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Can Data Driven Lending Displace VC Funding For Some Firms?

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And while startups fail for a variety of esoteric reasons, the common thread that ties them all together is cash flow. About 20 percent of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have failed by the end of their first year. According to a U.S. Bank study, nearly one-third of SMBs fail due to cash flow problems directly (i.e.,

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Transcript: Edward Chancellor

Barry Ritholtz

His latest book could not be more timely, “The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest,” it’s all about the history of interest rates, money lending, investing speculation, funded by banks and loans and credit. You can imagine, you give a bearish message at a bullish investment conference, and no one listens to you.