Episode #09 - Neil O'Donnell - SPACs Galore and the Federal Reserve's response to Covid-19

The Circle of Competence Podcast

This week, I caught up with my good friend Neil O'Donnell on all things SPACS and monetary stimulus. We discussed typical terms around SPACs for founders as well as investors, what is driving the recent explosion in SPAC popularity, our thoughts on two SPACs in particular, and the macro environment in general.

Resources mentioned:

O'Shaughnessy Asset Management White Paper - Upside-Down Markets

Ray Dalio's global change series

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Invested by Charles Schwab

Traction: How to Get a Grip on Your Business

SPAC Notes:

Altimeter Capital's tech SPAC Altimeter Growth Corp. files for a $450 million IPO (Nasdaq)

Palihapitiya finds next '10X idea' with $4.8B SPAC deal for real estate startup Opendoor (CNBC)

Richard Branson's latest SPAC S-1 (SEC Filing)

Oaktree Capital SPAC

Reid Hoffman and Marc Pincus' SPAC

Paul Ryan's SPAC

Apollo's SPAC

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