A Little-Known Startup Has Quietly Amassed 100,000 Wall St Users – Business Insider
February 17, 2017 \
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Full Article: Business Insider
The aim is to become “the industrywide operating layer,” Mazy Dar said. Right now, OpenFin is typically delivered to a desktop together with an application that runs on it. The hope is that, in time, OpenFin will be on the desktop independent of any application, becoming a kind of finance application ecosystem of its own.
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People used to say that Rodney Dangerfield was an overnight success story, even though he didn’t make it in stand-up until he was in his mid 40s, even though he began writing comedy routines when he was 15! Ok, I’m a Dangerfield fan… His “I get no respect” became his signature line. OpenFin now has more than 100,000 users! They have been working on this vision for many years and are a group of talented, hard-working professionals. The idea that startups like OpenDoor are mentioned in this article is important. There was a day when installing trading platforms was tied… Read more »
I haven’t run into many people in our industry that really understand what OpenFin is and how it is supposed to make things easier. Let’s put it this way. Remember when most people used AOL for internet and about once a week they would get a CD to upgrade their service? Yes, you would have to constantly download new software just to get on to the internet. Crazy right? Now we just boot up the old computer and connect seamlessly. Well, this is what OpenFin may be able to do for application deployment in financial services. Instead of the wasteful… Read more »
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