A Better Alt Data Market 6 Steps to Fix What’s Broken — and Build What’s Next By Scott Hall | CEO, AltHubI’ve spent the last several years working at the intersection of alternative data buyers and sellers. I’ve seen what works, what doesn’t, and where the market keeps tripping over the same problems.The alternative data […]
Alternative Data Product Investment Revenue Strategy Treat Your Alternative Data Like a Product, Not a Byproduct: The Investment Required to Reach $1 Million in Revenue Too many data providers assume they can sell to financial buyers using the same formats and packaging built for their core business customers. It almost never works. The institutional alternative […]
Alternative Data Provider Revenue Ceiling Broader Buyer Base The $2 Million Revenue Ceiling: Why 90% of Alternative Data Providers Are Stuck and How a Broader Buyer Base Can Fix It Here’s a number that should concern everyone in the alternative data space: roughly 90% of alternative data providers generate under $2 million in annual revenue. […]
Alternative Data Trial Fees Buyer Seller Market Improvement Why Modest Trial Fees Would Improve the Alternative Data Market for Both Buyers and Sellers This might be the most controversial take in this series, but it’s worth saying: the alternative data market would benefit from modest trial fees. The Problem with Free Trials in Alternative Data […]
Alpha Decay Myth Alternative Data Distribution Investment Returns The Alpha Decay Myth: Why Wider Alternative Data Distribution Doesn’t Automatically Kill Investment Returns One of the most persistent arguments in the alternative data market is the belief that wider data distribution inevitably destroys alpha. The logic seems straightforward: if more hedge funds have access to the […]
Alternative Data Trial Timeline 30 Days Faster Evaluation 75 Days Is Too Long: Why Alternative Data Trials Need to Happen in Under 30 Days Based on a survey of alternative data providers, the average trial still takes 75+ days from initiation to decision. That’s 75 days of friction, delayed decisions, and resources burned on both […]
Raw Data Myth Alternative Data Provider Product Strategy Why “Just Send Us the Raw Data” Is Hurting Alternative Data Providers and How to Respond If you’re an alternative data provider, you’ve heard this request more than once: “Just send us the raw data. We’ll figure it out.” On the surface, it sounds reasonable. In practice, […]
Better Alternative Data Market Six Changes Series Introduction A Better Alternative Data Market: Six Things That Need to Change — Series Introduction After years working at the intersection of alternative data buyers and sellers, certain patterns become impossible to ignore. The alternative data market has grown significantly, but it continues to struggle with structural inefficiencies […]
BattleFin Miami 2026 Alternative Data Conference Takeaways BattleFin Miami 2026: Key Takeaways on Alternative Data Providers Transforming Operational Datasets into Institutional Intelligence BattleFin Miami 2026 reinforced what many in the alternative data space have been observing: operational data providers are increasingly transforming their existing datasets into institutional-grade intelligence products. Across the conference floor and on […]
AI Alternative Data Trends 2026 BattleFin CEO Insights AltHub CEO Reflections: AI, Deal Momentum, and the Three Trends Shaping Alternative Data in 2026 BattleFin Miami was one of the strongest alternative data conferences we’ve attended in recent years. The range of attendees was impressive—more polished booths, new vendors like our clients Increase Alpha, Plume, All […]