YipitData CEO Vin Vacanti - why hedge funds dominate data usage (and corporations don't)
About this episode
Vinicius Vacanti is the co-founder and CEO of YipitData, an alternative data intelligence platform that analyzes billions of consumer data points daily for institutional investors and corporations. The company reached unicorn status with a $475 million Series E from Carlyle Group in 2021.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Vin and Auren discuss:
- Why hedge funds dominate data usage versus corporations
- How AI is transforming data processing costs
- The durability of data businesses over 120 years
- Why "hire great people and get out of the way" is bad advice
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You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Vinicius Vacanti on X at @vacanti.
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)
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