167: Data-Driven Investing and Company Building with Ben Miller of Fundrise

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Ben Miller, the Co-Founder and CEO of Fundrise. During the episode, Ben discusses how Fundrise democratizes investment opportunities in asset classes such as corporate real estate and venture capital. He explains how Fundrise is a data-driven company and discusses its approach to data modeling and analysis while also sharing his views on the future of data infrastructure, emphasizing the need for it to be accessible to non-technical users. The conversation also covers the role of emotions in investment decisions, the challenges of data analysis in the financial industry, and more.