There are Unique Economic Opportunities to Improve Healthcare

There are Unique Economic Opportunities to Improve Healthcare

In “Unscaling the Healthcare Economy”, Hemant Taneja makes some excellent points with regards to unique economic opportunities within the healthcare system that will also improve patient outcomes.

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How Computers are Controlling the Stock Market

How Computers are Controlling the Stock Market

In this year alone, there have been 35 bizarre “flash crashes” in American oil markets, essentially meaning that prices dropped significantly and recovered quickly due to automated trading. Prices for West Texas Intermediate crude swung 200 basis points in less than an hour, before recovering at least 75 basis points. 

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Grand Rounds, Physician-Patient Matching Service Raises $55M

Grand Rounds, Physician-Patient Matching Service Raises $55M

Grand Rounds is a digital health startup based out of San Francisco that pairs patients with physicians. It garnered $55 million in the late-stage funding round led by an anonymous mutual fund investor, Greylock Partners, and Venrock. The additional $55 million brings Grand Rounds funding to a total of $106 million. It plans to use the new money to expand its technology platform, analytics platform and care team.

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How and Why Goldman Sachs quietly Became an Influential Tech Investor

How and Why Goldman Sachs quietly Became an Influential Tech Investor

Goldman Sachs, arguably the most powerful bank in the world, is quietly becoming one of the most influential investors in technology startups. According to research from CB Insights, Goldman has participated in 132 fund-raising rounds in private technology companies since 2009. Goldman has backed Uber, Pinterest, Dropbox, and 12 other so-called unicorns, that once-rare group of startups valued at over $1 billion. At last count, there were 119 startups valued at more than $1 billion, almost all created within the past few years. Goldman ranks in the top 10 of CB Insights’ unicorn backers.

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