Vedant Jain

IoT Networks for Good and Bad...

A little over a decade ago the mobile phone was our only personal connected device (permitting our phone had Bluetooth or WiFi connectivity). Today this number is swelling substantially with, in addition to the personal smartphone, smart watches, wireless earphones, smart keys and maybe even smart shoes and connected glasses adding to list of personal… Read more IoT Networks for Good and Bad...

The role of data in investing...

In the early 1990’s Eugene Fama and Kenneth French introduced the Fama-French three-factor model. They posited that asset returns could be explained through the use of three factors; a size variable, a value variable and a systematic risk variable. At the time the model was considered a breakthrough, certainly a marked improvement on the ubiquitous… Read more The role of data in investing...

AI's morality dillema...

Dan Brown’s latest book, Origin, brings Robert Langdon back into the thick of the age-old battle of religion vs science. Without revealing too much of the plot nor devolving into a book review, Brown places at Langdon’s side his most resourceful companion yet, an AI named Winston. Langdon, with Winston’s aid, attempts to solve the… Read more AI's morality dillema...

Cloud Sports...

Data storage has long been an insatiable thirst for consumers and commercial enterprises alike. From a storage perspective, businesses and individuals wish to archive everything they possibly can. Rooms that were once filled with filing cabinets transformed into rooms full of hard drives. For the individual, the worn and torn scrapbook turned into the portable… Read more Cloud Sports...

Thawing VC's illiquidity problem...

As the current US stock market starts to enter G.O.A.T. territory and continues to steal the limelight, let’s not lose sight of how the venture capital side of things has performed. VC is soaring, and investment records are being smashed quarter after quarter. Q2 brought with it another 1,110 deals representing $20.4 billion of capital… Read more Thawing VC's illiquidity problem...