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		fforflo on Dec 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Can web scraping be the basis of a viable ... Having recently worked for a hedge fund I noticed that too - although my idea predated that engagement . That's probably my first go-to market (if anyone has leads send me end email) . Hedge funds actually call this "alternative data".

dreyfan on Dec 18, 2021 [–]

If you worked for a hedge fund and you know they purchase scraped data from quite a number of vendors then why are you asking if it’s a viable business model?

Of course it is.

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