SPAC

also referred to as: spacs

8 statements across 6 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 6, 2024 by Jordi Hays · across every show →

Everything said about SPAC, oldest first

Nov 6, 2024 bearish
Opinion
SPACs Were a Last Resort Suffering From Severe Adverse Selection
“It basically was a last resort for most companies where if you couldn't really go public and you couldn't access private capital, that was the best. Route. And then also like, which had a huge adverse selection problem.”
Jordi Hays Nov 6, 2024 ▶ 15:09 Trump's Secret Career (ep7)
Nov 6, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
SPACs Will Eventually Make a Comeback to Financial Markets
“And I'm sure it'll be back.”
John Coogan Nov 6, 2024 ▶ 11:45 Trump's Secret Career (ep7)
Nov 14, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Coogan: SPACs will return for certain companies pretty soon
“I fully anticipate SPACs will be back for certain companies pretty soon.”
John Coogan Nov 14, 2024 ▶ 2:39:45 Low T levels at Y-Combinator (ep9)
Nov 15, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Hays: SPACs are coming back to tech financing in a big way
“SPACs coming back in a big way.”
Jordi Hays Nov 15, 2024 ▶ 1:07:39 Fact-Checking The Information (ep10)
Nov 15, 2024 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Coogan: About 350 SPACs are currently seeking target acquisitions
“There's like, yeah, 350 that are actively searching right now in all sorts of different fields.”
John Coogan Nov 15, 2024 ▶ 1:08:51 Fact-Checking The Information (ep10)
Jan 13, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Hays: At least a handful of Chamath SPACs will be 50-baggers
“I bet you there will be a bunch, not a bunch, but at least a handful of Chamath specs where if you buy them now, there'll be like a 50 bagger.”
Jordi Hays Jan 13, 2025 ▶ 24:19 Insurance Companies Explained (How they actually work)
Feb 24, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Nikola Went Public via a SPAC in June 2020 at $20 Billion
“So in, in June of 2020. A few months after the pandemic started, they went public at around 20, 20, twenty billion dollars. Twenty billion. They didn't go public. They didn't SPAC. So they SPAC.”
Jordi Hays Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 0:56 Could NIKOLA Make a Comeback?
Mar 19, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Mar 2030
Weisenthal: There will be another SPAC boom in his lifetime
“SPACs have come and gone multiple times in their history, so I would never bet against the return of the SPAC. It might take a while. I think, you know, it's like, maybe even like every 15 or 20 years or whatever, but I am confident that in my lifetime, there …”
Joe Weisenthal Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 22:17 Joe Weisenthal on Finance Podcasting, Country Music, and Response to Solana Ad.
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