A Primer on Information Marketplaces with Richard Craib and Riva-Melissa Tez

Erik is joined on this episode by Richard Craib (@richardcraib), founder of Numerai and Erasure, and Riva-Melissa Tez (@rivatez), part of strategy at Intel. They discuss:- What Richard is working on at Numerai, a hedge fund that gives away its (anonymized) data for free.- The Erasure protocol and the value of information marketplaces.- Whether prediction markets for stocks can work.- Whether the Numerai model could work with other types of data, for example, in healthcare.- Whether the quality of startups in San Francisco is going down or up.- The future of universities.- The lack of diversity of political views in San Francisco.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.______Village Global’s Network Catalyst accelerator is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world. Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.

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