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Here is a possible workaround: 1. Generate a list of company names from AngelList and Crunchbase. 2A. Automate Google searches for "[company name] + [valuatio
by murtza 12y ago
Here is a possible workaround:
1. Generate a list of company names from AngelList and Crunchbase.
2A. Automate Google searches for "[company name] + [valuation]." Scrape search results.
2B. Alternatively, use Google Custom Websearch API and search for "[company name] + [valuation]."
https://developers.google.com/custom-search/json-api/v1/overview https://developers.google.com/custom-search/json-api/v1/over...
3. Parse search results by writing a regular expression that matches common patterns of how a company valuation might be phrased.
Examples:
"at $10B valuation," "valued at $10B", "valuing the company at 10 billion"
4. Sanitize data manually, or outsource to Mturk to get people to validate results.
- gearoidoc 12y agoInteresting approach. I don't think I'll go down this route but thanks for the effort anyhow :)