Wall Street Fintech

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Episodes

  1. 08/28/2023

    Bob White (Founder, RCA) on Building a $950m Data Business in Commercial Real Estate

    Today’s guest is Bob White, founder and former CEO of Real Capital Analytics (RCA). RCA is one of the most comprehensive providers of global commercial real estate data. Bob founded RCA back in 2000 after 14 years in real estate investment banking and brokerage. He grew the business for over 20 years before selling it to financial data juggernaut MSCI for $950m in 2021. Bob is now an active advisor to early stage startups, real estate developer, and Chairman of the Advisory Board for UVA’s Center for Real Estate. If you’re interested in data businesses, this is the podcast for you. Bob shares some tremendously valuable insights on what it takes to start and scale a differentiated data business. Links for this episode: * Bob White * Transcript (Roughly transcribed with AI) * Twitter * Music Credits (License Code: 7K0SJDW9ZGIW3NMA) * Spotify * Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wallstreetfintech.substack.com

    54 min

  2. 07/25/2023

    Jody Kochansky - Building the Operating System for Capital Markets

    My guest this week is Jody Kochansky. Jody spent almost 30 years at BlackRock where he served as Chief Architect and Head of the Aladdin Product Group. Aladdin is a portfolio and investment management software platform that powers Blackrock's $10tn asset management business as well as the businesses of other major financial institutions like Vanguard, MetLife, Freddie Mac, and even Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund. Today Aladdin manages north of $20tn in total assets and Blackrock's Technology Services division reports revenues in excess of $1.4bn. We talk about the origin story behind Aladdin, building software within a financial institution, and Jody's thoughts about AI and the future of fintech. Please enjoy this fascinating conversation with Jody Kochansky. First podcast episode: Given that this is my first podcast episode, I would appreciate any feedback below! If you enjoy this type of content, please like and subscribe. Future episodes might include video and be cross-posted on YouTube. Additionally, let me know of any topics or guests that you’d like to see in the future. Links for this episode: * Jody Kochansky * Transcript (Roughly transcribed with AI) * Twitter * YouTube (Videos coming soon) * Music Credits (License Code: 7K0SJDW9ZGIW3NMA) * Spotify * Google and Apple Podcasts (coming soon) Thanks for checking out my first podcast with Jody Kochansky. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and share! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wallstreetfintech.substack.com

    56 min
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