Data brokering hype checked: pointless without an edge in data or buyer access
IndraVahan · x · 2026-10-19
Indra Vahan pushes back on the wave of people pitching data brokering as a money-maker: without a genuine edge in either the data itself or access to the people buying it, the opportunity is largely illusory.
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