Kirk McKeown spent 20 years in investment management data and research. He has worked as an analyst for investment firms Hunter Global, Tudor, and Point72. In 2021, he co-founded Carbon Arc, which is building proprietary tech that unlocks insights from petabytes of existing data on a pay-as-you-go basis.

In this episode, Kirk discusses the existing gaps in data markets, how the Carbon Arc model is reshaping that landscape, how the company's insights can be applied to sports teams, and the nature of competitive advantage in the business of information.

Ajay Krishna spent his early career working on systematic trading and big data equities research at Citadel, then served as head of data science and engineering at analytics firm M Science. In 2022, he founded streamOS, where he is building an operating system that ties together data across the entire financial ecosystem.

In this episode, Jake and Ajay talk about the core ideas and incredible potential of streamOS, how he sells the service to buyers who already have data management, and the importance of speed when delivering data insights.

Erkut Sogut holds a doctorate in sports law, and has more than 20 years experience in the football (soccer) agency business. Erkut is the founder of GROW, a player representation agency, and the creator of five important industry newsletters - one released on each day of the working week. His book "How to Become a Football Agent" is now in its third edition.

In this episode, Jake and Erkut discuss the shift of power from clubs to players, the globalization of sports, why recruitment can be totally arbitrary, and the (sometimes unfortunate) increase in multi-club ownership.