David Magerman, Co-Founder of Differential Ventures - Risks of Building with GenAI, Pioneering Quant Trading, & How to Fix the Internet

Miguel Armaza sits down with David Magerman, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Differential Ventures, an early-stage fund that invests in data-focused entrepreneurs building enterprise technology.

In a past life, he spent 22 years in leadership roles at Renaissance Technologies (RenTech), a hedge fund with over $100 billion in AUM and probably the most successful fund in history.

David is also a contrarian thinker and a non-conformist, which made our conversation even more interesting.

We discuss:

• How David and a small group of engineers helped introduce quantitative data science to trading and public capital markets investing
• Why he is highly skeptical of the new wave of GenAI
• A very convincing argument to introduce friction in online communication processes to restore balance and reduce its negative effects on society… and a lot more! 

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Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder and General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.

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