Apurv Jain is the Founder and CEO of MacroX, a San Francisco-based startup building a real-time measurement layer for the global economy using alternative data. Before MacroX, Apurv built machine-learning investing systems at Microsoft, traded FX derivatives at Deutsche Bank, and worked at Bridgewater Associates. His research experience spans Microsoft Research and Harvard Business School, with publications and invited talks across academia, central banks, and global forums including Davos and the World AI Summit. He holds degrees from Georgia Tech and the University of Chicago and is passionate about mixed martial arts. In this podcast, we discuss:

Official Data Lags & Declining Survey Response Rates
1,000+ Alternative Data Pipelines for Macro State Mapping
Real-Time Worker Bargaining Power vs. Lagged Wage Metrics
Multimodal AI: CNNs, BERT, and Targeted LLM Workflows
Nowcasting Lead: Gaining 2–3 Months Ahead of Official Prints
Next-Generation Nowcasting vs. Atlanta Fed GDP Models
Why the 2023 Yield Curve Recession Signal Failed
Current US Economic State & The "K-Shaped" Consumer
Portfolio Integration for Fundamental & Systematic Investors

Ep. 378: Apurv Jain on Alternative Data, Real-Time Macro Nowcasting, and AI's Economic Role

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Ep. 378: Apurv Jain on Alternative Data, Real-Time Macro Nowcasting, and AI's Economic Role