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The Future of SPACs and Going Public with Chamath Palihapitiya
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54:41 - 1:00:49 (06:08)

Chamath Palihapitiya discusses the rise of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) and why going public may be a better option for early-stage companies.

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Chamath Palihapitiya discusses how the popularity of SPACs will lead to more competition, making it more difficult for companies to successfully complete a SPAC transaction, and why companies may be better off going public instead.
54:41 - 57:32 (02:50)
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SPACs
Summary

Chamath Palihapitiya discusses how the popularity of SPACs will lead to more competition, making it more difficult for companies to successfully complete a SPAC transaction, and why companies may be better off going public instead.

Chapter
The Future of SPACs and Going Public with Chamath Palihapitiya
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E7: California's collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The SPAC thing is now a huge wave and a ton of people are creating them.
57:32 - 58:26 (00:54)
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SPAC
Summary

The SPAC thing is now a huge wave and a ton of people are creating them. The appeal of a SPAC to a founder is essentially because what they are used to is doing private rounds.

Chapter
The Future of SPACs and Going Public with Chamath Palihapitiya
Episode
E7: California's collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more
Podcast
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The new focus for early stage investors is not counting unicorns, but rather finding founders with a combination of operational and financial acumen in the public markets, investing experience, and operational credibility to describe the business.
58:26 - 1:00:49 (02:23)
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Early Stage Investing
Summary

The new focus for early stage investors is not counting unicorns, but rather finding founders with a combination of operational and financial acumen in the public markets, investing experience, and operational credibility to describe the business.

Chapter
The Future of SPACs and Going Public with Chamath Palihapitiya
Episode
E7: California's collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more
Podcast
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg