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TRADEOFFS

Nate Padgett, Chris Rill

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Nate Padgett and Chris Rill go hands-on exploring the world of hardware startups. Each month they interview founders, early team members, and industry leaders to uncover the secrets behind building successful products. From the best practices of product design, to the ins and outs of manufacturing, they leave no stone unturned in their mission to help budding entrepreneurs succeed. Join them on their journey and get the inside scoop on all the exciting and innovative developments in the hard ...
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Austin Next

Jason Scharf

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Austin's evolution into a global innovation superstar is at the heart of Austin Next. We uncover insights into the region's transformation and what it means for ecosystem building. Our exploration extends to emerging trends, technologies, and their convergence. Using Austin as our real-world case study and experts from around the world, we aim to understand the true nature and mechanics of innovation.
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Startup Data Science

Edderic Ugaddan, Apurva Naik, Alex Au

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Startup Data Science is the podcast where you learn startup-ready data science with programming basics. We discuss how to bootstrap data science techniques and understand their underlying mechanics by discussing open-source learning materials. Startup Data Science helps forward-thinking entrepreneurs, novice programmers, and seasoned software engineers to use Data Science to make a bigger impact.
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Interviews and insights with people creating two-sided marketplace businesses. Building a marketplace is often described as building two startups at once. Accurately matching supply and demand is painstakingly hard, but when you get it right, it's magical. Marketplace Mechanics is hosted and created by James McAulay, the Co-Founder & CEO of Encore (encoremusicians.com) - a marketplace for booking outstanding live musicians.
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The World of Hardware Startups Podcast

Startupblink, Hardware, Startups

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The World of Hardware Startups Podcast provides unique insights into hardware startups seeking to change our lives. We want to know what they're doing, how they're doing it, and what we can learn from their experiences. Listeners will enjoy tips and recommendations from founders, investors, prototypers, accelerators, and experts. The show is featured by the ANSYS Hardware Startup Program providing Hardware and IOT startups access to the World's leading software simulation tools at http://ans ...
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🎙️ Welcome to The SPAC Podcast — your front-row seat to the dynamic world of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies. Hosted by Michael Blankenship, a leading capital markets attorney and partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, and Joshua Wilson, executive producer and capital markets advisor, The SPAC Podcast brings you candid conversations, insider insights, and sharp analysis from the people shaping the future of the SPAC market. Whether you’re a sponsor, investor, founder, attorney, banker, or ju ...
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Where high-performing entrepreneurs train for wealth like athletes train for gold. This isn't hustle culture—it's high-performance conditioning. Each week, Nicole Purvy—entrepreneur, fund manager, and creator of the GGM Framework and the Athlete Entrepreneur Method—pulls back the curtain on the systems, belief shifts, time mastery, and spiritual alignment required to scale purpose-driven income and legacy wealth. From private equity fund playbooks to real-time business audits, biblical busin ...
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You may not expect that a country like Iran could possibly be home to high tech startups and scrappy entrepreneurs who build successful companies. In spite of severe sanctions, rising inflation rates and restrictive conditions, some Iranians have built major tech companies that solve some of the country's biggest problems. This is Tehran Disrupted, a podcast about the brave founders of some of Iran's biggest companies. In each episode, host Hamid Shojaee tells the fascinating stories of how ...
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Cloud Do You Do? is a podcast full of interviews about cloud and IT related topics with special guests from the world of startups and corporates. When you build or scale business everything seems more important than IT infrastructure. We show you the opposite is the truth. Get comfy in the cloud with us. Powered by Revolgy.
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The ExpertCPG Commerce Podcast is your go-to audio resource for mastering the Amazon marketplace. Join us on a journey into the heart of e-commerce, guided by the seasoned experts at ExpertCPG Commerce, a leading Amazon marketing agency passionate about fulfilling brand visions. Each episode is a blend of insightful conversations, actionable advice, and inspiring stories designed to empower brand builders, from seasoned founders to those just stepping into the vast world of Amazon. Whether y ...
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This podcast is for new and emerging online business owners who are determined to do what it takes to reach their financial goals, help people along the way and learn a bunch of useful new skills. Have a love/hate relationship with the tech? We talk about that. Not sure you have what it takes to achieve success? We talk about that, too, plus how to deal with mindset challenges. Trudy Rankin, Founder of the Online Business Program, shares actionable tips that will help you really get your bus ...
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The Deal Scout

Susan Reilly

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Explore the Art of Deal-Making with The Deal Scout Podcast Are you intrigued by the world of investment, business acquisitions, or commercial real estate? "The Deal Scout" is your go-to podcast for an insider's view into the high-stakes realm of deal-making. Join our host, Susan, a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with over two decades of experience in crafting impactful deals across various sectors. Each episode of "The Deal Scout" offers you a front-row seat to in-depth interviews with s ...
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The Strip

Africa Business Radio

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An exploration into the lifestyle and business of an individual or corporate brand with the aim of appreciating the connection between lifestyle and business, and the impact of different lifestyles on businesses. The house-style of this show is to approach these big topics in a most soulful and insightful manner.
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The Two Sales Guys

Sean Whitley and Matthew Sopiars

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What’s commonly talked about are the tactics and methodologies for sales professionals - what is less commonly talked about is the stress and anxiety that comes with being a seller. Each day, sales reps are asked to take rejection after rejection, operate in a world of uncertainty and high-pressure, and either fail to hit their number, or get a higher quota the next year. On Two Sales Guys, we’ll talk about how to cope with these pressures and what a winning sales mindset really looks like. ...
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SilverLining IL

MarkeTech Group

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The podcast for Security Architecture Hosted by Moshe Ferber and Ariel Munafo. The world of software development has changed rapidly in the last years due to various factors – Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation, CI/CD & DevOps – they all changed the way we build new applications. Young startups today got access to enterprise-grade infrastructure enabling them to produce scalable, robust applications faster and cheaper. But as companies innovate faster, security challenges arise. The sec ...
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Nick Morgan, Partner at Paul Hastings LLP and co-founder of ICAN (Investor Choice Advocates Network), discusses the SEC’s new SPAC rules and their impact on investor access. Nick argues that while the rules were framed as investor protection, in practice they reflect what he calls a “protection through prohibiti…
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Jeffrey Fidelman is the Founder & CEO of Fidelman & Company, an investment bank purpose-built for early-stage companies and emerging managers. A Harvard graduate who spent a decade at Morgan Stanley and HSBC before helping run a $120–125M venture fund, he’s since scaled a 40-person team that blends institutional process with hands-on fundraising ex…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Machua Millett, Chief Innovation Officer at Lockton Companies, explains how the Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance landscape for SPACs and de-SPACs has evolved since the 2021 boom. Following a surge in SPAC IPOs, deal volume, and resulting litigation, insurance premiums spiked sharply in 2021. At their peak, S…
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“It feels like we’re standing on the side of the interstate naked, holding a sign that says ‘Look at me!’” That’s how visibility expert Tracy Beavers describes what it’s like to show up online when you’re building a business. If that sounds uncomfortably familiar, this episode is a must-listen. Tracy breaks down how to grow your audience and email …
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Nick Morgan, Partner at Paul Hastings LLP and co-founder of ICAN (Investor Choice Advocates Network), explains how the SEC’s 2024 SPAC rules may affect small sponsors and entrepreneurs navigating the regulatory landscape. Nick emphasizes that while current SEC leadership may not pursue as many aggressive enforce…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Machua “Motsch” Millett, Chief Innovation Officer at Lockton Companies, addresses the most common misconceptions SPAC sponsors and board members have when it comes to Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance. Machua dispels the myth that “insurance never pays,” emphasizing that properly structured policies often do.…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Nick Morgan, Partner at Paul Hastings LLP and co-founder of ICAN (Investor Choice Advocates Network), outlines potential legal and advocacy strategies ICAN may pursue in response to the SEC’s new SPAC rules. Nick points to one central question: Does the SEC even have statutory authority to change PSLRA liability…
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Max Greenwald is the co-founder and CEO of Warmly.ai, a platform building AI agents that warm your TAM and route hot leads to sales. A former Google PM who helped ship Google’s viral “Where’s Waldo” Maps April Fools (played by ~100M people), he’s navigated six pivots and the gauntlet from idea to real GTM repeatability. With on-the-ground experienc…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Caitlyn Van Valin, Vice President at Odyssey Trust, explains why SPAC sponsors can’t afford to overlook what happens after the deal closes. While many focus heavily on the IPO and deal mechanics, Caitlyn emphasizes that post-merger shareholder recordkeeping and corporate actions are where the real operational li…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Louis Camhi offers a nuanced take on the state of the SPAC market and why it’s still too early to say, “SPACs are back.” Rather than chasing headlines, Louis explains that SPACs are best understood as cyclical tools within the capital markets, just like IPOs, M&A, or direct listings. He highlights that the IPO m…
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Gabriel Jarrosson is a seven-time founder with three exits and the General Partner of Lobster Capital, a fund specializing in top-performing YC startups. With over $25 million invested in early-stage companies, Gabriel brings a rare blend of founder grit and investor insight—shaped by years of building, failing, and ultimately scaling ventures from…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Machua “Motsch” Millett breaks down how D&O insurance needs to evolve across a SPAC’s lifecycle, from IPO to de-SPAC and beyond. He explains how SPACs have historically managed risk by purchasing standalone policies at each stage and why that approach often creates gaps in coverage and increased cost. Machua int…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Nick Morgan, Partner at Paul Hastings LLP and co-founder of ICAN (Investor Choice Advocates Network), explains how the SEC’s new SPAC rules may influence litigation risk for sponsors and targets. Drawing on his experience as an SEC trial counsel, Nick notes that while today’s SEC may be less aggressive than unde…
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Jim Ferry is a Partner at Volition Capital, a Boston-based growth equity firm backing founder-owned, capital-efficient companies across software, internet, and consumer. With over a decade at Volition and lead roles in investments like Attitude, Doing Things, Kinetics, and ButterflyMX, he’s helped scale businesses from product–market fit through ex…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Caitlyn Van Valin, Vice President at Odyssey Trust, explains why the transfer agent and trust industry is undergoing a long-overdue transformation and why SPACs have been a major catalyst. For nearly a decade, one incumbent controlled 99% of the market. SPACs were considered “too risky,” and innovation stalled. …
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Adeel Rouf shares his forward-looking perspective on the SPAC market heading into late 2025 and 2026. With traditional IPO windows largely shut for mid-market companies, Adeel explains why SPACs are becoming increasingly relevant again, especially for private equity and family office-backed portfolio companies s…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Machua “Motsch” Millett, Chief Innovation Officer at Lockton Companies, shares his outlook on D&O risk for SPACs and de-SPACs heading into 2025 and beyond. Drawing from decades of experience advising public and pre-public companies, Machua warns that we’ve seen this market cycle before: an uptick in activity, ri…
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"Sometimes it’s not about legal advice—it’s about understanding the process. And that’s something you can learn without going to law school." – Shatrasha Butler Shatrasha Butler didn’t just go to law school—she’s on a mission to make legal knowledge actually useful for small business owners. In this episode, we unpack the legal must-knows for getti…
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Marc Seitz is the founder of Papermark, an open-source alternative to DocSend that helps startups share documents more securely and affordably. With a background spanning physics, hackathons, and startup building—from co-founding HackerBay to launching Intel Ignite Europe—Marc brings deep insights into open source innovation, founder culture, and t…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Machua “Motsch” Millett of Lockton Companies explains how underwriters assess risk when pricing D&O insurance policies for SPACs and their de-SPAC targets. The evaluation process is vastly different depending on where the SPAC is in its lifecycle and Machua walks through both sides of that underwriting equation.…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Chaz breaks down why D&O insurance pricing has plummeted nearly 60% over the past nine quarters and why the market looks so different today compared to the 2021 peak. He explains how a flood of new insurance carriers entered the market post-2021, doubling the number of firms writing public D&O insurance from ~32…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, James breaks down the evolving role of Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs) and why they remain an essential but more challenging, tool for SPAC deals today. James explains how PIPEs looked deceptively easy during the 2020 boom, when leaked deals pushed stocks to $20 and investors happily committed to $1…
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Justinas Milašauskas is an Investment Manager at Willgrow, a Lithuania-based family office and diversified investment platform. With over 15 years of experience across trading, institutional sales, and portfolio management, Justinas brings deep insight into public and private markets — from credit and derivatives to venture and private equity. He’s…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Nick Morgan, Partner at Paul Hastings LLP and co-founder of ICAN (Investor Choice Advocates Network), reflects on his years of work in the SPAC space both with paying clients and in the context of SEC investigations. Nick shares that while ICAN has not yet taken up a SPAC case from a nonprofit litigation perspec…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Caitlyn Van Valin, Vice President at Odyssey Trust, highlights how technology and transparency are reshaping the SPAC transfer agent and trust process. She explains how Odyssey’s state-of-the-art reporting portals give sponsors, legal teams, CFOs, and boards instant access to accurate reports, without waiting ov…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Adeel Rouf shares his perspective on U.S. vs. non-U.S. SPAC deal flow and why high-quality companies from Europe and Asia continue to choose NASDAQ and NYSE as their go-to listing destinations. While the U.S. capital markets remain the most liquid and deal-ready globally, Adeel explains that many international c…
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Jack Stockert, MD is the Managing Director at Health2047, the venture studio founded by the American Medical Association (AMA) to build, fund, and scale startups transforming healthcare from within. With a background that bridges medicine, consulting at McKinsey, and entrepreneurship, Jack brings a rare perspective on how to align medical insight w…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Louis Camhi, Chief Investment Officer of RLH Capital, shares his journey from Wall Street to launching his own SPAC-focused fund. He reflects on his early career at Credit Suisse in M&A, his time at Three Corner Global and Citadel, and how those experiences shaped his approach to investing. Louis also explains w…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Machua “Motsch” Millett, Chief Innovation Officer at Lockton Companies, outlines the critical role brokers play in guiding boards through the D&O insurance process before, during, and after a SPAC transaction. Machua shares how his team approaches the role as a true risk advisor, not just an insurance placement …
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Joe Zanca is the Managing Partner of Deal Gen Partners, where he helps private equity funds, independent sponsors, and PE-backed operators source proprietary deals. Previously, he built and exited On Demand Storage, launched a top-rated business podcast, and most recently joined Bullpen Technology Partners. With founder-operator chops, a banker’s R…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, James shares how the investor base for de-SPACs has shifted and why sponsors must focus on attracting long-term, fundamental investors. James explains that while redemption risk is always present, the “unicorn” is the fundamental investor who buys in between announcement and closing. He notes that some of the mo…
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Anthony Jules is the co-founder and CEO of Robust AI, a robotics company pioneering collaborative systems that blend human and machine intelligence. A 30-year tech veteran and MIT alum, Anthony previously co-founded Sapient Corporation, helped scale it from three to 4,000 employees, and later worked at Google advancing robotics and AI research. Wit…
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On this episode, we sat down with Sera Evcimen, mechanical engineer, hardware startup strategist, and host of The Builder Circle™ Podcast where she interviews hardware founders, investors and other professionals in the hardware startup ecosystem to provide practical takeaways for anyone building hardware. Sera shares her journey from watching "How …
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Nick Morgan, Partner at Paul Hastings LLP and co-founder of ICAN (Investor Choice Advocates Network), critiques the SEC’s use of regulation by enforcement, particularly in the SPAC context. Nick points to the Momentus Stable Road case of 2021 as a clear example, noting Commissioner Hester Peirce’s concerns about…
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Eric Ries is the author of The Lean Startup, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), and host of The Eric Ries Show. With decades of experience shaping how founders build, scale, and sustain companies, Eric has influenced a generation of entrepreneurs to move faster, reduce waste, and think long-term. In this episode, he shares his journey …
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Adeel Rouf breaks down the real risk-reward tradeoff that comes with being a serial SPAC sponsor. Drawing on deep experience leading multiple SPACs, Adeel outlines the critical responsibilities and vulnerabilities that sponsors must prepare for if they want to succeed in today’s highly competitive landscape. He …
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How do we nurture and protect the most human endeavors of creation and discovery? Zachary Levi joins us to discuss calling, technology, and a creative Ark in Austin. We move from one’s life mission to concrete plans for land and film incentives. The central question of our time is whether we ride the AI tsunami or get swept under it. Highlights 00:…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Louis Camhi lays out a candid and nuanced outlook for the SPAC market heading into 2025 and beyond. He explains that while SPACs are simply another tool in the capital markets toolbox, recent macro events, including the 2024 election cycle and early 2025 volatility, have temporarily held back broader recovery. L…
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"Sometimes being an outsider is actually your best kept secret." Gloria Chou knows a thing or two about being an outsider—and turning that into a superpower. In this episode, she shares how she went from cold-calling journalists with no connections to getting clients featured in major outlets like Forbes and Vogue. If the idea of PR feels overwhelm…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Louis Camhi breaks down the evolving relationship between SPACs and the crypto space and where investor attention is shifting next. He highlights recent high-profile transactions, including Cantor Fitzgerald’s CEP deal, which gave investors exposure to Bitcoin through a listed equity vehicle. Louis also points o…
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Elizabeth Yin is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm that writes “hilariously early” checks and equips founders with tactical, no-BS startup advice. A former founder who built and sold LaunchBit, and the former accelerator manager at 500 Global where she wrote 200+ investment checks, Elizabeth brings h…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Chaz, founder of Churchwell, explains why D&O insurance is highly customizable and why wording matters more than most sponsors realize. He shares real-world examples of how missing a single phrase, like “reverse merger,” has led carriers to deny SPAC-related claims. Chaz also describes how his firm works with cl…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, James outlines what makes the “ideal” SPAC target and why it’s often more about strategic fit and synergies than sector. For James, public-company-ready management is the non-negotiable starting point. But beyond that, he describes scenarios where SPACs create unique value: A company like William Scotsman, with …
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Nick Morgan, Partner at Paul Hastings LLP and co-founder of ICAN (Investor Choice Advocates Network), critiques the SEC’s practice of regulating by enforcement. Nick cites the Momentus Stable Road case (2021) as a prime example, echoing Commissioner Hester Peirce’s concerns that enforcement actions have been use…
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Austin exports culture the way it exports tech. Terry Lickona, longtime executive producer of Austin City Limits, argues Austin is a music incubator, not the music industry, and that’s a feature. We map venues, economics, the tech crossover, and what keeps the scene original. Highlights 01:12 Austin Music Today: vibrant, original, authentic. 06:49 …
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Caitlyn Van Valin, Vice President at Odyssey Trust, shares her outlook for the SPAC market over the remainder of the year. With Odyssey working on half of all active SPACs, Caitlyn provides a unique perspective on the pipeline. She notes that while SEC turnaround times have created a temporary bottleneck, the ba…
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Collin Groves is a venture capitalist and Managing Partner at BDev Ventures, a fund backed by software powerhouse BairesDev. With experience launching five corporate venture capital arms during his time at Ernst & Young Parthenon and leading 50+ B2B SaaS investments across the Americas, he blends data-driven rigor with hands-on customer acquisition…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Patrick Sturgeon, Managing Partner at Brookline Capital Markets, shares his advice for private company CEOs considering a SPAC merger. He stresses the importance of conducting due diligence on the sponsor team, while also being honest about whether the company is truly prepared to operate as a public entity. Pat…
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Chaz, founder of Churchwell, explains what sets his firm apart from the big-name insurance agencies like Lockton, Marsh, and Aon. While large agencies focus their attention on billion-dollar companies, Churchwell specializes in small- to mid-cap public companies, the very clients who often feel overlooked despit…
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