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How Understory is Revolutionizing Private Market Data for Investors
Eric Shapiro and David Fine, co-founders of Understory, join Dez Fleming to discuss their journey from Columbia philosophy classmates to building a company that transforms how financial analysts work with private company data. Eric shares his transition from Elliott Management to entrepreneurship, while David brings his experience from Dynamic Yield and McDonald's. They explore the challenges of selling to investment firms and their vision for unlocking proprietary insights from unstructured financial documents.
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