Also thanks for the additional input from the cofounders of technical assessment vendors Cookd (a new type of technical testing), Equip (vet qualified candidates), interviewing.io (anonymous mock interviews with senior engineers from FAANG), Woven Teams (human-powered technical assessments).

Opportunities:

1. Quants-as-a-service companies


2. Talent identification 


3. Dedicated funds employing this strategy 


4. Artificial Intelligence at the table model

I’m often asked what problem I’d solve if I were to start another company. I probably won’t do a startup any time soon (because startups are hard), but here are some of the problems I find interesting. If you’re solving any of them, I’d love to chat.

1. Data synthesis: AI has become really good both at generating and annotating data. The challenge... See more