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Great tool for differentiated business insights
What do you like best about the product?
I like the volume of available expert calls and insights from the library. When I want to get up to speed, I can read or listen to 10-20 calls which help me get into the mindset of industry participants and help me ask better questions when conducting my investment underwriting process.
What do you dislike about the product?
The history of the library only goes back a couple of years (lacks some depth), the mobile app could work better (there are some minor UX/UI issues), I am not a huge fan of the sentiment analysis overlay generated by AlphaSense (just don't add value for me but doesn't necessarily detract).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Provides on-the-ground commentary from experts in any given company or industry. I use Stream as part of my research process when researching potential investments and staying up to speed on current trends in an industry I am familiar with.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Figure out how to use Stream as part of your investment process. It is best used in conjunction with standard fundamental work (Ks & Qs). It can certainly draw insights not available by just reading the SEC filings. Also figure out how to gauge the context from which each expert's perspective is derived. There is some clear bias from some experts but that doesn't mean their views don't have validity/signal.
Stream Has A Healthy Database of Knowledgeable Experts That I Use Regularly For My Research
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Stream consistently sources qualified experts for the companies that I am interested in.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the call audio quality could still be improved
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is primarily helping me to more efficiently allocate my time when it comes to research. I can quickly get up to speed on a business and go deeper when necessary.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The question of whether or not to pay for Stream comes down to your own personal budget and how much you value your time. I believe that you only get quality insights from having numerous conversations with people about a subject. Stream helps me in that sense because they have proven capable of sourcing numerous experts on a given subject/company and that expedites my research process. I can either very quickly pass on a company or go deeper in ways that were previously much slower.
Extremely intuitive and easy to manage
What do you like best about the product?
The platform is very well designed and intuitive- It is very easy to find the people I want to talk to and coordinate a time to talk
What do you dislike about the product?
The actual quality of the calls is still sometimes poor (better than before). I find that calls are rescheduled quite often
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Providing detailed, insightful primary research across the vertical and horizontal spread of a company
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Highly recommend. As someone looking for insight into an industry or company it's incredible. As an analyst looking to have interesting conversations and for your own research it's invaluable
Sream by Alphasense is a consistently reliable source of industry expertise
What do you like best about the product?
The best thing about Stream is its simplicity, making vast amounts of domain knowledge accessible within a few keystrokes.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not every expert is a natural orator, so you will find some interviews that are less pointed than others.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
No amount of earnings calls or company visits will provide the on-the-ground insider perspective that Stream offers
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You'll be hooked in a week.
Gold Standard of Strategic Research
What do you like best about the product?
The curated newsfeed is like having a superpower at work where every competitor's maneuver is in your inbox as soon as the press release drops. It's a breeze to use and so helpful in scanning financial filings.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's a bit of a struggle the one area they don't really blow the competition out of the water is their profiles on private companies can sometimes be a bit less robust than other platform like Pitchbook or Factset, but I'm sure they are actively working to improve this functionality.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Alphasense is helping us maintain our strategic edge, it helps us identify trends within our competitors, identify new partnerships that may require strategic action and help us move to a more proactive way of managing strategy.
Happy user of Stream by Alpha Sense
What do you like best about the product?
Stream provides easy access to many expert opinions on a variety of companies + industries. The platform is easy to use and there are helpful summaries that help you understand what was covered.
What do you dislike about the product?
The quality of the experts and the questions asked are paramount and stream should do whatever possible to ensure high-quality questions are asked to the most relevant experts in a field.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Often we learn from industry experts when researching an investment idea. Stream is integral in helping us discover insights that help us get comfortable with an idea.
Tremendous Resource for a Deep Dive on Any Field
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate the ease of navigating the library, learning more about the companies in each industry, and the ability to download information for consumption on the go.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is occasionally difficult to understand the quality of an interview or the lens from which they are reporting. The contact cues are very important, as are the variety of insights around a company or sector. Hopefully they wi interview more competitors and former employers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Working in the startup space, there is a tremendous need for detailed information within the market research, product market and portfolio, and customer/supplier areas. Stream has built a massive library that's constantly updating with information for me to identify trends, learn the inner workings of companies, and develop investment theses on companies and sectors.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take advantage of the ability to request data coverage on a company.
Tremendous Resource to Learn About Businesses
What do you like best about the product?
The vast library of companies and topics the library is building. So, whether I want to learn about an entirely new industry or get an update/channel check, you can usually find a call for each.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are some lower-quality calls I run into while reading transcripts; however, the vast majority I find useful. If I were the platform, I would only include the highest-quality calls.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have noticed the quality of sell-side research diminish during my career for various reasons. Learning about businesses from people in the industry is a better alternative.
Insights into longer term competitive advantages, nuances within complexity, and unique perspectives
What do you like best about the product?
Stream helps give me a clearer view of reality in terms of a company's underlying drivers and what is happening under the hood. This is very different from reading what a journalist or Wall Street analyst has to say, which is often biased, filtered, and incomplete. I can see why Goldman Sachs is an investor.
What do you dislike about the product?
There's nothing that comes to mind. I'm excited to see what Stream comes up with next in terms of new functionality and other improvements.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Relying on secondhand information is dangerous. Stream helps me to conduct effective primary research.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You're at a disadvantage from an investment standpoint if you aren't utilizing Stream. You'll be surprised by the wealth of information, search functionality, ease of use, and quality of the experts that the company sources.
Analyst / Portfolio Manager for a long/short equity fund
What do you like best about the product?
Up to date information that fills the gap between earnings calls and research reports
What do you dislike about the product?
Quality of the expert / analyst needs to be more streamlined
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Connecting the dots between what management communicates and what the sell side articulates
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Excellent breadth and depth of information that is real time and pertinent
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