Absolute Return Podcast

January 24, 2022 - On today’s show we welcome special guests Rafael Museri, Co-Founder and CEO of Selina, and Ben Friedman, Co-Founder and CFO of BOA Acquisition. Selina is a fast-growing hospitality and experiential brand targeting Millennial and Gen Z travelers. It recently announced a merger with BOA Acquisition at a $942 million enterprise value.

On the show, Rafael and Ben discuss:

• Selina’s value proposition and how it differs from other hospitality brands

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January 20, 2022 - On today’s podcast we have a special episode of “State of the Markets” in which Julian discusses his 2022 market outlook and answers questions from investors in a live event.

On the show, Julian discusses his outlook on inflation, interest rates, bonds, equities (domestic and international), meme stonks, M&A, private equity, SPACs, crypto, NFTs, key risks that investors should be thinking about, and more!

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January 17, 2022 - On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Li-Metal Founder & CEO Maciej Jastrzebski. Li-Metal is developing and commercializing technologies that address key challenges in the supply chain of next-generation batteries.

On the show, Maciej discusses:

-How lithium metal plays an important role in battery technology

-Advantages of Li-Metal battery tech

-The company's plans to ramp up commercial-scale production

-The importance of having domestic lithium production

-And more

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January 10, 2022 - On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, MANSCAPED Founder and CEO, Paul Tran. MANSCAPED is a leader and pioneer in men’s grooming that recently announced a going-public transaction at a $1 billion valuation.

On the show, Paul discusses:

• What inspired the founding of MANSCAPED

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On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, the Founder and CEO of Brivo, Steve Van Till. Brivo is the global leader in cloud-based access control and smart building technologies.

On today’s show, Steve discusses:

- What attracted him to the tech industry and why he chose to focus on access and security

- Points from his book The Five Technological Forces Transforming Physical Security

- Insights into the changing nature of work and the resulting smart space revolution

- Details behind the recently announced merger with SPAC Crown PropTech Acquisitions

- And more

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On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Chibi Labs Founder Mat Sposta. Chibi Labs has created three futuristic NFT collections featuring cool 3D characters.

On the show, Mat discusses:

• His path from Wall Street to NFTs (or TradFi to DeFi)

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On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu. Customers Bank is a full-service financial institution with nearly $20 billion in assets.

On the show, Sam discusses:

-What he learned in investment banking and private equity that helped him as a bank CEO

-How the company’s blockchain-based digital payment technology works

-When Covid struck, how Customers Bank turned challenge into opportunity

-Key performance indicators and financial metrics that bank investors should track

-What sets Customers Bank apart as an investment opportunity

-And more

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On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, legendary entrepreneur and prolific inventor, Bill Gross. Bill’s latest venture is Heliogen, a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar power. 

On the show, Bill discusses:

• His career history and how he created startup incubator Idealab

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On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, LOOP Industries Founder and CEO, Daniel Solomita. Loop Industries takes waste PET plastic and polyester fiber — which cannot be conventionally recycled — and turns them into high value materials.

On the show, Daniel discusses:

-The sustainability mission at the heart of LOOP

-Details around the process to generate PET plastic from recycled content

-The long term thesis behind plastics recycling

-His comments on short seller Hindenburg Research’s negative report on LOOP

-And more

On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, FiscalNote CEO Tim Hwang. FiscalNote is a leading AI-driven enterprise SaaS company that delivers legal and regulatory data and insights.

On the show, Tim discusses:

-Why being the category creator is important

-How he raised seed capital from investor Mark Cuban

-What made the merger with SPAC Duddell Street Acquisition so unique

-The company’s M&A strategy

-And more