SPAC Deals - Wrapped Up?

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Nikolaus Raskin: SPAC deals were being called off because of poor performance. He says companies don't want to see their valuation decline in an IPO, so they're just going to hold off and not go public. There's nearly a thousand now in the private markets with a closed IPO window, that's only going to keep going up, he says. "I would have much rather certain companies that went out by these IPOs didn't," said Raskin.

Alex Wilhelm from TechCrunch joins Molly and Jason for a full episode. First, they breakdown Tesla's Q4 2021 earnings including its consistently increasing Model 3 production, profitability and charger network growth (3:08). Next up, they discuss why Alex thinks the IPO window is closed for most startups. We wrap with a review of some of 2022's most anticipated IPOs including Discord, Reddit, Stripe, Impossible Foods, Chime and Instacart (24:45).

(00:00) Jason & Molly intro the show
(01:49) Welcoming Alex to the pod
(03:08) Tesla's Q4 2021 earnings
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(10:14) Tesla's growing supercharger network
(14:34) Comparing valuations and EV offerings of automakers
(19:56) Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist
(20:59) Long distance road trips in EVs
(24:45) Is the IPO window closed?
(30:41) Assure - To get 20% off your first Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) visit https://Assure.co/twist
(32:19) Do public market investors have the ability to stomach speculative companies?
(36:09) Stripe - Potential 2022 IPO
(40:49) Discord - Potential 2022 IPO
(47:46) Reddit - Potential 2022 IPO
(57:33) "Yes, No, IPO" Impossible foods, Instacart, Chime, Gopuff