{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f96e67a0ba69a1929848dde/6185a7e4f111b00018b4587f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Hackathon Episode","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f96e67a0ba69a1929848dde/1616765260682-0d4d68ecc51c5cb7f223c5f8e5bea356.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode I speak to Seth Leonard, winner of the hackathon at the most recent Eagle Alpha conference. </p><p><br></p><p>In our conversation Seth and I talk through exactly how he won, combining multiple alternative datasets to forecast the next inflation figure. As a mild warning, this is more technical than other episodes.</p><p><br></p><p>In other news, I will be speaking at the HFM European Quant Summit on Wednesday 17th November alongside Rani Piputri of NNIP, where we’ll be discussing ‘Acquiring and Combining Alternative Datasets’: https://www.hfmeuquantsummit.com/agenda</p>","author_name":"Mark Fleming-Williams"}