Eli Samson
I build systematic research tools that convert discretionary insight into analytical infrastructure.
Current work: a factor engine scoring 5,500+ equities daily, and a portfolio research system wired into a live brokerage book.
A standing side study: how trends form, exhaust, and repeat across timeframes — written up like research notes, not trade signals.
multidisciplinary synthesis · signals firing across domains
Current Research
Capital Efficiency in Technology
Developing factor models that evaluate capital efficiency, unit economics, and operating leverage across software and technology companies; identifying which businesses generate durable free cash flow relative to their invested capital base.
Competitive Dynamics & Market Structure
Studying how industry structure, switching costs, and network effects shape long-term competitive positioning; analyzing where value accrues within supply chains and how market concentration evolves over time.
Systematic Research Infrastructure
Building the pipelines that carry an idea from screen to sized position — data ingestion, factor scoring, backtesting, and review — so each research cycle leaves reusable infrastructure behind rather than a one-off spreadsheet.
Methodology
Economic Framework
My work begins with understanding how a company or industry fits within a broader economic system. I analyze market structure, competitive dynamics, capital flows, and the incentives shaping participant behavior. This framework informs how I approach modeling and what signals may matter most.
Factor Development
From this foundation, I translate economic intuition into measurable factors. I develop models that normalize company performance across multiple dimensions, capturing operational competitiveness, free cash flow generation, and resilience across cycles. The goal is to transform qualitative insight into structured, comparable signals.
Workflow Crystallization
Once a research approach proves useful, I systematize it. I prototype models and workflows in Python, then convert the underlying logic into reusable tools that integrate into a broader research environment. By embedding models directly into lightweight interfaces and workflows, I turn analytical ideas into repeatable processes that produce actionable insight.
Systems
Research tools and analytical infrastructure.
Featured System
Portfolio Intelligence System
Replaced an Excel-and-Streamlit workflow with a single live platform that streams positions from the broker, visualizes the book across themes, and puts research, valuation, and an AI analyst in one place.
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Latest Writing
July 16, 2026
Economies of Scale, Product Cycles, and Supply Chains
Two forces decide whether an industry consolidates or fragments — the structure of its supply chain and the speed of its product cycle. AI is pushing them in opposite directions at once, and Salesforce is the test case for where value relocates.
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