Finance

Helpful Behavioral Economics Concepts for the Business-Minded

In corporate America, Gaussian statistics, deterministic interpretations of the world around us, and rational utilitarian models have long dominated the decision-making...
1 min read 944

How Data Analytics Can Inform Real Estate Finance

Data is the hot commodity of the 21st century. Because of its ability to fuel and inform nearly every industry in...
3 min read 978

Can emissions trading save us?

What is emissions trading? Source Emissions trading, also known as cap and trade, has two components. First a cap is set...
3 min read 242

Volcker Act Gets Sacked, Corporate Giants Stand to Benefit

No surprises in that statement, the show must go on. Financial markets are incredibly complicated. While manageable by a central authority...
3 min read 382

So You Want To Invest In Startups? 5 Ways Other Than Being A Full-Time...

Ever considered investing in startups but don’t want to be a full-time VC? There are other paths and this post will...
2 min read 300

Globalization’s future is more fragile than we know

The Present and Past crisis says it all, but these too shall pass! Pankaj Ghemawat, a professor at NYU’s Stern School...
2 min read 271

Spotting The Wolf From The Sheep

If you have been in any industry long enough, one thing becomes clear. There are three main types of people in...
2 min read 593

How Wirecard Concealed Its €1.9 Billion Plothole

Good luck squeezing out of this one. Wirecard, the major German payment processing company, has shown in an audit that its...
3 min read 631
bennat-berger_property-tech

For Investors, Property Tech Goes Far Beyond a Smart Home

At first listen, the term “property tech” seems to fit comfortably within the context of ultra-luxurious modernism. We picture something at...
3 min read 458

DDI Market Snapshot (June 17, 2020)

US Equities ended in positive zone on strong US Retail Sales +17.7% and Trump consideration of $1 trillion spending. Market seems...
1 min read 269

Blockchain Reduces Risk and Costs in Trading Commodities

This article is the second in a series on exogenous and endogenous assets tracked on the blockchain. For a definition of...
5 min read 872

Why Is That Entrepreneur Raising So Much More Than Me?

How much to raise is both an art and a science, a topic discussed at length in many other posts. What...
2 min read 502