Moneyball and automation: introducing "The Lab" | Justin Anderson | EP03
This episode features the investment insights of Justin Anderson, Canadian equity analyst and leader of Mawer’s zone of experimentation known as The Lab. The Lab focuses on two main areas:
- applying new technologies to garner an investment edge
- automating and streamlining the investment process
Highlights include:
- the analogy of poker and the need to find the weakest table
- our views on the human plus machine model
- moneyball applied to investment decision-making
- the machine-driven ratings of Rotten Tomatoes
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Marc 29/09/2018 9:06pm (11 months ago)
Fascinating podcast! Thanks Justin for the insight. I think the summary here is technology will always be a tool for investment, but will likely never replace humans complet.... *bzzzt rrrrp zzz ffffffssss* hiss..............
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