Here's a readable version of the quant equity workflow graphic on:
https://www.quantopian.com/posts/a-professional-quant-equity-workflow
This is germane, since about a year ago, Quantopian shifted from wanting algorithms that implemented pretty much the entire workflow, whereas now only the individual alpha factors are required, to be combined by Quantopian when the fund is constructed. Folks may want to contemplate the graphic, to understand the recent guidance on how to get an allocation and the estimates mini contest.