Today’s episode spotlights Charlie Marin (CEO, Quanted) on building the “Amazon-meets-Palantir” data bridge for investors—turning idea → feature → backtest into a rapid, agent-driven loop. Bill and Mark frame the macro: rates over equities, MOVE vs. VIX, factor rotations (value/cyclicals), credit spreads, and why point-in-time data & revisions matter. Charlie breaks down vendor onboarding with AI agents, metadata-rich discovery, and how faster feature pipelines change quant research—and the startup journey to Quanted’s upcoming relaunch.Follow Charlie & Quanted:Charlie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-simi/Quanted on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quanted-tech/Book a Meeting: https://www.quanted.com/🔗 Follow Our Work:📜 Substack: New Barbarians Podcast - https://substack.com/@newbarbarians 📜 Substack: Mark R. Connors - https://substack.com/@markrconnors📜 Harmonic Insights (Bill Mann & Chris Rosa) - https://www.harmoniqinsights.com/📜 SSRN Practitioner 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 Quanted and Its Mission01:22 Exploring the Startup Journey03:59 Market Analysis and Economic Indicators06:14 Interest Rates and Market Volatility09:12 Understanding Job Market Data and Revisions14:11 Interest Rates and Market Reactions19:04 The Impact of COVID on Economic Cycles23:06 Debt Dynamics and Market Volatility27:28 Comparing Economic Cycles: Past and Present34:06 The Future of Work and Economic Stability40:20 The Data Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities42:58 Streamlining Data Testing and Vendor Engagement45:53 The Role of AI in Data Processing48:17 Building a Predictive Data Ecosystem51:24 Navigating the Competitive Landscape of Hedge Funds56:37 The Future of Investment Processes01:02:22 Startup Journey: Overcoming Challenges in Data Management01:07:17 Looking Ahead: Future Developments for Quantid#NewBarbariansPodcast #CharlieMarin #Quanted #QuantData #AltData #AIinFinance #FeatureEngineering #Backtesting #QuantResearch #Macro #InterestRates #YieldCurve #MOVEIndex #ValueFactor #Cyclicals