Team Fun Facts
100: Which AP Team member averaged over 1.0 yankee games attended per week during last year's MLB Postseason during Q4?
Evan Birnbaum
100: What is the name of the AlphaSense feature that uses AI to extract, normalize, and compare key metrics across companies, often used in benchmarking?
Generative Grid
100: In Life Sciences, which function would be most interested in tracking competitor clinical trial data?
R&D or Competitive Intelligence
100: True or False: AlphaSense is the only provider with exclusive partnerships to distribute equity research (WSI).
TRUE
100: What city hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics?
Tokyo
200: What (somehow not Ivy league) school was attended by Matt Alfano, Aidan Parker, and Sam Bernard?
Miami University (harvard of the midwest) [the original public ivy]
200: How does AlphaSense’s Generative Search differentiate from traditional keyword-based search?
It understands intent/context, synthesizes multiple documents into answers, and reduces time spent filtering irrelevant hits
200: In Consulting, why would partners care about AlphaSense?
Helps them win business by providing faster insights for client deliverables and pitches
200: What is one way AlphaSense differentiates itself from Pitchbook?
Broader content universe (broker research, call transcripts, news, filings, EI) + stronger AI search
200: Which U.S. state has the most coastline?
Alaska
300: What company did Hunter Dennis work at prior to joining AlphaSense?
Siemens
300: If I wanted to access dynamic financial models and peer sets created by our Canalyst Equity Research, where would I find this in the platform?
Bonus points for a pitch!
Industry Comps
ex: allows users to quickly benchmark metrics like revenue growth, margins, or headcount trends across a peer group of companies, without manually pulling data from filings
300: In Consulting, which firms make up the "Big 4"?
Answer: Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, EY
300: Which competitor focuses mainly on news aggregation, not research content?
Factiva
300: Who won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Actor?
Cillian Murphy
400: What position did Brian Andrzejewski play in HS/college football?
QB / Punter
400: AlphaSense AI combines three layers of intelligence to deliver differentiated insights: proprietary content coverage, proprietary linguistic models (Smart Synonyms), and what third AI capability that powers Generative Search and Summaries?
LLMs (verticalized or generalized?)
400: What is one use case for a Corporate Development persona, and how would they use AlphaSense for it?
M&A Due Diligence: Understand target’s market positioning, industry trends, and growth potential.
400: Which competitor is most common in the strategy consulting space, but lacks AI-driven search power?
Capital IQ (S&P market intelligence)
400: In the 2024 NFL regular season, which team scored the most total points, achieved the best point differential, went undefeated on the road?
Detroit Lions
500: Name one of the exec board positions that Dylan Meltzer held during his tenure at Indiana's Alpha Epsilon Pi's chapter
Rush Chair OR House Manager
500: Which feature allows users to run AI-powered synthesis across thousands of documents at once, saving time by auto-summarizing insights from massive document sets, and delivering citation-backed answers that increase confidence and accuracy
Deep Research
500: In CPG, how would a Consumer Insights Director use AlphaSense differently than a Strategy VP?
Consumer Insights Director: tracking consumer sentiment, brand perception
Strategy VP: high-level market trends, competitor strategy
500: AlphaSense recently expanded its financial data offering, integrating structured datasets directly into search and analysis. What two unique advantages does this provide over traditional financial platforms like Bloomberg or FactSet?
1: Seamless integration of structured financial data with unstructured content (filings, transcripts, research, news) in a single platform
2: Ability to use AI features like Generative Grid and Smart Summaries on financial data for faster benchmarking and insights
500: Which artist headlined the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show this February in New Orleans, and which three surprise guests joined the performance?
Kendrick Lamar; SZA, Samuel L Jackson, Serena Williams