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Michael Strauss

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Boardroom Alpha Inc - Performance ratings, analytics, and context for every public company’s directors, board, and officers. In the same way that Moneyball revolutionized baseball, people-focused analytics for companies will revolutionize the C-Suite and corporate boardrooms.

Do You Actually Need the Capital? Before You Choose a SPAC with Michael Strauss
July 14, 2026

Do You Actually Need the Capital? Before You Choose a SPAC with Michael Strauss

Most founders ask what a SPAC is worth before they ask whether they need it at all. Michael Strauss of Boardroom Alpha flips that: the first question is whether you need the capital now, or can afford to optimize price and stay private longer.


Michael Strauss, Director at Boardroom Alpha, joins host Chaz Churchwell for a data-driven look at the SPAC and DESPAC decision. Boardroom Alpha rates public-company CEOs, CFOs, and board directors, and tracks the sponsor teams behind SPAC vehicles. Mic...
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