"The Data Bottleneck in Quant Finance — and How to Break It” with David Forino, CTO of Quanted

In Episode 22 of The New Barbarians Podcast, Bill and Mark are joined by David Forino, CTO and Co-Founder of Quanted, to explore how systematic investors can finally scale dataset onboarding and feature discovery without months of engineering time.They cover:• The rise of explainable machine learning over deep neural nets• The 3000→30 line code compression in quant infrastructure• Why Circle’s IPO and stablecoin legislation may reshape global macro• Real-world alpha bottlenecks in top quant funds• Cultural insights from Elba to Budapest• Can crypto ever become a global travel currency?And much more, including war stories from AI startups, VW’s robotics lab, and the Colosseum fight scene with Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee.🔗 Follow Our Work:📜 Substack: Mark R. Connors - https://substack.com/@markrconnors📜 Harmonic Insights (Bill Mann & Chris Rosa) - https://www.harmoniqinsights.com/📜 SSRN Pracitioner Quant Research - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2035436📜 SmartKarma - Bill Mann -- https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/william-mann-88ce6ae0-716e-4511-98ee-65b1af2765ff/researchTwitter - thenewbarbarianspodcast (@thenewbarbpod) / XChapters00:00 Introduction to the New Barbarians Podcast02:16 Market Dynamics and Global Perspectives07:19 Digital Assets and the Future of Finance11:00 David Forino's Journey into Quant Finance15:43 Understanding Quanta and Its Value Proposition21:18 User Feedback and Data Management Challenges28:00 Exploring Machine Learning and AI in Finance29:45 The Data Explosion and Its Implications32:40 Advancements in Robotics and AI34:30 Traditional vs. Deep Learning in Quant Finance38:39 The Challenge of Explainability in AI Models42:14 The Future of Crypto as a Universal Currency52:09 Closing Thoughts and Future Directions#quantfinance #AIinFinance #AlternativeData #MachineLearning #ExplainableAI #CryptoMacro #Stablecoins #SystematicInvesting #DataOps #Fintech #DigitalAssets #Bitcoin #NewBarbariansPodcast #Quanted #HarmoniQInsights