Category Growth

Trade War #MCGA

The Tarif Deals On July 6, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration officially instituted 25% duties (average U.S. tariff is under 4%, according to the WTO) on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods. Trump also placed tariffs on over 10,000 products from China, the European Union, Canada, and other locations (applied to under 4% of goods). In response, […]

Simulating the Market

I’ve had a lot of friends and family approach me, asking for investment advice. After learning about, trying to build, and approach markets in systematic trading programs, I realized I didn’t have the type of instantaneous “hot stock tips” I’d feel comfortable giving to a close friend or family member; rather I knew a bit […]

Growth vs. Retention

This is an important topic, especially when there are broader economic concerns, regardless of the legitimacy of those concerns, that we see companies scaling back costs to only the necessary services needed to operate their businesses. Essentially, growth without retention is not growth. Everyone wants hockey-stick growth which is based on acquiring new users, but you can’t […]