{"podcast":{"title":"Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo: Hardware, Software, and Enterprise Quantum","slug":"quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009","podcast_index_feed_id":7872009,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"Lucas and Luna step into the quantum-computing lab to decode the real business of quantum. Not the hype, not the science fiction — the actual hardware race between superconducting qubits, trapped ions, and topological systems; the software stack from quantum algorithms to error correction; and the enterprise use cases where quantum might actually deliver value first, from drug discovery to portfolio optimization. Each episode, Lucas maps the technical landscape with specific numbers — qubit counts, coherence times, gate fidelities — while Luna presses on the business logic: who is buying, who is selling, and what the ROI timeline really looks like. They name the companies (IBM, Google, IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave), the investors (quantum-focused VC funds, corporate R&D arms), and the open questions (decoupling hype from benchmarked results, talent shortages, supply chain for dilution refrigerators). No crystal-ball gazing — just a forensic look at the emerging quantum economy through the lens of public financial filings, academic preprints, and industry roadmaps. If you work in tech strategy, venture capital, or deep-tech product management, this is the conversation that prepares you fo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T08:17:20.403037+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009"},"episode":{"title":"How Quantum Computing Is Becoming a Portfolio Optimization Engine","slug":"how-quantum-computing-is-becoming-a-portfolio-optimization-engine","published_at":"2026-06-18T08:03:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009/how-quantum-computing-is-becoming-a-portfolio-optimization-engine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business/episode-0058.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business/episode-0058.mp3","summary":"Episode 58 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo dives into a surprising new application: portfolio optimization for asset managers. Lucas and Luna explore how quantum algorithms are tackling the 'curse of dimensionality' in modern portfolio theory — specifically, how a mid-sized hedge fund, Quantica Capital, is using a 127-qubit processor from IBM to rebalance a multi-asset portfolio in minutes instead of hours. They walk through the concrete math: how quantum annealers handle the combinatorial explosion of selecting from 500+ assets with non-linear constraints, and why classical Monte Carlo simulations hit a wall around 50 assets. The episode also touches on the challenges — error rates, the need for hybrid quantum-classical models, and why most firms are still in the 'sandbox' phase. No hype, just a clear-eyed look at where quantum meets the efficient frontier, anchored to a real experiment from Q2 2026. #QuantumComputing #PortfolioOptimization #QuanticaCapital #IBM #QuantumAnnealing #EfficientFrontier #AssetManagement #HedgeFund #ModernPortfolioTheory #CurseOfDimensionality #MonteCarloSimulation #HybridQuantumClassical #ErrorMitigation #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #BusinessAndTechnology #QuantumFinance #AdFree Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 58 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo dives into a surprising new application: portfolio optimization for asset managers. Lucas and Luna e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":531,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009/episodes/how-quantum-computing-is-becoming-a-portfolio-optimization-engine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009/how-quantum-computing-is-becoming-a-portfolio-optimization-engine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}