alanmeaney

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twitter: @AlanMeaney

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Working on www.fundrecs.com twitter: @fundrecs

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Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
Patrick, how do you approach reconciliation at Stripe?
Comment · 8 years ago
Picking up pennies in front of a steamroller
Comment · 8 years ago
There's data that disputes the couple of hundred million to break even story.

Source: https://www.hedgeweek.com/2017/07/11/253832/emerging-hedge-f...

“The key finding of the survey is that these managers can be profitable at a small size. One third of managers surveyed said they were profitable with less than USD50 million. We therefore dispute the claim that you need USD200 million or more to break even. We think there is tight evidence that you can do it at a lower AUM number,” asserts Capstick.

Breaking it down by strategy, the survey found that global macro funds need the most assets to break even: USD132 million, followed by event-driven (USD108 million) and multi-strategy funds (USD98 million).

Comment · 10 years ago
Genius move by apple. Nothing said 'I'm cool' like the white headphone cables, same effect with new wireless Airpods
Comment · 10 years ago
A bit like the problem dating apps have, the more successful you are, the more churn you create.

Once a group of friends come together they'll get a house share of their own instead of sharing with strangers. Probably be cheaper too. Have they modeled for high churn rates in their already thin margins?

A premium service leaves your very vulnerable to the tide going out on disposable income. The co-living space will be left with higher long term leases they can no longer service. I really want to figure out a way to short services like WeWork at a 16b valuation.

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