The Economist’s edge: How economic expertise sets PivotXY apart.

Economic expertise is what sets PivotXY apart from other corporate analytics solutions. Talented economists guide every step of our development efforts.

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They even run the place. Meet Maia Otermin, our Chief of Staff.

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Economic consulting on major lawsuits

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Maia studied Economics at the University of Chicago before working in economic consulting for 8 years. She helped companies navigate major lawsuits by modeling the economic impacts of alleged behavior. Different situations required different assessments. “When two companies sue each other for breach of contract, we would model what the total damages might be if a party's lawsuit succeeded. Determining the value of IP that’s being infringed is a different exercise than calculating damages for a breach of contract.”

Despite being Chief of Staff, Maia is an economist first, active in all discussions about applying proven economic principles to deliver market intelligence for executives. “Some version of this type of analysis has been done for decades. There's a certain consensus about how it’s done, intrinsic value and all that. We're not fully reinventing the wheel there, but I do think there’s value in how nimble our tool is, allowing you to quickly adjust inputs to easily visualize what the impact is going to be, so you can home in on what the business can or should do strategically to reach a goal.”

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Software built on core economic principles

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Key PivotXY functionalities illustrate the point: Corporate executives can choose which peer groups to compare using indexed financial metrics. “I think it's valuable that Competitive Benchmarking makes it so you're pretty much comparing apples to apples, no matter which peers you look at. Whether it's from the SEC, from MarketBeat, or from other groups that the software suggests or that the user adds, the ability to quickly look at different peer groups gets you to meaningful insights faster. I like that the speed of PivotXY means no longer having to worry about picking the best possible peer group for a time-intensive analysis. Pick ones that seem decent and then just run them all.”

“I like that our tool makes it easy to see who's just paid out regular dividends at the expense of long-term shareholder value, meaning they haven't reinvested in potential growth while their peers have. It may have seemed like [the peers] were making risky moves, but they were actually correctly assessing growth opportunities. PivotXY demystifies which companies are doing that, actually driving growth, compared to those that just stay the easy course. It looks like they're doing great, but shareholders who invested in the peer are better off.”

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A focus on enabling success

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How did she become PivotXY’s Chief of Staff? She knows her value-add is her on-the-ground experience and ability to see the whole picture when managing teams. “My consulting career gave me exposure to so many ways of managing people. I would work with teams of really smart, talented, hard-working people, but then the management approach would just crush their potential. I focus on making sure people are not only set up for success but also feel empowered to go after their own success, in addition to the organization’s. When people can focus on the work and have the proper tools to manage conflict, that ensures productive collaboration – and that’s where value truly lies.”

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Get economist-driven analysis to optimize share price

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When corporate leaders need sound data-driven analysis to inform strategic decisions, they have options. But how many of those have been built from Day One with the input of professional economists skilled at guiding large companies toward better share price outcomes?

PivotXY distills proven economic principles and decades of corporate finance consulting expertise to bring data-driven clarity to your every leadership decision. The platform delivers proprietary insights focused on shareholder value creation — whenever you need them. Contact us for more info or to schedule a demo.