GameStop, AMC, and Beyond: Lessons on Short Squeezes and Risk Management with Jeff Richards Trends with Friends

This week we're joined by Jeff Richards, managing partner at Notable Capital. Together we explore the rebranding of GGV Capital to Notable Capital and dissect the viral phenomenon of meme stocks, focusing on the surge of GameStop and AMC fueled by the ever-elusive Roaring Kitty. Join us for insights into market dynamics, risk management, and the evolving role of AI in finance and investing. We cover:

• The rebranding of GGV Capital to Notable Capital

• Slice, and how it’s disrupting the pizza delivery space

• The recent surge in GameStop and AMC stock prices

• The dynamics of short squeezes

• The role of short sellers in the market

• The IPO market

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Skip Ahead:

(00:00) Welcome banter

(04:00) Notable Capital’s rebrand

(05:40) Slice pizza delivery

(10:22) Book plugs

(10:50) Roaring kitty skyrocketing AMC and GME

(14:20) A lesson for investors regarding shorts

(18:20) Short sellers’ role in the market

(20:48) The psychology of meme stocks and FOMO

(24:20) A note on the global market landscape

(26:11) Pepe the Frog and cultural influence

(31:35) The evolving role of AI in finance and investing

(37:47) The importance of sales and marketing

(40:13) AI is turbocharging SMB’s

(42:59) Making sense of the startup economy

(48:33) The next boom

(49:35) Market bets

(56:43) Trends with NO Friends: Blue Bird & Nelnet

(01:02:40) Options trades

(01:04:05) See you next week

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Referenced:

• Notable Capital - https://notablecap.com/

• Slice - https://slicelife.com/

• Shoe Dog - https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-Nike-ebook/dp/B0176M1A44

• Setting The Table - https://www.amazon.com/Setting-Table-Transforming-Hospitality-Business/dp/0060742763

• Thinking Fast and Slow - https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555

• Roaring Kitty’s tweet - https://twitter.com/TheRoaringKitty/status/1789807772542067105?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1789807772542067105|twgr^5d8c010501259346ce1f346ad2bc72fce6917477|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2Fpen-name%2F05-14-24-TwF-0a961666fd0f49ea9f060a222a86064b%3Fpvs%3D25

• Ibotta - https://home.ibotta.com/

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Big Thank You To Our Guest:

• Jeff Richards - https://notablecap.com/team/jeff-richards/

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• Howard - https://stocktwits.com/howardlindzon

• JC - https://stocktwits.com/allstarcharts

• Phil - https://stocktwits.com/ppearlman

• Production and Marketing - https://penname.co/

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