John Fawcett

a16z Podcast | How Technology Is Changing Investing

Josh Levin, John Fawcett, Angela Strange

This initiative addresses the retail investment gap by deploying algorithmic platforms that enable values-based portfolio customization without sacrificing market correlation, targeting the 80% of US equities held by individuals seeking to exclude sectors like weapons or tobacco. Quantopian's open-source model and mobile voting tools further disrupt traditional finance by leveraging global quantitative talent and simplifying shareholder activism to capture the 85% of millennials desiring alignment with personal causes. Together, these strategies aim to transition the industry from static mutual funds to dynamic, cloud-based "rented strategies" that adapt to evolving demographic values while mitigating overfitting risks in automated investing.