circle announced its spax merger back in july 2021 Which was 16 months ago, so it's already taken a minute obviously that was peak bubble if not. Now they have just called off the whole thing kind of at a moment when both like as you just said double bubble right double bubble pot Yeah,. I mean there's no market for spax right now right the public A lot of the spax action Was speculative new market entrance what they call retail Uh, so think robinhood traders who weren't trading stocks previously crypto traders So this would have been a darling in 2021 or even 2020 2020 because you had crypto plus you had, uh, you know a really great existing founder This would
J+M start the show with some BREAKING NEWS: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving Salesforce! (5:09) Then, they cover Circle canceling its SPAC (26:06), SBF's interactions with regulators and the media (40:29), and a Startup of the Day! (57:50)
(0:00) Molly tees up today's news topics!
(1:48) J+M catch up from the weekend
(5:09) BREAKING: Slack Founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving Salesforce two years after the Slack acquisition was announced
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(14:14) Is this a Salesforce issue or a Slack issue? Is Salesforce's Co-CEO leaving last week just a coincidence?
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(26:06) Circle cancels its SPAC over missed regulatory deadlines
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(40:29) SBF and Maxine Waters, Semafor's potential illicit funds from SBF
(57:50) Startup of the Day! Loft Dynamics is building a VR helicopter flight simulator for ~95% cheaper than traditional simulators
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