March 1, 2021· 58 min

Howard Lindzon Tells Us Why He Launched His Own SPAC

Orality
Model
50%

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(819 words)
M:28%
HostJoe Weisenthal(2,255 words)
M:94%
GuestHoward Lindzon(7,319 words)
M:29%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic32%
obviously, incredible, insane
Engagement89%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, like
Repetition100%
like (181x), know (150x), it's (85x)
Parallelism96%
And I'm Tracy Alloway...., And, obviously, at this point,..., But I have to admit, I still h...
Sound Patterns100%
114 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases7%
at the end of the day, you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging4%
might, probably, could
Passive Voice6%
are associated, be involved, is involved
Abstract Nouns12%
investment, question, opportunity
Subordination5%
because, unless, though
Sentence Length39%
Avg: 14.6 words/sentence
Word Complexity42%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style11%
981 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style62%
obviously, really, early

Description

SPACs, sometimes referred to as blank check companies, are incredibly hot. After being a sort of sleepy and sometimes sketchy backwater of the finance world, the last several months have seen them go on an absolute tear, with several of them fronted by celebrities like Alex Rodriguez or Colin Kaepernick. On this episode, we speak with longtime investor and VC Howard Lindzon about his journey towards launching one of his own: how it came about and why he is excited about the model. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.