Absolute Return Podcast

“Diamond Hands” Keith Gill Testifies to Congress on GameStop Saga. Is Meme Stock Investing Officially Over?

Bitcoin Market Capitalization Reaches $1 Trillion. Is it Too Late for Investors to Buy?

Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Company Li-Cycle to Go Public Through SPAC Peridot Acquisition. Did the Market View the Deal Favourably?

In today’s podcast, we welcome special guest Andrew Chau, Co-Founder and CEO of Neo Financial and co-founder of Skip the Dishes, which was previously acquired by Just Eat for $200 million.

Neo Financial is a technology company that’s building a better financial experience for all Canadians.

On the podcast Andrew discusses:

-The background behind the founding of both Skip the Dishes and Neo Financial

-Growth opportunities being pursued at Neo

-Competition and the future potential of fintech

-Start-up advice for those considering the jump to entrepreneurship

-And more

Tesla Discloses $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Investment. Has the Institutionalization of Bitcoin Arrived?

Brookfield Infrastructure Launches $13.5 Billion Hostile Takeover of Inter Pipeline. Will They Be Successful?

Fuel Cell Truck Startup Hyzon Motors to go Public Through SPAC Decarbonization Plus Acquisition. Is the Market Tired of EV SPACs Yet?

Short Seller Hindenburg Research Launches Scathing Attack on Newly Public Clover Health. What Does the Market Think of the Accusations? 

Jeff Bezos Retires as Amazon’s CEO, Passing the Torch to Andy Jassy. Was Bezos the Greatest CEO of All Time?

Payments Firm Payoneer to Go Public Through SPAC FTAC Olympus Acquisition. Did the Market Like the Deal?

Online Brokers Cut Off Retail Trading as Record Volumes Cause Liquidity Crunch. Are These Firms at Risk of Going Under?

Noted Short Seller Andrew Left Swears Off Shorting, Transitions to Long-Only Investing. Will Activist Short Selling Go Extinct?

Electric Vehicle Company Faraday Future to Go Public Through SPAC Property Solutions Acquisition. Is the Market Still Hot for EV Deals?

“Cable Cowboy” John Malone Debuts Liberty’s $500 Million SPAC. Does this Legitimize the Asset Class?

Battleground Stock: Retail Speculators Create Massive Short Squeeze in Gamestop Shares. Who is on the Other Side?

EV Charging Company EVgo Unveils Going-Public Transaction Through Blank Check Company. Did the Market Like this EV Deal?

Online Lender Affirm Stock Nearly Doubles in Initial Public Offering. Is There a Bubble in IPOs?

SPAC ArcLight Shares Skyrocket on Merger with Electric Vehicle Company Proterra. Is the Market Still Hot for EV Deals? 

Arbitrageurs Win Big as Cisco Ups Bid for Acacia by 64.3% to $115.00. Is this the End of the M&A Drama?

In today’s podcast, we welcome special guest Rob Wiesenthal, Founder and CEO of Blade, a global urban air mobility platform that recently announced a business combination with SPAC Experience Investment Corp. On this episode Rob discusses:

-The transition from senior roles and experience at large corporations such as TripAdvisor, Starz, Warner Music and Sony to entrepreneurship

-How the idea for Blade came about and how it evolved from an idea to a business

-The SPAC deal process

-Blade’s key growth initiatives

Softbank’s Blank Check SVF Investment Corp Completes $525 Million IPO. What Are They Going to Acquire? 

Fintech Company SoFi to Go Public Through Social Capital’s SPAC. What Does the Market Think of This Deal?

Target Snubs Buyer as Acacia Walks from Cisco Deal. Why Did its Stock Trade up so Much? 

In this week’s podcast, we welcome special guest Avinash Rugoobur. He is the President of electric vehicle company Arrival, which recently announced a business combination with SPAC CIIG Merger at a $5.4 billion enterprise value. In today’s episode we discuss:

-The process of going public through a SPAC

-Arrival’s future growth opportunities in the market

-What differentiates Arrival from its competitors

-The investment case for Arrival