount rate to discount the future cash flows of the business
(34:45) Investing in early stage companies and trading interest rate futures
(41:52) Are everyday investors competing with hedge funds in any meaningful sets?
(50:20) What is the business of a hedge fund fundamentally?
(58:52) How true is the peak pot thesis?
(1:06:57) Unique things about working at a hedge fund
(1:15:30) Wrap
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Hey you guys I know Tom too! Daloopa is super cool.
Thomas is great. I love Daloopa.