Podcasts by The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
The podcast dedicated to demystifying Venture Capital. Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti interview VC's & Startup Founders and on how they build great technology startups.
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413. How AI Will Transform Legacy Industries, The Bull Case for Vertical SaaS, and the Future of the Series A Market (Jules Schwerin) from 2023-12-11T09:00
Jules Schwerin of RTP Global joins Nate to discuss How AI Will Transform Legacy Industries, The Bull Case for Vertical SaaS, and the Future of the Series A Market. I...
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Investor Stories 325: Why I Passed (Stack, Kaiser, Tully) from 2023-12-07T09:00
412. The Hierarchy of Bullsh*t, The 8 Criteria that Matter Most, Why Boiler Rooms Win, and the Key to Raising Capital (Mitchell Green) from 2023-12-04T09:00
Mitchell Green of Lead Edge Capital joins Nick to discuss The Hierarchy of Bullsh*t, The 8 Criteria that Matter Most, Why Boiler Rooms Win, and the Key to Raising Ca...
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Investor Stories 324: Visionary Founders (Lynn, Sigalow, Wagner) from 2023-11-30T09:00
411. Lessons from Liquid Death and Dollar Shave, Why X’s Super-App Strategy is Flawed, Building Through Influence, and The Power of Observation (Michael Jones) from 2023-11-27T09:00
Michael Jones of Science Ventures joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Liquid Death and Dollar Shave, Why X’s Super-App Strategy is Flawed, Building Through Influence,...
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Investor Stories 323: Key Advice (Ehrenberg, Duesterhoeft, Lyman) from 2023-11-23T09:00
410. Navigating the AI Hype: Where Value Will Accrue for Investors, the Future of AI Tech Stack, and the Role of Open Source, Vector Databases, and Recommendations Engines (Tim Tully) from 2023-11-20T09:00
Tim Tully of Menlo Ventures joins Nate to discuss Navigating the AI Hype: Where Value Will Accrue for Investors, the Future of AI Tech Stack, and the Role of Open So...
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Investor Stories 322: Lessons Learned (Ding, Lynn, Kaiser) from 2023-11-16T09:00
409. Why the Growth Equity Model is Broken, the Playbook for Scaling in Between the Coasts, and the Verticalization of Big Data (Joe Kaiser) from 2023-11-13T09:00
Joe Kaiser of Mercato joins Nate to discuss Why the Growth Equity Model is Broken, the Playbook for Scaling in Between the Coasts, and the Verticalization of Big Dat...
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Investor Stories 321: Disruptive Forces (Cowgill, Wagner, Lyman) from 2023-11-09T09:00
408. Workflow automation, LLMs impact on the Future of Work, Why Proprietary Data-Sets Will Win, How Business Models Will Change with AI, Why VCs should Focus on Revenue Growth and Not Markups (Lily Lyman) from 2023-11-06T09:00
Lily Lyman of Underscore joins Nick to discuss Workflow automation, LLMs impact on the Future of Work, Why Proprietary Data-Sets Will Win, How Business Models Will C...
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Investor Stories 320: Post Mortems (Susan, Bahat, Moatti) from 2023-11-02T08:00
407. Lessons from Seed Investing in Snowflake and Gong, Why the Next Super-Cycle is Here and How to Invest in It, and Insights on Firm Building, Decision Making, and Talent Spotting (Peter Wagner) from 2023-10-30T08:00
Peter Wagner of Wing VC joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Seed Investing in Snowflake and Gong, Why the Next Super-Cycle is Here and How to Invest in It, and Insigh...
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Investor Stories 319: Best LP Question (Ehrenberg, Duesterhoeft, Lynn) from 2023-10-26T08:00
406. Why Good Marketing Beats Good Product, Emerging Use Cases for AI, and Tactical Advice for Founder to Build Their GTM (Rebecca Lynn) from 2023-10-23T08:00
Rebecca Lynn of Canvas Ventures joins Nate to discuss Why Good Marketing Beats Good Product, Emerging Use Cases for AI, and Tactical Advice for Founder to Build Thei...
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Investor Stories 318: Strange&Unusual (Bannon, Lerer, Kimerling) from 2023-10-19T08:00
405. How to Instill a Culture of Speed, Lessons from Scaling Merge to 8000 Customers, and the Future of Software Integration (Shensi Ding) from 2023-10-16T08:00
Shensi Ding of Merge joins Nate to discuss How to Instill a Culture of Speed, Lessons from Scaling Merge to 8000 Customers, and the Future of Software Integration. I...
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Investor Stories 317: Lessons Learned (Cowgill, Ehrenberg, Zalman) from 2023-10-12T08:00
404. Co-Founding Greycroft with Alan Patricof&Dana Settle; Balancing Thesis Focus and Flexibility; AI Tooling vs. AI Platforms; and the Search for the Next Form Factor Amidst Smart-phone Saturation (Ian Sigalow) from 2023-10-09T08:00
Ian Sigalow of Greycroft joins Nick to discuss Co-Founding Greycroft with Alan Patricof & Dana Settle; Balancing Thesis Focus and Flexibility; AI Tooling vs. AI Plat...
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Investor Stories 316: Why I Passed (Lerer, Duesterhoeft, Sigalow) from 2023-10-05T08:00
403. Can BioTech Extend Life to 150 Years? Gene Editing, and Investing in the Future of Life Sciences (Risa Stack) from 2023-10-02T08:00
Risa Stack of The Production Board joins Nate to discuss Can BioTech Extend Life to 150 Years? Gene Editing, and Investing in the Future of Life Sciences. In this ep...
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Investor Stories 315: Visionary Founders (Cowgill, Ehrenberg, Neumann) from 2023-09-28T08:00
402. Are Software Businesses Defensible? What is the S curve and How to Time it, and Lessons from Investing in Snowflake, Databricks, and Confluent (Sebastian Duesterhoeft) from 2023-09-25T08:00
Sebastian Duesterhoeft of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nate to discuss Are Software Businesses Defensible? What is the S curve and How to Time it, and Lessons f...
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Investor Stories 314: What's Next (Kimerling, Akhund, Borumand) from 2023-09-21T08:00
401. Founder Vs. Investor – A debate between an Experienced Founder and the VC that Backed Her (Jerry Neumann and Elizabeth Zalman) from 2023-09-18T08:00
Jerry Neumann and Elizabeth Zalman of Neu Venture Capital/Crane Venture Partners join Nick to discuss Founder Vs. Investor – A debate between an Experienced Founder ...
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Investor Stories 313: Why I Passed (Cowgill, Ehrenberg, Neumann) from 2023-09-14T08:00
400. Building and Leaving the Iconic Seed Firm IA, Mastering Reserve Strategy, Investing in Sports and the Next Wave of Entertainment, and Analyzing the Pysche of Unicorn Founders (Roger Ehrenberg) from 2023-09-11T08:00
Roger Ehrenberg of Eberg Capital joins Nick to discuss Building and Leaving the Iconic Seed Firm IA, Mastering Reserve Strategy, Investing in Sports and the Next Wav...
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Investor Stories 312: Lessons Learned (Lerer, Kimerling, Akhund) from 2023-09-07T08:00
399. Why You Should Always Bet on The Founder, The Future of Cybersecurity, and Will AI Live up to the Hype? (John Cowgill) from 2023-09-04T08:00
John Cowgill of Costanoa Ventures joins Nate to discuss Why You Should Always Bet on The Founder, The Future of Cybersecurity, and Will AI Live up to the Hype?. In t...
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Investor Stories 311: Why I Passed (Biederman, Kaul, Susan) from 2023-08-31T08:00
398. Behind the Scenes at Mercury During the SVB Crisis, Tactical Fundraising Advice for Founders, Lessons from 300+ Angel Investments (Immad Akhund) from 2023-08-28T08:00
Immad Akhund of Mercury joins Nate to discuss Behind the Scenes at Mercury During the SVB Crisis, Tactical Fundraising Advice for Founders, Lessons from 300+ Angel I...
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Investor Stories 310: Post Mortems (Agarwal, Lerer, Kimerling) from 2023-08-24T08:00
397. Defying the VC Orthodox, Re-inventing Financial Services, Picking Righteousness Over Returns, and Why VCs Should be More Like Rick Rubin and Less Like Don Wilson (Dan Kimerling) from 2023-08-21T08:00
Dan Kimerling of Deciens Capital joins Nick to discuss Defying the VC Orthodox, Re-inventing Financial Services, Picking Righteousness Over Returns, and Why VCs Shou...
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Investor Stories 309: Strange&Unusual (Wilk, Susan, Kaul) from 2023-08-17T08:00
396. Scaling Dave to IPO, How to Recruit a Word Class Team, And Predictions for the Future of FinTech (Jason Wilk) from 2023-08-14T08:00
Jason Wilk of Dave joins Nate to discuss Scaling Dave to IPO, How to Recruit a Word Class Team, And Predictions for the Future of FinTech. In this episode we cover:<...
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Investor Stories 308: Why I Passed (Agarwal, Barnes, Kimerling) from 2023-08-10T08:00
395. How to Thrive in a Down Market; Investing through the AI Hype Cycle; and Consumer Exits and Key Lessons from Warby Parker, MIRROR, Casper, Allbirds, and Oscar (Ben Lerer) from 2023-08-07T08:00
Ben Lerer of Lerer Hippeau joins Nick to discuss How to Thrive in a Down Market; Investing through the AI Hype Cycle; and Consumer Exits and Key Lessons from Warby P...
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Investor Stories 307: What's Next (Kaul, Susan, Lerer) from 2023-08-03T08:00
394. Scaling to Exit Without Venture Capital, Why VCs Might be Incentivizing the Wrong Type of Company Building, and How GenAI Will Shape the Future of Media Businesses from 2023-07-31T08:00
David Tao of BarBend joins Nate to discuss Scaling to Exit Without Venture Capital, Why VCs Might be Incentivizing the Wrong Type of Company Building, and How GenAI ...
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Investor Stories 306: Strange&Unusual (Biederman, Agarwal, Barnes) from 2023-07-27T08:00
393. The $40T Opportunity Investing in Physical Industries, The Framework for Investing in Hardware, and Lessons Learned from Industry Legend, Pierre Lamond (Lior Susan) from 2023-07-24T08:00
Lior Susan of Eclipse Ventures joins Nate to discuss The $40T Opportunity Investing in Physical Industries, The Framework for Investing in Hardware, and Lessons Lear...
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Investor Stories 305: Lessons Learned (Conrad, Kaul, Susan) from 2023-07-20T08:00
Investor Stories 304: What's Next (Biederman, Agarwal, Barnes) from 2023-07-13T08:00
391. Building the Finance SuperApp, Modernizing Risk Underwriting, Revolutionizing Wealth Management, and Rocketing from Seed to Unicorn in 5 Years (Brian Barnes) from 2023-07-10T08:00
Brian Barnes of M1 Finance joins Nick to discuss Building the Finance Super App, Modernizing Risk Underwriting, Revolutionizing Wealth Management, and Rocketing from...
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Investor Stories 303: Post Mortems (Tisch, Conrad, Kaul) from 2023-07-06T08:00
390. The $1T+ Opportunity Investing in the Physical World, Why Automation is Just Getting Started, and Raising a $1.9B Despite Macroeconomic Headwinds (Ajay Agarwal) from 2023-07-03T08:00
Ajay Agarwal of Bain Capital Ventures joins Nick to discuss The $1T+ Opportunity Investing in the Physical World, Why Automation is Just Getting Started, and Raising...
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Investor Stories 302: Lessons Learned (Tarczynski, Agarwal, Barnes) from 2023-06-29T08:00
389. The Surprising Challenge of Launching a Venture Fund, Analyzing AI Horizontally Versus Vertically, and Why Most Companies Are Overstaffed (Rob Biederman) from 2023-06-26T08:00
Rob Biederman of Asymmetric joins Nate to discuss The Surprising Challenge of Launching a Venture Fund, Analyzing AI Horizontally Versus Vertically, and Why Most Com...
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Investor Stories 301: Lessons Learned (Zullo, Dockery, Biederman) from 2023-06-22T08:00
388. The True Legend, Tony Conrad, on Avoiding Attribution, The 50.1% Rule of Life, How to Invest in Red Oceans, and Why Investor Inaction is Often Best (Tony Conrad) from 2023-06-19T08:00
Tony Conrad of True Ventures joins Nick to discuss Avoiding Attribution, The 50.1% Rule of Life, How to Invest in Red Oceans, and Why Investor Inaction is Often Best...
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Investor Stories 300: Post Mortems (Eylath, Harrison, Pruden) from 2023-06-15T08:00
387. Why Now is the Best Time to be Investing in Crypto and Web3, What's Next in NFTs, and The Future of Crypto Regulation (David Pakman) from 2023-06-12T08:00
David Pakman of Coinfund joins Nate to discuss Why Now is the Best Time to be Investing in Crypto and Web3, What's Next in NFTs, and The Future of Crypto Regulation....
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Investor Stories 299: Why I Passed (Tisch, Chan&Ebrahimi, Conrad) from 2023-06-08T08:00
386. Finding Product Market Fit As a Venture Firm, How to Identify World-Class Founders Before Anyone Else, And Debating Whether or Not Venture Has Hit The Bottom (Kyle Harrison and Eric Tarczynski) from 2023-06-05T08:00
Kyle Harrison and Eric Tarczynski of Contrary Capital join Nate to discuss Finding Product Market Fit As a Venture Firm, How to Identify World-Class Founders Before ...
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Investor Stories 298: Strange&Unusual (Zullo, Shakir, Andelman) from 2023-06-01T08:00
385. Why AI is Still Being Underhyped, Innovating at the Hardware Layer, and Why the Future of AI is Open Source (Rodrigo Liang) from 2023-05-29T08:00
Rodrigo Liang of SambaNova Systems joins Nate to discuss The Future of Generative AI, Innovating at the Hardware Layer, and the Path to Artificial General Intelligen...
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Investor Stories 297: What's Next (Dockery, Tisch, Harrison) from 2023-05-25T08:00
384. Building with a 100-Year Vision, Getting to Conviction in Canva, the Mission-Driven Mindset, and Lessons from the Legend, Bill Campbell (Wes Chan and Pegah Ebrahimi) from 2023-05-22T08:00
Wes Chan and Pegah Ebrahimi of FPV Ventures join Nick to discuss Building with a 100-Year Vision, Getting to Conviction in Canva, the Mission-Driven Mindset, and Les...
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Investor Stories 296_ Lessons Learned (Shakir, Tisch, Chan&Ebrahi) from 2023-05-18T08:00
383. The Fallout of First Republic and SVB and its Implications on Tech, The Algorithm Behind the Midas List, and Will AI Actually Replace Journalists? (Alex Konrad) from 2023-05-15T08:00
Alex Konrad of Forbes joins Nick to discuss The Fallout of First Republic and SVB and its Implications on Tech, The Algorithm Behind the Midas List, and Will AI Actu...
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Investor Stories 295: Why I Passed (Andelman, Dockery, Tarczynski) from 2023-05-11T08:00
Investor Stories 294: What's Next (Chan&Ebrahim, Shakir, Zullo) from 2023-05-04T08:00
381. The Opportunity in Gen Z, Deciphering Signal From the Noise in Generative AI, and The Future of Work (Rex Woodbury) from 2023-05-01T08:00
Rex Woodbury of Index joins Nate to discuss The Opportunity in Gen Z, Deciphering Signal From the Noise in Generative AI, and The Future of Work. In this episode we cover:
Entrepreneurshi...
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380. The Lux Capital Playbook, Deeptech and The Application Layer, and What the Future Holds for Digital Health (Deena Shakir) from 2023-04-27T08:00
Deena Shakir of Lux Capital joins Nick to discuss The Lux Capital Playbook, Deeptech and The Application Layer, and What the Future Holds for Digital Health. In this...
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Investor Stories 293: Post Mortems (Andelman, Chan&Ebrahi, Liang) from 2023-04-24T08:00
Investor Stories 292: Lessons Learned (Zullo, Shakir, Pruden) from 2023-04-20T08:00
379. 85% Graduation from Seed to Series A, SaaS Metric Mastery, The Right Time to Stop Founder-Led Sales, and Advice for Emerging Managers (Jim Andelman) from 2023-04-17T08:00
Jim Andelman of Bonfire Ventures joins Nick to discuss 85% Graduation from Seed to Series A, SaaS Metric Mastery, The Right Time to Stop Founder-Led Sales, and Advic...
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Investor Stories 291: Why I Passed (Ross, Shakir, Zullo) from 2023-04-13T08:00
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- K... Listen
Investor Stories 290: What's Next (Andelman, Hershenson, Pruden) from 2023-04-06T08:00
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
- J... Listen
377. From Special Forces to Leading Aleo, The Bull Case for Crypto and Web 3, and The Future of the Internet (Alex Pruden) from 2023-04-03T08:00
Alex Pruden of Aleo joins Nate to discuss From Special Forces to Leading Aleo, The Bull Case for Crypto and Web 3, and The Future of the Internet. In this episode we cover:
Investor Stories 289: Post Mortems (Schlacks, Hershenson, Zullo) from 2023-03-30T08:00
Investor Stories 288: Strange&Unusual (Eylath, Ross, Hershenson) from 2023-03-23T08:00
Investor Stories 287: Lessons Learned (Ross, Viswanathan, Alon) from 2023-03-16T08:00
374. Key Drivers in Cloud and Security, Wiz's Unconventional GTM Decision, Insights on Earnings Predictability, and Lessons from Datadog, Discord, Slack and Coalition (Shardul Shah) from 2023-03-13T08:00
Shardul Shah of Index Ventures joins Nick to discuss Assessing an entrepreneur’s imagination. What are the metrics and characteristics that demonstrate product market fit for Early-sta...
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Investor Stories 286: Why I Passed (Lefcourt, Hershenson, Viswanathan) from 2023-03-09T08:00
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Investor Stories 285: Post Mortems (Draper, Lefcourt, Sugden) from 2023-03-02T10:00
Investor Stories 284: What's Next (O'Malley, Viswanathan, Schlacks) from 2023-02-23T10:00
Investor Stories 283: Why I Passed (Mejia Hernandez, Wroblewski, Burnham) from 2023-02-16T10:00
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
- Samara Mejia Hernandez
- Julie Wroblewski
- Brad Burnham
Each investor...
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Investor Stories 282: Strange&Unusual (Viswanathan, Lefcourt, Alon) from 2023-02-09T10:00
369. What Consumer Founders Often Get Wrong, How to Build a Culture that Breeds Creativity, and Scaling Bark to IPO (Henrik Werdelin) from 2023-02-06T10:00
Henrik Werdelin of BARK joins Nate to discuss What Consumer Founders Often Get Wrong, How to Build a Culture that Breeds Creativity, and Scaling Bark to IPO. In this episode we cover:
- <...
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Investor Stories 281: Lessons Learned (Kadavy, Burnham, Hamed) from 2023-02-02T10:00
Investor Stories 280: What's Next (Jones, Lefcourt, Viswanathan) from 2023-01-26T10:00
Investor Stories 279: Why I Passed (Nagaraj, O'Malley, Kadavy) from 2023-01-16T10:00
Investor Stories 278: Post Mortems (Khera, Hamed, Viswanathan) from 2023-01-12T10:00
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
365. From Founder to Forbes Midas List, Behind the Scenes of an Intro Call, Why B2B2C is Best, and Avoiding the Leaky Funnel Trap (Jenny Lefcourt) from 2023-01-09T10:00
Jenny Lefcourt, General Partner at Freestyle Capital joins Nick to discuss Founder to Forbes Midas List, Behind the Scenes of an Intro Call, Why B2B2C is Best and...
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Investor Stories 277: Strange&Unusual (Holiday, Liaw, Sugden) from 2023-01-07T10:00
Replay - The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/Hate Businesses,&the Rise of Super Apps (Nicole Quinn) from 2023-01-05T10:00
On this special replay episode, Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/...
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Replay - Distribution vs. Product, Founders vs. Markets, and Winning Deals in a Hyper-Competitive Seed Market (Ben Sun) from 2023-01-02T10:00
In this special replay episode, Ben Sun of Primary Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss Distribution vs. Product, Founders vs. Markets, and Winning Deals in a Hyper-Competitive Seed Market. In...
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Replay - The “Three Layer Cake” Fund, How Personal Experience Drives Your Investment Lens, The Future of Tech for the Aging Population,&How a Solo GP Can Do it All (Monique Woodard) from 2022-12-31T10:00
On this special replay episode, Monique Woodard of Cake Ventures joins Nick to discuss The “Three Layer Cake” Fund, How Personal Experience Drives Your Investment Lens, The Future of Tech for th...
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Investor Stories 276: Lessons Learned (Draper, Holiday, Mason) from 2022-12-29T10:00
Replay - The DNA of Startup Success (John Vrionis) from 2022-12-26T10:00
On this special replay episode, John Vrionis joins Nick to discuss the DNA of Startup Success, including:
- What’s unusual about what you do?
- “How it works” vs. “Why it matt... Listen
Investor Stories 275: What's Next (Borumand, Kadavy, Waliszewski) from 2022-12-22T10:00
Investor Stories 274: Why I Passed (Sarracino, Fernandez, Draper) from 2022-12-15T10:00
Investor Stories 273: Post Mortems (O'Malley, Burnham, Holiday) from 2022-12-08T10:00
this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 272: Strange&Unusual (Sands, Hamed, Draper) from 2022-12-01T10:00
this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
- Greg... Listen
Investor Stories 271: Lessons Learned (Khera, O'Malley, Mejia Hernandez) from 2022-11-24T10:00
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
- N... Listen
360. Stories, Advice, and Leveraging 35 Years of Startup Board Experience (Brad Feld) from 2022-11-21T10:00
Investor Stories 270: What's Next (Foxe Blader, Zhuo, Burnham) from 2022-11-17T10:00
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
- R... Listen
Investor Stories 269: Why I Passed (Suissa, Hamed, Saenko) from 2022-11-10T10:00
Investor Stories 268: Post Mortems (Sankar, Rivera, Kadavy) from 2022-11-03T09:00
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Santosh Sankar
Miriam Rivera
Annie Kadavy
Investor Stories 267: Strange&Unusual (Cohen, Wroblewski, Khera) from 2022-10-27T09:00
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Matt Cohen
Julie Wroblewski
Neha Khera
Each investor describes t...
Investor Stories 266: Lessons Learned (Jones, Sands, Borumand) from 2022-10-20T09:00
355. Lessons for Raising an Inaugural Fund, How to Construct a Thesis, and The Shortcomings of the Traditional VC Model (Allan Jean-Baptiste and Marco DeMeireles) from 2022-10-17T09:00
Allan Jean-Baptiste and Marco DeMeireles of Ansa Capital join Nate to discuss Lessons for Raising an Inaugural Fund, How to Construct a Thesis, and The Shortcomings of the Traditional VC Model. ...
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Investor Stories 265: What's Next (Pantoja, Wroblewski, Mehta) from 2022-10-13T09:00
Investor Stories 264: Why I Passed (Sands, Page, Falvey) from 2022-10-06T09:00
Investor Stories 263: Post Mortems (Jones, Lehr, Nagaraj) from 2022-09-29T09:00
Investor Stories 262: Strange&Unusual (Zulkosky, Fernandez, O'Malley) from 2022-09-22T09:00:11
Investor Stories 261: Lessons Learned (Zhuo, Morgan, Achler&Iseri) from 2022-09-15T09:00:54
Investor Stories 260: What's Next (Rivera, Sarracino, Mason) from 2022-09-08T09:00:45
Investor Stories 259: Why I Passed (Jones, Khera, Borumand) from 2022-09-01T09:00:35
Investor Stories 258: Post Mortems (Page, Zhuo, Sands) from 2022-08-25T09:00
Investor Stories 257: Strange&Unusual (Falvey, Mehta, Kadavy) from 2022-08-18T09:00:48
Investor Stories 256: Lessons Learned (Wroblewski, Evans, Nagaraj) from 2022-08-11T09:00:14
Investor Stories 255: What's Next (Fernandez, Barrile, Saenko) from 2022-08-04T09:00:05
Investor Stories 254: Why I Passed (Wilkins, Mehta, Foxe Blader) from 2022-07-28T09:00:13
Investor Stories 253: Post Mortems (Cohen, Suissa, Go) from 2022-07-21T09:00:35
Investor Stories 252: Strange&Unusual (Page, Kashyap, Sankar) from 2022-07-14T09:00:15
Investor Stories 251: Lessons Learned (Rivera, Ebinger, Saenko) from 2022-07-07T09:00:01
Investor Stories 250: What's Next (Sippel, Zulkosky, Sands) from 2022-06-30T09:00
Investor Stories 249: Why I Passed (Rivera, Levine, Mehta) from 2022-06-23T09:00:06
Investor Stories 248: Post Mortems (Borumand, Falvey, Sarracino) from 2022-06-16T09:00
Investor Stories 247: Strange&Unusual (Lehr, Nagaraj, Sarracino) from 2022-06-09T09:00:34
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
- Jonathan Lehr
- Sunil Nagaraj
- Steve Sarracino
Each investor describe...
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Investor Stories 246: Lessons Learned (Go, Sankar, Page) from 2022-06-02T09:00:15
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
- Rob Go
- Santosh Sankar
- Karen Page
Each investor illustrates a criti...
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Investor Stories 245: What's Next (Kashyap, Cohen, Stojkovic, Cairo) from 2022-05-23T09:00:16
Investor Stories 244: Why I Passed (Wiener, Zhuo, Zulkosky) from 2022-05-19T09:00:13
Investor Stories 243: Strange&Unusual (Suissa, Foxe Blader, Barrile) from 2022-05-12T09:00:10
Investor Stories 242: Post Mortems (Wilkins, Mehta, Saenko) from 2022-05-05T09:00:15
Investor Stories 241: Lessons Learned (Pascucci, Lehr, Pantoja) from 2022-04-28T09:00:23
Investor Stories 240: What's Next (Nagaraj, Falvey, Page) from 2022-04-21T09:00:01
Investor Stories 239: Why I Passed (Hung, Sankar, Cohen) from 2022-04-14T09:00:07
Investor Stories 238: Strange&Unusual (Paxhia, Mehta, Zhuo) from 2022-04-07T09:00:30
327. The Late Stage Reset, Competing with Tiger, and Last Mile’s Unit Economics (Steve Sarracino) from 2022-04-04T09:00:24
Investor Stories 237: Post Mortems (Grayson&Holt, Kashyap, Barille) from 2022-03-31T12:39
Investor Stories 236: Lessons Learned (Mead, Suissa, Foxe Blader) from 2022-03-24T09:00:37
Investor Stories 235: What's Next (Tamaseb, Ebinger, Heddleston) from 2022-03-17T09:00:47
Investor Stories 234: Why I Passed (Requarth, Paxhia, Sippel) from 2022-03-10T10:00
Investor Stories 233: Strange&Unusual (Levine, Wiener, Go) from 2022-03-03T10:00:09
Investor Stories 232: Post Mortems (Sun, Foxe Blader, Mehta) from 2022-02-24T10:00:07
Investor Stories 231: Lessons Learned (Paxhia, Wilkins, Heddleston) from 2022-02-17T10:00
320. Consumer Fintech, the Future of Banking, and Navigating Web 3.0 Regulation (Ryan Falvey) from 2022-02-14T10:00:38
Investor Stories 230: What's Next (Grayson&Holt, Go, Lehr) from 2022-02-10T10:00
Investor Stories 229: Why I Passed (Libby, Larco, Kashyap) from 2022-02-03T10:00
Investor Stories 228: Strange&Unusual (Luerssen, Pascucci, Ebinger) from 2022-01-27T10:00
Investor Stories 227: Post Mortems (Hung, Requarth, Mead) from 2022-01-20T10:00
Investor Stories 226: Lessons Learned (Tamaseb, Mehta, Wiener) from 2022-01-06T10:00
Investor Stories 225: What's Next (Paxhia, Sun, Suissa) from 2022-01-01T08:00
Replay — The Dark Side of VC | Predatory Investor Practices (Joanne Wilson) from 2021-12-30T11:00
On this special replay episode, Joanne Wilson joins Nick to discuss predatory investor practices and the dark side of venture, including:
- On the founder-side, What are some of the a... Listen
Replay — Getting Smart on a New Market, Parts 1&2 (Charles Hudson) from 2021-12-27T15:00
On this special replay, Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures joins Nick to discuss Getting Smart on a New Market.
In this episode we cover:
- What Charles’ experience at... Listen
Investor Stories 224: Why I Passed (Thakker, Nauiokas, Lehr) from 2021-12-25T08:00
Replay — GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Explosion in Seed Fund Volume Plays Out (Jaclyn Hester) from 2021-12-23T11:00
On this special replay, Jaclyn Hester of Foundry Group joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Expl...
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Investor Stories 223: Post Mortems (Smerklo, Maughan, Larco, Wiener) from 2021-12-16T11:00
Investor Stories 223: Post Mortems (Smerklo, Maughan, Larco, Wiener) from 2021-12-16T11:00
Investor Stories 222: Strange&Unusual (Mead, Sippel, Wilkins) from 2021-12-09T11:00
Investor Stories 221: Lessons Learned (Requarth, Mehta, Levine) from 2021-12-02T11:00
310. Why We Invested in Urban Sky (Andrew Antonio&Nate Williams) from 2021-11-29T11:00
Investor Stories 220: Why I Passed (Shirota, Go, Sequeira) from 2021-11-25T15:30
Investor Stories 219: Post Mortems (Wallace, Tamaseb, Luerssen) from 2021-11-18T11:00
Investor Stories 218: Lessons Learned (Libby, Hung, Grayson&Holt) from 2021-11-11T11:00
Investor Stories 217: Why I Passed (Goldberg, Quinn, Maughan, Ebinger) from 2021-11-04T10:00
Investor Stories 216: Post Mortems (Guleri, Nauiokas, Chitnis, Perelmuter) from 2021-10-28T11:00
Investor Stories 215: What's Next (Wiener, Larco, Pascucci) from 2021-10-21T10:00
Investor Stories 214: Why I Passed (Basu Trivedi, Chuang, Woodard, Sun) from 2021-10-14T10:00
Investor Stories 213: Post Mortems (Thakker, Libby, Paxhia, Sim) from 2021-10-07T10:00
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Dharmesh Thakker
Billy Libby
Emily Paxhia
Ed Sim
Each investor discusses...
Investor Stories 212: Lessons Learned (Smerklo, Nauiokas, Shirota, Larco) from 2021-09-30T09:00
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
- Mike Smerklo
- Amy Nauiokas
- Tsune Shirota
- Vanessa Larco
Eac...
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301. Raising from Family Offices, How to Differentiate as an Emerging Fund, and Common Mistakes Made by Established Firms (Eric Sippel) from 2021-09-28T03:50:15
Eric Sippel of Sippel Farb Family Office joins Nick to discuss Raising from Family Offices, How to Differentiate as an Emerging Fund, and Common Mistakes Made by Est...
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Investor Stories 211: What's Next (Garg, Quinn, Hung, Requarth) from 2021-09-23T10:00
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Investor Stories 210: Why I Passed (Bannon, Hsu, Rockman, Chitnis) from 2021-09-16T10:00
Investor Stories 209: Post Mortems (Christian, Goldberg, Conwell, Sequeira) from 2021-09-09T10:00
Investor Stories 208: Strange&Unusual (Grayson&Holt, Tamaseb, Hung, Larco) from 2021-09-02T10:00
Investor Stories 207: Lessons Learned (Woodard, Maughan, Martino, Casnocha) from 2021-08-26T10:00
296. Investing in Jerusalem, Applying Helmer's 7 Powers to VC, and Writing a Business Murder Mystery (Ben Wiener) from 2021-08-23T12:55:39Ben Wiener of Jumpspeed Ventures joins Nick to discuss Investing in Jerusalem, Applying Helmer's 7 Powers to VC, and Writing a Business Murder Mystery. In this ep... Listen
Investor Stories 206: What's Next (McIntyre, Luerssen, Findley, Shirota) from 2021-08-19T10:00
Investor Stories 205: Why I Passed (Warner, Torenberg, Garg, Grayson&Holt) from 2021-08-12T10:00
Investor Stories 204: Post Mortems (Collins, Quinn, Martino, Chuang) from 2021-08-05T09:00
Investor Stories 203: Strange&Unusual (Goldberg, Sun, Shirota, Nauiokas) from 2021-07-29T09:00
Investor Stories 202: Lessons Learned (Wallace, Guleri, Thakker, Hirsch) from 2021-07-22T09:00
Investor Stories 201: What's Next (Basu Trivedi, Bannister, Chitnis, Perelmuter) from 2021-07-15T09:00
Investor Stories 200: Why I Passed (Sim, Napier, “Mac” Conwell II, Smerklo) from 2021-07-08T09:00
Investor Stories 199: Post Mortems (Abbasi, Findley, Toney, Woodard) from 2021-07-01T09:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each in... Listen
Investor Stories 198 Strange&Unusual (Christian, Rockman, Maughan, Libby) from 2021-06-24T09:00
Investor Stories 197: Lessons Learned (Quinn, Bonatsos, Pezeshki, Carolan) from 2021-06-17T09:00
Investor Stories 196: What's Next (Martino , Goldberg, Bannon, Sequeira) from 2021-06-10T09:00
Investor Stories 195: Why I Passed (Collins, Levy Weiss, Guleri, Casnocha) from 2021-06-03T09:00
Investor Stories 194: Post Mortems (Hsu, Bannister, Garg, Iheagwam) from 2021-05-27T09:00
Investor Stories 193: Strange&Unusual (Woodard, Chitnis, Wallace, Smerklo) from 2021-05-20T09:00
Investor Stories 192: Lessons Learned (Torenberg, Gallagher, Chuang, McIntyre) from 2021-05-13T09:00
Investor Stories 191: What's Next (Woodard, Pantoja, Bonatsos, Douglass) from 2021-05-06T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 190: Why I Passed (Gembala, Currier, Middleton, Adeeb) from 2021-04-29T13:18:20On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Eac... Listen
Investor Stories 189: Post Mortems (Dubugras, Basu Trivedi, Warner, Hirsch) from 2021-04-22T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 188: Strange&Unusual (Bannon, Iheagwham, Findley, Martino) from 2021-04-15T10:30:17On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Eac... Listen
Investor Stories 187: Lessons Learned (Goldberg, Chitnis, Hsieh, Christian) from 2021-04-08T10:30On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 186: What's Next (Casnocha, Yin, Sim, Guleri) from 2021-04-01T10:04:22On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investo... Listen
Investor Stories 185: Why I Passed (Bonatsos, Pezeshki, Abbasi, Hester) from 2021-03-25T11:45On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
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Investor Stories 184: Post Mortems (Torenberg, Bannon, Carolan, Napier) from 2021-03-18T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 183: Strange&Unusual (Toney, McIntyre, Collins, Vassallo) from 2021-03-11T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 182: Lessons Learned (Bannister, Iheagwham, Dash, Hsu) from 2021-03-04T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 181: What's Next (Isford, Torenberg, Collins, Iltchev) from 2021-02-25T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Ea... Listen
Investor Stories 180: Why I Passed (Tunguz, Gallagher, Vassallo, Hirsch) from 2021-02-18T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
E... Listen
Investor Stories 179: Post Mortems (Bonatsos, Koh, Adeeb, Suster) from 2021-02-11T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each inve... Listen
Investor Stories 178: Strange&Unusual (Dubugras, Douglass, Clarkson, Garg) from 2021-02-04T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 177: Lessons Learned (Warner, Findley, Toney, Deeter) from 2021-01-28T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each invest... Listen
Investor Stories 176: What's Next (Blank, Pezeshki, Taub, Middleton) from 2021-01-21T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Eac... Listen
Investor Stories 175: Why I Passed (Bannister, Carolan, Christian, Iltchev) from 2021-01-14T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 174: Post Mortems (McIntyre, Levy Weiss, Kerby, Hsieh) from 2021-01-07T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 173: Strange&Unusual (Casnocha, Bannister, Basu Trivedi, Abbasi) from 2020-12-31T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Replay — The Self-Made Engineer, Angel, and Venture Capitalist (Cyan Banister) from 2020-12-28T11:00
Replay — Dispelling Conventional Wisdom in VC (Eric Paley) from 2020-12-26T11:00In this special replay of episode 135 & 136, Eric Paley of Founder Collective joins Nick to dispel some conventional wisdom in VC. We address questions including:
Investor Stories 172: Lessons Learned (Collins, Vassallo, Adeeb, Siegler) from 2020-12-24T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each i... Listen
262. Why I Invested in Shotcall (Thomas Gentle) from 2020-12-21T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following individuals are featured:
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Investor Stories 171: What's Next (Warner, Dubugras, Currier, Napier) from 2020-12-17T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 170: Why I Passed (Whitney, Solivan, Douglass, Yin) from 2020-12-10T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Eac... Listen
Investor Stories 169: Post Mortems (Pezeshki, Dash, Deeter, Vassallo) from 2020-12-03T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each... Listen
259. Developer Tools, The Surge of European Tech, and Why Founder Needs Differ Across Regions (Reid Christian) from 2020-11-30T11:00Reid Christian of CRV joins Nick to discuss Developer Tools, The Surge of European Tech, and Why Founder Needs Differ Across Regions. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 168: Strange&Unusual (Torenberg, Gembala, Hester, Hsu) from 2020-11-26T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
258. Why I Invested in Neu (Kwame Boler) from 2020-11-23T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following individuals are featured:
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Investor Stories 167: Lessons Learned (Ingersoll, Klaff, Whitney, Basu Trivedi) from 2020-11-19T11:00
Investor Stories 166: What's Next (Osterwalder, Suster, Koh, Abbasi) from 2020-11-12T11:00
Investor Stories 165: Why I Passed (Findley, McIntyre, Clarkson, Tavel) from 2020-11-05T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
E... Listen
Investor Stories 164: Post Mortems (Tunguz, Isford, Casnocha, Reum) from 2020-10-29T10:00
Investor Stories 163: Strange&Unusual (Warner, Adeeb, Gallagher, Carolan) from 2020-10-22T10:00
Investor Stories 162: Lessons Learned (Kerby, Hester, Napier, Blank) from 2020-10-15T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
252. Decentralization of VC, Why Your Fund Size is Your Strategy, and Why Startup Formation is the Most Important Contributor to Economic Growth (Erik Torenberg) from 2020-10-12T10:00Erik Torenberg of Village Global joins Nick to discuss Decentralization of VC, Why Your Fund Size is Your Strategy, and Why Startup Formation is the Most Important Contributor to Economic Growth... Listen
Investor Stories 161: What's Next (Hsu, Vrionis, Vassallo, Hsieh) from 2020-10-08T10:00
251. Funding the Misunderstood Technical Founder, Self Evaluation as a Solo Capitalist, and Capital to Underwrite R&D risk vs. S&M risk (Farooq Abbasi) from 2020-10-05T10:00Farooq Abbasi of Preface Ventures joins Nick to discuss Funding the Misunderstood Technical Founder, Self Evaluation as a Solo Capitalist, and Capital to Underwrite R&D risk vs. S&M risk. In thi... Listen
Investor Stories 160: Why I Passed (Bechtel, Koh, Dash, Fluhr) from 2020-09-30T17:36:42On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 159: Post Mortems (Ingersoll, Douglass, Siegler, Currier) from 2020-09-24T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 158: Strange&Unusual (Yin, Cardamone, Levy-Weiss, Pezeshki) from 2020-09-17T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 157: Lessons Learned (Dubugras, Gembala, Isford, Kupor) from 2020-09-10T12:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
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Investor Stories 156: What's Next (Whitney, Carolan, Horowitz, Hester) from 2020-09-03T15:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
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Investor Stories 155: Why I Passed (Klaff, Steffens, Polovets, Deeter) from 2020-08-29T15:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 154: Post Mortems (Clarkson, Osterwalder, Gallagher, Blank) from 2020-08-23T18:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
244. Cross-Border Startup Expansion -- Lessons from 175 Companies (Stephen McIntyre) from 2020-08-18T15:00
Investor Stories 153: Strange&Unusual (Solivan, Hsieh, Kerby, Currier) from 2020-08-13T13:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
243. A Quantitative Approach to PMF, Tribe's 8 Ball for Objective Evaluation, and Approaches to Reduce Talent Biases (Jonathan Hsu) from 2020-08-10T16:00Jonathan Hsu of Tribe Capital joins Nick to discuss how to Acquire Data, Build Abstractions and Do Research. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 152: Lessons Learned (Reum, Suster, Tavel, Calacanis) from 2020-08-06T13:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
242. Structural Disadvantages in Venture, Investing in the "Overlooked," and Open-Sourcing the VC Fund Raise and Investment Playbook (Check Warner) from 2020-08-04T12:36:02Check Warner of Ada Ventures joins Nick to discuss Structural Disadvantages in Venture, Investing in the "Overlooked," and Open-Sourcing the VC Fund Raise and Investment Playbook. In this episod... Listen
Investor Stories 151: What's Next (Adeeb, Dash, Neilson, Ingersoll) from 2020-07-30T13:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
241. Finding Markets with Long-Term Tailwinds; Macro Impacts on Venture; and Robust vs. Fragile Data (Niki Pezeshki) from 2020-07-27T13:00Niki Pezeshki of Felicis Ventures joins Nick to discuss Finding Markets with Long-Term Tailwinds; Macro Impacts on Venture; and Robust vs. Fragile Data. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 150: Why I Passed (Siegler, Isford, Vrionis, Rust) from 2020-07-23T13:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
240. A Blazing Fast Path to $B+; Binary Outcomes; The Fintech Revolution; and A New Approach to Employee Comp (Henrique Dubugras) from 2020-07-20T13:00Henrique Dubugras of Brex joins Nick to discuss the Blazing Fast Path to $B+; Binary Outcomes; The Fintech Revolution; and A New Approach to Employee Comp. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 149: Post Mortems (Gembala, Dorsey, Yin, Fluhr) from 2020-07-16T13:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
239. What's Next in Gaming; The True Essence of Product-Market-Fit;&Investing with an Emphasis on Retention and Engagement (Gigi Levy-Weiss) from 2020-07-13T14:31:30Gigi Levy-Weiss of NFX joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss What's Next in Gaming; The True Essence of Product-Market-Fit; & Investing with an Emphasis on Retention and... Listen
Investor Stories 148: Strange&Unusual (Kupor, Koh, Tunguz, Douglass) from 2020-07-09T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
238. GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Explosion in Seed Fund Volume Plays Out (Jaclyn Hester) from 2020-07-06T16:00Jaclyn Hester of Foundry Group joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Explosion in Seed Fund Volum... Listen
237. Advice for Founders -- Reaching out to VCs, Pitching over Zoom, and Closing Capital Amidst a Pandemic (Nick Rishwain, Hannah Konitshek, Nick Moran) from 2020-07-04T17:00Nick Rishwain and Hannah Konitshek of The LegalTechLive Podcast interview Nick to discuss Advice for Founders -- Reaching out to VCs, Pitching over Zoom, and Closing Capital Amidst a Pandemic. I... Listen
Investor Stories 147: Lessons Learned (Osterwalder, Clarkson, Cardamone, Polovets) from 2020-07-02T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
236. The Four Fundamentals of Investing; the Future of Micro Mobility; and Hunting Consumer Unicorns (Shawn Carolan) from 2020-06-29T16:00Shawn Carolan of Menlo Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss the Four Fundamentals of Investing; the Future of Micro Mobility; and Hunting Consumer Unicorns. In... Listen
Investor Stories 146: What's Next (Gallagher, Tavel, Deeter, Kim) from 2020-06-27T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
235. Why Corporate VC Gets a Bad Wrap; Microsoft's Fresh Approach to CVC; and Key Insights to Acquire Mass Users (Tamara Steffens) from 2020-06-25T16:00Tamara Steffens of M12 joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Why Corporate VC Gets a Bad Wrap; Microsoft's Fresh Approach to CVC; and Key Insights to Acquire Mass Users.... Listen
234. Breaking into VC; Excelling at Goldman Sachs; and the Origin of BLCK VC (Brian Hollins) from 2020-06-22T16:00Brian Hollins of BLCK VC joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Breaking into VC; Excelling at Goldman Sachs; and the Origin of BLCK VC. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 145: Why I Passed (Ingersoll, Ajao, Kerby, Horowitz) from 2020-06-20T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
233. Investment Decision in<3 weeks; the Challenges and Opportunities with 3D Printing; and the Future for Industrial Automation (Kane Hsieh) from 2020-06-18T16:00Kane Hsieh of Root Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Investment Decision in < 3 weeks; the Challenges and Opportunities with 3D Printing; and the Future for... Listen
232. Network Effects; 9 Days Until a Funding Decision; Software as the Foundation for the Modern VC firm; and the Future of Social Media (James Currier) from 2020-06-15T16:00James Currier of NFX joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Network Effects; 9 Days Until a Funding Decision; Software as the Foundation for the Modern VC firm; and the F... Listen
Investor Stories 144: Post Mortems (Solivan, Klaff, Whitney, Bechtel) from 2020-06-13T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
231. Crisis Coverage w/ Ramy Adeeb - Why Facebook Should be Broken Up; SV Hype vs Returns; Amara's Law; and VC's Track Record Predicting Trends from 2020-06-11T16:00Ramy Adeeb of 1984 Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Why Facebook Should be Broken Up; SV Hype vs Returns; Amara's Law; and VC's Track Record Predicting Tre... Listen
230. Crisis Coverage w/ David Rabie - Finding PMF, Raising Series B,&Navigating a Startup Amidst the Pandemic from 2020-06-08T16:00David Rabie of Tovala joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Finding PMF, Raising Series B, & Navigating a Startup Amidst the Pandemic. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 143: Strange&Unusual (Isford, Dash, Blank, Suster) from 2020-06-06T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
229. Racism in Venture -- A White, Male VC Threatens Black&Brown Founders (featuring Taranvir Johal&Salman Elmi) from 2020-06-04T14:30Taranvir Johal & Salman Elmi of Tavolo and Top Figure join Nick to discuss Racism in Venture -- A White, Male VC Threatens Black & Brown Founders. In this episode, we cover:
228. Crisis Coverage w/ Jim Douglass - Pandemic Effects on B2B SaaS and Healthcare -- Total $ Invested, Multiples, and the Exit Environment from 2020-06-01T18:30Jim Douglass of Fulcrum Equity Partners joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Pandemic Effects on B2B SaaS and Healthcare -- Total $ Invested, Multiples, and the Exit En... Listen
Investor Stories 142: Lessons Learned (Vrionis, Yin, Franklin, Neilson) from 2020-05-29T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
227. Crisis Coverage w/ Melody Koh - Super-Technologies; The Everyday Economy; The Overlooked Working Class; and Fear of Missing Out vs. Fear of Looking Dumb from 2020-05-27T16:00Melody Koh of Nextview Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Super-Technologies; The Everyday Economy; The Overlooked Working Class; and Fear of Missing Out vs.... Listen
226. Crisis Coverage w/ Jeff Fluhr - Launching StubHub During the Dotcom Crash; Why Market Need Trumps Market Timing; Choosing B2B vs. B2C; and Why Founders Shouldn't Let VCs Decide Their Fate from 2020-05-25T16:00Jeff Fluhr of Craft Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Launching StubHub During the Dotcom Crash; Why Market Need Trumps Market Timing; Choosing B2B vs. B2C;... Listen
Investor Stories 141: What's Next (Gembala, Rooke, Clavier, Reum) from 2020-05-23T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
225. Crisis Coverage w/ Sarah Tavel - Consumer Marketplace Investing; Why Aggregate GMV is a Red Herring; and Minimum Viable Happiness as the Key to Market Leadership from 2020-05-21T16:00Sarah Tavel of Benchmark joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Consumer Marketplace Investing; Why Aggregate GMV is a Red Herring; and Minimum Viable Happiness as the Ke... Listen
224. Crisis Coverage w/ Beezer Clarkson - Platform LP; Allocations in a Down-Market; COVID Strategy Drift; and Emerging Manager Selection from 2020-05-18T18:30Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Listen
Investor Stories 140: Why I Passed (Osterwalder, Kupor, Cheng) from 2020-05-14T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
223. Crisis Coverage w/ Byron Deeter - Why This is the Seminal Moment for Cloud and Lessons from 19 Unicorn Investments from 2020-05-11T16:00Byron Deeter of Bessemer joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Why This is the Seminal Moment for Cloud and Lessons from 19 Unicorn Investments. In this episode, we cove... Listen
Investor Stories 139: Post Mortems (Cardamone, Kim, Calacanis) from 2020-05-09T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
222. Crisis Coverage w/ Leah Solivan - Building TaskRabbit in a Recession; COVID Effects on the Independent/Gig Economy; and Key Factors for Early-Stage Marketplace Success from 2020-05-07T16:00Leah Solivan of Fuel Capital joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Building TaskRabbit in a Recession; COVID Effects on the Independent/Gig Economy; and Key Factors for ... Listen
221. Crisis Coverage w/ Grace Isford - GTM Playbook; Building a Career in VC; Societal Challenges and Opportunities post-COVID; and a Comprehensive Analysis of Successful GPs and Venture Investments from 2020-05-04T16:00Grace Isford of Canvas Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss How Companies Can Maintain Growth Post-COVID. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 138: Strange&Unusual (Ingersoll, Dorsey, Siegler) from 2020-05-02T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
220. Crisis Coverage w/ Ash Fontana - The AI Investing Playbook; Why "Dev Tools" for Data Scientists is the Next Great Opportunity; When Fund Returns Don't Fit the Power Law; and Ash's Favorite Investment Heuristic from Naval Ravikant from 2020-04-30T16:00Ash Fontana of Zetta Venture Partners joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss The AI Investing Playbook; Why "Dev Tools" for Data Scientists is the Next Great Opportunity;... Listen
219. Crisis Coverage w/ Tomasz Tunguz - SaaS Strategies, Sector Data, and the $ Ceiling for Deals over Zoom from 2020-04-27T16:00Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss SaaS Strategies, Sector Data, and the $ Ceiling for Deals over Zoom. In this episode, we cover:<... Listen
Investor Stories 137: Lessons Learned (Senkut, Glickman, Rust) from 2020-04-24T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
218. Crisis Coverage w/ Richard Kerby - Tactical Advice for Raising VC Fund 1, Why Not to "Raise the Bar", and a Framework for Startups Adjusting to COVID-19 from 2020-04-22T16:00Richard Kerby of Equal Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss the Tactical Advice for Raising VC Fund 1, Why Not to "Raise the Bar," and a Framework for Startups... Listen
217. Crisis Coverage w/ Elizabeth Yin - Investing After 1 Zoom Meeting, 2nd&3rd Order Effects of The Virus, and Why "Market Pull" is Critical from 2020-04-20T16:00Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Investing after 1 Zoom Meeting, 2nd & 3rd Order Effects of the Virus, and Why "Market Pull" is Critica... Listen
Investor Stories 136: What's Next (Ajao, Klaff, Polovets) from 2020-04-17T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
216. Crisis Coverage w/ Patrick Gallagher - VC Firm Survival, How Seed Investing Scales,&A Glimpse at the Road Ahead from 2020-04-15T16:00Patrick Gallagher of Tuesday Capital joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss VC Firm Survival, How Seed Investing Scales, & A Glimpse at the Road Ahead. In this episode, w... Listen
215. Crisis Coverage w/ Darren Bechtel - The Built World&Construction Tech, Post-Pandemic from 2020-04-13T21:00Darren Bechtel of Brick & Mortar Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss The Built World in Crisis. In this episode, we cover:
135. Investor Stories CRAM Session: Why I Passed (Struhl, Greathouse, Wilson, Shah, Roberts, Henikoff, Heltzer, Mirabile, Brown, Feld) from 2020-04-10T16:00Welcome back to TFR for the first Investor Stories Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the Investor Stories from previous episodes. In this installment, the following inv... Listen
214. Crisis Coverage w/ Somesh Dash - Late Stage Impacts&Prioritizing Mental Health from 2020-04-08T16:00Somesh Dash of IVP joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Late Stage Impacts and Prioritizing Mental Health. In this episode, we cover:
213. Crisis Coverage w/ Semil Shah - VC Fund Management in a Pandemic World from 2020-04-07T00:03:03Semil Shah of Haystack joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss VC Fund Management in a Pandemic World. In this episode, we cover:
212. Crisis Coverage w/ Samir Kaji - Relief $ for Startups via CARES Act, EIDL, PPP;&How an Extended Downturn Affects Emerging VC Funds from 2020-04-03T16:00Samir Kaji of First Republic joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Relief $ for Startups via CARES Act, EIDL, PPP; & How an Extended Downturn Affects Emerging VC Funds. ... Listen
211. Crisis Coverage w/ David Horowitz - How Will Corporate VC Respond? from 2020-04-01T16:00David Horowitz of Touchdown Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss How Corporate VC Will Respond. In this episode, we cover:
210. Crisis Coverage w/ Chris Douvos - LP Lessons from '01 and '08, The Denominator Effect, Capital Calls&Fundraising in a Down Market from 2020-03-30T16:00Chris Douvos of Ahoy Capital joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss the LP Lessons from '01 and '08, The Denominator Effect, Capital Calls & Fundraising in a Down Market.... Listen
209. Crisis Coverage w/ Steve Blank - The Playbook for Startup Survival from 2020-03-25T16:00Steve Blank joins Nick on this special "Crisis Coverage" installment to discuss The Playbook for Startup Survival. In this episode, we cover:
208. Building a VC Franchise; The Shift to Bite-Sized Video Content; Last-Mile Attribution;&the Impact of Corona Virus Over The Next 6-12 Months (Mark Suster) from 2020-03-23T18:03:05Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures joins Nick on a Pre-Crisis chat to discuss Building a VC Franchise; The Shift to Bite-Sized Video Content; Last-Mile Attribution; & the Impact of Corona Virus Ove... Listen
Investor Stories 134: Post Mortems (Vrionis, Horowitz, Banister) from 2020-03-18T09:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
207. Breaking Convention, Hitting The Fundraise Wall&Why Deep-tech Is Not More Capital Intensive Than Software (Ryan Gembala) from 2020-03-11T10:00Ryan Gembala of Pathbreaker Ventures joins Nick to discuss Breaking Convention, Hitting The Fundraise Wall & Why Deep-tech Is Not More Capital Intensive Than Software. In this episode, we cover:... Listen
Investor Stories 133: Strange&Unusual (Neilson, Whitney, Rooke) from 2020-03-04T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
206. The Ultimate Testing Framework (Alex Osterwalder) from 2020-02-26T11:00Alex Osterwalder of Strategyzer joins Nick to discuss The Ultimate Testing Framework. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 132: Lessons Learned (Dorsey, Clavier, Fein) from 2020-02-19T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
205. Unicorn vs Pegasus, The Softbank Effect,&Impacts of a Recession on VC (Jason Calacanis) from 2020-02-12T14:00Jason Calacanis joins Nick to discuss Unicorn vs Pegasus, The Softbank Effect, & Impacts of a Recession on VC. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 131: What's Next (Kupor, Cardamone, Siegler) from 2020-02-05T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses... Listen
204. Embracing Failure, Capitalizing on Crisis&Building Resilience (Minnie Ingersoll) from 2020-01-29T11:00Minnie Ingersoll of TenOneTen Ventures joins Nick to discuss Embracing Failure, Capitalizing on Crisis & Building Resilience. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 130: Why I Passed (Kim, Reum, Senkut) from 2020-01-22T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a situ... Listen
203. Raising Fund III, A Framework to De-risk Your Startup,&When to Explore vs. Exploit (Leo Polovets) from 2020-01-15T17:00Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures joins Nick to discuss Raising Fund III, A Framework to De-risk Your Startup, & When to Explore vs. Exploit. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 129: Post Mortems (Ajao, Rust, Moatti) from 2020-01-08T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
202. Cram Session, Episodes 138-143 (Nick Moran) from 2020-01-01T17:00Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
201. [REPLAY] Economic Theory in Venture Capital (Mark Suster) from 2019-12-25T17:00Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures joins Nick to discuss Economic Theory in Venture Capital. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 128: Strange&Unusual (Vrionis, Tusk, Klaff) from 2019-12-19T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
200. University-Affiliated Funds&Angel Networks (Jason Whitney) from 2019-12-13T20:30Jason Whitney of IU Ventures joins Nick to discuss University-Affiliated Funds & Angel Networks. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 127: Lessons Learned (Wortmann, Horowitz, Banister) from 2019-12-04T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor illustra... Listen
199. SPV's, Side Cars,&The Syndication Surge (Jeremy Neilson) from 2019-11-27T17:00
Investor Stories 126: Whats Next (Franklin, Glickman, Cheng) from 2019-11-20T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
198. Streaming Wars, The Future of Mobile&The Evolution of User Interaction (M.G. Siegler) from 2019-11-13T21:00M.G. Siegler of GV joins Nick to discuss Streaming Wars, The Future of Mobile & The Evolution of User Interaction. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 125: Why I Passed (Cardamone, Rooke, Dorsey) from 2019-11-06T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlight... Listen
197. The DNA of Startup Success (John Vrionis) from 2019-10-30T19:00John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures joins Nick to discuss The DNA of Startup Success. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 124: Post Mortems (Clavier, Tusk, Kupor) from 2019-10-23T18:30On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses a po... Listen
196. Creating Unfair Advantages, Surviving Founder Burnout and Driving Successful Exits (Courtney Reum) from 2019-10-16T20:00Courtney Reum of M13 joins Nick to discuss Creating Unfair Advantages, Surviving Founder Burnout and Driving Successful Exits. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 123: Strange&Unusual (Horowitz, Kim, Rust) from 2019-10-09T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor describes the most u... Listen
195. Flip The Script&Perfect Your Pitch (Oren Klaff) from 2019-10-02T17:00
Investor Stories 122: Lessons Learned (Ajao, Bahat, Cheng) from 2019-09-25T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
193. SaaS Acceleration, Sales Savvy Founders&The Rise of Tech-Enabled Services (Michael Cardamone) from 2019-09-13T21:09:46Michael Cardamone of Acceleprise joins Nick to discuss SaaS Acceleration, Sales Savvy Founders & the Rise of Tech-Enabled Services. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 121: What's Next (Dorsey, Senkut, Banister) from 2019-09-11T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses se... Listen
Investor Stories 120: Why I Passed (Hea Nahm, Moatti, Clavier) from 2019-08-29T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a sit... Listen
192. Secrets of Sand Hill Road (Scott Kupor) from 2019-08-23T16:00Scott Kupor of Andreessen Horowitz joins Nick to discuss Secrets of Sand Hill Road. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 119: Special Edition! Why I Invested in Curv Labs (Moran, Balish, Deshays) from 2019-08-19T21:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following individuals are featured:
This will be a unique segme... Listen
Investor Stories 118: Strange&Unusual (Glickman, Wortmann, Fein) from 2019-08-07T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor describes th... Listen
191. Corporate VC (David Horowitz) from 2019-07-31T16:00David Horowitz of Touchdown Ventures joins Nick to discuss Corporate VC. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 117: Lessons Learned (Tusk, Kim, Rooke) from 2019-07-24T16:00
190. Immigration, Privacy, and Foreign Investment -- The Biggest Threat to Venture is in Washington D.C. (Bobby Franklin) from 2019-07-17T16:00Bobby Franklin of NVCA joins Nick to discuss Immigration, Privacy, and Foreign Investment -- The Biggest Threat to Venture is in Washington D.C.. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 116: Whats Next (Bahat, Rust, Kimmel) from 2019-07-10T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses sectors, d... Listen
189. The Venture Studio (Scott Dorsey) from 2019-07-03T16:00Scott Dorsey of High Alpha joins Nick to discuss The Venture Studio. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 115: Post Mortems (Senkut, Fein, Cheng) from 2019-06-26T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses a port... Listen
188. Opportunity Zones --- A Fit for VC? (Steve Glickman) from 2019-06-20T16:00Steve Glickman of Develop Advisors joins Nick to discuss Opportunity Zones --- A Fit for VC?. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 114: Strange&Unusual (Ajao, Banister, Clavier) from 2019-06-12T15:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
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187. Transformative Tech for Old World Industry (Jim Kim) from 2019-06-05T18:30
Investor Stories 113: Lessons Learned (Tananbaum, Ascher, Nahm) from 2019-05-29T15:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor illustrates ... Listen
186. Seed Investing at the Intersection of Biology&Technology (Jenny Rooke) from 2019-05-23T15:30
Investor Stories 112: Special Edition! Why I Invested in Winston Privacy (Moran, Stokes, Dwyer) from 2019-05-16T23:09:57On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following individuals are featured:
This will be a unique segment w... Listen
Investor Stories 111: What's Next (Wortmann, Moatti, Tusk) from 2019-05-08T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses sect... Listen
185. "Blessed" Teams, Pseudo Deal Leads, and Caps at Pre vs Post (Ash Rust) from 2019-05-01T21:00Ash Rust of Sterling Road joins Nick to discuss "Blessed" Teams, Pseudo Deal Leads, and Caps at Pre vs Post. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 110: Why I Passed (Banister, Cohen, Fein) from 2019-04-23T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a sit... Listen
184. Iconic Companies, Frontier Markets&a Truly Founder Centric Approach (Aydin Senkut) from 2019-04-15T18:30Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures joins Nick to discuss Iconic Companies, Frontier Markets & a Truly Founder Centric Approach. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 109: Post Mortems (Kaden, Bahat, Galbut) from 2019-04-07T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses a... Listen
183. Automation vs. AI (Adeyemi Ajao) from 2019-03-29T17:00
Investor Stories 108: Strange&Unusual (Simoudis, Cheng, Kimmel) from 2019-03-22T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor describ... Listen
182. Market Cycles, Escalating Costs to Start Up, and the Micro VC Surge (Jeff Clavier) from 2019-03-15T18:00Jeff Clavier of Uncork Capital joins Nick to discuss Market Cycles, Escalating Costs to Start Up, and the Micro VC Surge. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 107: Lessons Learned (Moatti, Wallace, Pascucci) from 2019-03-07T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor illustrates a... Listen
181. Cram Session, Episodes 130-136 (Nick Moran) from 2019-02-28T20:00Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 106: Whats Next (Tananbaum, Fein, Anderson) from 2019-02-18T09:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses sec... Listen
180. The Self-Made Engineer, Angel, and Venture Capitalist (Cyan Banister) from 2019-02-08T17:30
Investor Stories 105: Why I Passed (Tusk, Bahat, Ascher) from 2019-01-31T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Bradley Tusk Each investor highlights a situation where they d... Listen
179. Sales Mastery&Storytelling at Scaling Startups (Craig Wortmann) from 2019-01-23T18:25:04Craig Wortmann of Sales Engine joins Nick to discuss Sales Mastery & Storytelling at Scaling Startups. In this episode, we cover: -Craig's background and how he became involved in the ear... Listen
Investor Stories 104: Lessons Learned (Fontana, Kimmel, Farmer) from 2019-01-18T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ash Fontana
Investor Stories 103: Post Mortems (Nahm, Cohen, Leitersdorf) from 2019-01-10T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses a portfolio ... Listen
178. The Gen-Z Consumer, Real-Time Health Data, and Persistent Top Fund Returns (Cheryl Cheng) from 2019-01-03T18:30Cheryl Cheng of Blue Run Ventures joins Nick to discuss The Gen-Z Consumer, Real-Time Health Data, and Persistent Top Fund Returns. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 102: Strange&Unusual (Olsen, Hardiman, Galbut) from 2018-12-28T17:30On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Chris Olsen
177. Cram Session, Episodes 121-128 (Nick Moran) from 2018-12-21T15:00Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 101: Lessons Learned (Kaden, Duovos, Cast) from 2018-12-12T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rebecca Kaden
176. Creating Powerful Networks, 3 Rules for Great Products, and the Future of Mobile Tech (SC Moatti) from 2018-12-11T13:43:57SC Moatti of Mighty Capital joins Nick to discuss Creating Powerful Networks, 3 Rules for Great Products, and the Future of Mobile Tech. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 100: Why I Passed (Wallace, Zuberi, Medved) from 2018-11-28T20:00
175. From Operator to Accelerator MD to Fund Manager (John Fein) from 2018-11-21T20:30John Fein of Firebrand Ventures joins Nick to discuss From Operator to Accelerator MD to Fund Manager. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 99: Post Mortems (Martino, Simoudis, Narasin) from 2018-11-14T19:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Paul Martino
174. VCs Ride the Bus, Comeback Cities&Unorthodox Investing from 2018-11-07T19:30Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta joins Nick to discuss VCs Ride the Bus, Comeback Cities & Unorthodox Investing. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 98: The Strange&Unusual (Anderson, O'Reilly, Pascucci) from 2018-10-31T11:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
173. Corruption, Extortion and the Fight Against Entrenched Interests-- How a VC Saves Startups from Death by Politics (Bradley Tusk) from 2018-10-25T19:00Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures joins Nick to discuss Corruption, Extortion and the Fight Against Entrenched Interests-- How a VC Saves Startups from Death by Politics. In this episode, we cover:<... Listen
Investor Stories 97: Lessons Learned (Einstein, Cohen, Nof) from 2018-10-19T20:00
172. Growth Investing in Biotech, Genomics and Pharma (Jim Tananbaum) from 2018-10-12T08:00Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital joins Nick to discuss Growth Investing in Biotech, Genomics and Pharma. In this episode, we cover: -His 25 years in the industry working as both an entre... Listen
Investor Stories 96: What's Next (Ascher, Medved, Fontana) from 2018-10-01T19:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusses sector... Listen
171. Sports Tech and the Future of eSports (Wayne Kimmel) from 2018-09-20T19:00Wayne Kimmel of SeventySix Capital joins Nick to discuss Sports Tech and the Future of eSports. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 95: Why I Passed (Kaden, Hardiman, Simoudis) from 2018-09-07T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
170. Go-to-Market Fit, Tidal Waves, Category Leadership&Split-Personalities (Tae Hea Nahm) from 2018-08-25T00:29:14
Investor Stories 94: The Strange&Unusual (Ramanujam, Turner, Leitersdorf) from 2018-08-16T17:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor describes the mos... Listen
Investor Stories 93: Lessons Learned (Zuberi, Coelius, Galbut) from 2018-08-08T13:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor illustrates a critica... Listen
169. Product is Paramount (Brian Ascher) from 2018-07-30T12:00
Investor Stories 92: What's Next (Martino, Calacanis, Farmer) from 2018-07-21T23:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
168. Leadership from Origin to Scale (Carter Cast) from 2018-07-16T20:00
Investor Stories 91: Why I Passed (Anderson, Fontana, Duovos) from 2018-07-12T12:30On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Each investor highlights a situation wh... Listen
167. Cram Session, Episodes 113-119 (Nick Moran) from 2018-07-05T19:00
Investor Stories 90: Post Mortems (Wallace, Shah, Medved) from 2018-07-05T18:44:36On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Each investor discusses a portfolio compa... Listen
166. Techstars: What Worked, What Didn't, What's Next (David Cohen) from 2018-06-26T16:00David Cohen of Techstars joins Nick to discuss Techstars: What Worked, What Didn't, What's Next. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 89: The Strange&Unusual (Farmer, Kaden, Narasin) from 2018-06-20T09:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor describes the... Listen
165. AV, Mobility, and the Disruption of Big Auto (Evangelos Simoudis) from 2018-06-15T22:30
Investor Stories 88: Lessons Learned (Hardiman, Benaich, Martino) from 2018-06-12T21:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor illustrat... Listen
164. The Cat and Mouse Game of Cyber Security -- Israel, CISOs, and GDPR (Yoav Leitersdorf) from 2018-06-08T12:00Yoav Leitersdorf of YL Ventures joins Nick to discuss The Cat and Mouse Game of Cyber Security -- Israel, CISOs, and GDPR. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 87: What's Next (Nof, Olsen, Galbut) from 2018-06-05T12:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor dis... Listen
The 'Softbank Effect', Financial Discipline and the Interworkings of a Top Seed Investment Firm from 2018-05-31T20:00Joe Medved of Lerer Hippeau joins Nick to discuss The 'Softbank Effect', Financial Discipline and the Interworkings of a Top Seed Investment Firm. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 86: My Investing Strategy (Roberts, Collett, Scevak) from 2018-05-29T18:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Investor Stories 85: Why I Passed (Pascucci, Einstein, Kurzweil, Verrill) from 2018-05-12T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
162. LP Value Creation, Why DPI is King, and Secondaries as a Means of Exit (Sarah Anderson) from 2018-05-02T16:00Sarah Anderson of Cintrifuse joins Nick to discuss LP Value Creation, Why DPI is King, and Secondaries as a Means of Exit. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 84: Post Mortems (Zuberi, Ramanujem, O'Reilly) from 2018-04-24T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
161. Why SaaS is not a fit for VC and How AI Compounds Competitive Advantage (Ash Fontana) from 2018-04-19T17:00Ash Fontana of Zetta Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss Why SaaS is not a fit for VC and How AI Compounds Competitive Advantage. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 83: The Strange&Unusual (Eakman, Duovos, Shah) from 2018-04-16T14:30On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
153. Cram Session, Episodes 105-111 (Nick Moran) from 2018-04-11T05:00Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 82: Lessons Learned (Mohnot, Turner, Narasin) from 2018-04-02T15:30On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor illustrates a cr... Listen
160. Better Diversity, Better Outcomes (Elizabeth Galbut) from 2018-03-28T17:00Elizabeth Galbut of SoGal Ventures joins Nick to discuss Better Diversity, Better Outcomes. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 81: What's Next (Pascucci, Wallace, Kaden) from 2018-03-20T19:48:34On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor discusse... Listen
159. The Pioneer of Post-Seed (Paul Martino) from 2018-03-13T00:17:43Paul Martino of Bullpen Capital joins Nick to discuss the emergence of the Post-Seed round. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 80: My Investing Strategy (Boyce, Nof, Gurrieri) from 2018-03-02T16:52:29On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor describes th... Listen
158. The Deep Tech Debate: Why Invest in a Capital Intensive, Long Time-to-Exit Category? (James Hardiman) from 2018-02-26T04:44:44James Hardiman of Data Collective joins Nick to discuss The Deep Tech Debate: Why Invest in a Capital Intensive, Long Time-to-Exit Category?. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 79: Why I Invested (Farmer, Olsen, Cowan) from 2018-02-20T20:12:33On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor describes a sit... Listen
157. USV's Newest GP on Leveraged Growth, the Consumer Echo Chamber&Customer Obsession (Rebecca Kaden) from 2018-02-15T15:00Rebecca Kaden of Union Square Ventures joins Nick to discuss USV's Newest GP on Leveraged Growth, Consumer Brand Building & Customer Obsession. In this episode, we cover:
156. Chaos Capital, the new Micro VC Movement and LPs Chasing Hype (Chris Douvos) from 2018-02-07T18:00Chris Douvos, the Super LP, joins Nick to discuss Chaos Capital, the new Micro VC Movement and LPs Chasing Hype. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 78: Why I Passed (Coelius, Benaich, Calacanis) from 2018-02-01T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Zach Coelius
155. Predicting Technology Shifts Before they Happen (Tim O'Reilly) from 2018-01-26T15:00The Trend Spotter joins us today on the program. Tim O'Reilly is one of the top minds in tech, who has predicted and/or driven many of the movements that now seem so obvious to us. In today's ep... Listen
Investor Stories 77: The Strange&Unusual (Larkins&Galston, Einstein, Zuberi) from 2018-01-23T22:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each inve... Listen
154. NEA's Investment Process&The Key Ingredients for Startup Success (Ben Narasin) from 2018-01-15T10:00Ben Narasin of NEA joins Nick to discuss how NEA makes decisions, why he joined the firm and the key traits he looks for in founders. In this episode, we cover: -Why he made the move to N... Listen
Investor Stories 76: What's Next (Turner, Triest&DeMarrais, Mougayar, Ramanujam) from 2018-01-10T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Guy Turner
153. How Experimentation Empowers Vision&How Corporates Create an Innovation Culture (Eric Ries) from 2018-01-05T10:00Eric Ries, author of the Lean Startup and The Startup Way, joins Nick to discuss his new book and his response to the naysayers. In this episode, we cover:
152. Cram Session, Episodes 96-103 (Nick Moran) from 2017-12-28T15:30Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 75: Lessons Learned (Buttrick, Shah, Paley) from 2017-12-24T16:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor illustrates a cr... Listen
151. Kingmaking, De-Risking Every Investment&the Future of Real Estate Tech (Brendan Wallace) from 2017-12-14T16:00Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall Ventures joins Nick to discuss Kingmaking, De-Risking Every Investment & the Future of Real Estate Tech. In this episode, we cover:
150. From Running a VC Firm to Running for Governor (J.B. Pritzker) from 2017-12-06T07:04:23J.B. Pritzker of Pritzker Group Venture Capital joins Nick to discuss his impact on tech in Illinois, where he gets his motivation and why he's running for Governor. In this episode, we cover th... Listen
Investor Stories 74: Why I Invested (Tsai, Greathouse, Eakman) from 2017-12-01T20:30On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
149. Startup Moats, Deep Tech&Where Science Fiction becomes Science Fact (Bilal Zuberi) from 2017-11-29T15:00Bilal Zuberi of Lux Capital joins Nick to discuss Startup Moats. In this episode, we cover:
148. New Founders, New Stages, New Offerings-- The Only Constant in Venture is Change (Vic Pascucci) from 2017-11-22T22:55:23Vic Pascucci of Lightbank joins Nick to discuss New Founders, New Stages, New Offerings-- The Only Constant in Venture is Change. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 73: Why I Passed (Draper, Farmer, Suster) from 2017-11-20T01:30On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a si... Listen
147. Monetization Strategy&Why Price Trumps Product (Madhavan Ramanujam) from 2017-11-16T15:00Madhavan Ramanujam of Simon-Kutcher & Partners joins Nick to discuss Monetization Strategy & Why Price Trumps Product. In this episode, we cover:
Investor Stories 72: The Strange&Unusual (Verrill, Mason, Calacanis) from 2017-11-11T10:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
To listen more, please visi... Listen
146. Investing in Rocket Ships Before they Take Off (Zach Coelius) from 2017-11-08T23:00Zach Coelius of joins Nick to discuss Investing in Rocket Ships Before they Take Off, Part 1. We address questions including:
Investor Stories 71: Lessons Learned (Parker, Scevak, Roberts, Hudson) from 2017-11-05T00:30On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
145. First Institutional VC Fund Raised-- Key Learnings (Semil Shah) from 2017-11-01T17:29:12Semil Shah of Haystack joins Nick to discuss First Institutional VC Fund Raised-- Key Learnings, Part 1. We address questions including:
Investor Stories 70: What's Next (Einstein, Galston&Larkins, Cowan) from 2017-10-27T22:00On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Ben Einstein Each investor discusses sec... Listen
144. The 8 Startup Profiles&Those that Make the Strongest Investments (Guy Turner) from 2017-10-25T17:19:58
Guy Turner of Hyde Park Venture Partners joins Nick to cover founder profiles and the characteristics that lead to the strongest startups. We address questions including:
Investor Stories 69: Exceptional Founders (Olsen, Acunzo, Collett) from 2017-10-20T20:39:39In today's special segment the following investors are featured:
143. Beacon: Modernizing the VC Firm, Part 2 (Chris Farmer) from 2017-10-14T15:56:03Listen
142. Beacon: An Engineering Systems Approach to Investing, Part 1 (Chris Farmer) from 2017-10-04T11:36:54
Investor Stories 68: My Investing Strategy (Benaich, Kurzweil, Triest&DeMarrais) from 2017-09-28T17:30:48On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
141. Cram Session, Episodes 87-94 (Nick Moran) from 2017-09-25T20:36:22Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 67: Why I Invested (Nof, Wilkins, Sanwal) from 2017-09-01T19:31:39On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Jordan Nof Pete Wilkins Anand Sanwal Each investor highlights a situation where they decided to invest in a sta... Listen
140. Navigating the Future of IoT (Panel Discussion) from 2017-08-23T14:55:51UILabs recently hosted a panel of IoT experts to discuss the future roadmap for IoT. I moderated the discussion and the panel included: Ben Forgan, CEO of Hologram Brenna Berman, Executive Dire... Listen
Investor Stories 66: Why I Passed (Mougayar, Mohnot, Cowan) from 2017-08-18T14:34:47On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - William Mougayar - Sheel Mohnot - David Cowan Each investor highlights a situatio... Listen
Investor Stories 65: Lessons Learned (Tunguz, Davis, Draper, Eakman) from 2017-08-04T15:37:53On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Tom Tunguz - Mark Peter Davis - Adam Draper - Lindel Eakman Each investor ... Listen
139. How to Angel Invest like the Best, Part 2 (Jason Calacanis) from 2017-07-25T22:02:33Jason Calacanis is back for part 2 of the interview to discuss his book and secrets to successful angel investing. We address questions including: His thoughts on the original Sequoia scout prog... Listen
138. How to Angel Invest Like the Best, Part 1 (Jason Calacanis) from 2017-07-20T16:42:59Jason Calacanis joins Nick to discuss his new book and his secrets to successful angel investing. We address questions including: - Why Jason wrote the book
Investor Stories 64: What’s Next (Acunzo, Rose, Scevak) from 2017-06-30T16:18On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Jay Acunzo - David S. Rose - Niki Scevak Each investor discusses sectors, drivers... Listen
137. Cram Session, Episodes 79-85 (Nick Moran) from 2017-06-19T14:14:08Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 63: Exceptional Founders (Boyce, Ramsinghani, Greathouse) from 2017-06-05T20:54:06On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Peter Boyce - Mahendra Ramsinghani - John Greathouse Each investor describes an o... Listen
136. Dispelling Conventional Wisdom in VC, Part 2 | Should Seed Investors Follow-on? (Eric Paley) from 2017-05-26T14:32:11Today we cover Part 2 of Dispelling Conventional Wisdom in VC with Eric Paley of Founder Collective. In this segment we address: I wanted to get your quick take on follow-on investing. There was... Listen
135. Dispelling Conventional Wisdom in VC, Part 1 | Does Capital Drive Outcomes? (Eric Paley) from 2017-05-18T16:05:57Eric Paley of Founder Collective joins Nick to dispell some conventional wisdom in VC. We address questions including: - What’s the focus at Founder Collective?
Investor Stories 62: My Investing Strategy (Parker, Suster, Shah) from 2017-05-05T13:17On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each in... Listen
134. The Importance of Storytelling, VC EQ, and the LP-GP Dating Game, Part 2 (James R. ‘Trey’ Hart III) from 2017-04-25T15:52:10Trey Hart of Northern Trust is back to cover Part 2 of the GP-LP relationship. In this segment we address: - Key mistakes that GPs make - The key characteristics that successful GP... Listen
133. The Importance of Storytelling, VC EQ, and the LP-GP Dating Game, Part 1 (James R. ‘Trey’ Hart III) from 2017-04-21T14:44:36Trey Hart, SVP of 50 South Capital at Northern Trust, joins Nick for a deep dive on the relationship between LPs and GPs. In Part 1, we will address questions including: Trey’s path to becoming ... Listen
132. Nick Moran is Interviewed on Bootstrapping in America from 2017-04-13T17:25:39TastyTrade was kind enough to invite Nick on their program, Bootstrapping in America. In this episode the interview audio will be available on the podcast and the video is here on the blog. Ho... Listen
Investor Stories 61: Why I Invested (Roberts, Struhl, Verrill) from 2017-03-30T13:38:39On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor hig... Listen
131. How Amazon, Fitbit&Snap Won; Where Apple, Pebble&Google Did Not, Part 2 (Ben Einstein) from 2017-03-23T20:24:15Today we cover Part 2 of hardware products that have succeeded where others failed with Ben Einstein of Bolt. In this segment we address: You’ve discussed Pebble’s inability to ‘cross the chasm’... Listen
130. How Amazon, Fitbit&Snap Won; Where Apple, Pebble&Google Did Not, Part 1 (Ben Einstein) from 2017-03-16T17:47:37Ben Einstein of Bolt joins Nick to cover Hardware products that have succeeded where others failed, Part 1. We will address questions including: To start off, can you talk about your thesis and ... Listen
Investor Stories 60: Why I Passed (Triest&DeMarrais, Tsai, Larkins&Galston) from 2017-03-08T19:27:20On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Triest & DeMarrais - Tsai - Larkins & Galston Each investor highlights a situatio... Listen
129. Cram Session, Episodes 73-78 (Nick Moran) from 2017-03-01T19:04:31Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
128. Sector&Niche Focused Funds, p2 and Driving Value with a Regulatory Focus (Jordan Nof) from 2017-02-24T18:08:21Today we cover Part 2 of Sector & Niche Focused Funds with Jordan Nof of Tusk Ventures. In this segment we address: Given the current regulatory environment, are there specific verticals that yo... Listen
127. Sector&Niche Focused Funds, Part 1 (Jordan Nof) from 2017-02-22T17:42:45Jordan Nof, head of investments at Tusk Ventures, joins Nick to cover Sector & Niche Focused Funds, Part 1. We will address questions including: Today we are talking about Sector/Niche Focused F... Listen
Investor Stories 59: Lessons Learned (Olsen, Collett, Sanwal) from 2017-02-16T14:01:07On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Olsen - Collett - Sanwal Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned abou... Listen
126. Cram Session, Episodes 67-72 (Nick Moran) from 2017-02-10T14:17:30Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 58: What’s Next (Kurzweil, Buttrick, Hudson) from 2017-02-03T14:53:33On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Kurzweil Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
125. Space Tech Investing, Part 2 (David Cowan) from 2017-01-26T14:48:39Today we cover Part 2 of Space Tech Investing with David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners. In this segment we address: Why is SpaceX moving the industry forward in the wrong direction? I recen... Listen
124. Space Tech Investing, Part 1 (David Cowan) from 2017-01-19T15:31:31David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners joins Nick to cover Space Tech Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: First off, David what was the thought process that led you to inve... Listen
123. Cram Session, Episodes 61-66 (Nick Moran) from 2017-01-11T14:23:01Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 57: Exceptional Founders (Wilkins, Mason, Benaich) from 2017-01-04T11:23:47Listen
122. Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 2 (Niki Scevak) from 2016-12-28T16:28:51Today we cover Part 2 of Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under with Niki Scevak of Blackbird Ventures. In this segment we address: What’s your take on water and the water crisis in Australi... Listen
121. Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 1 (Niki Scevak) from 2016-12-22T14:35:07Niki Scevak of Blackbird Ventures joins Nick to discuss Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 1. We will address questions including: To start off… in your estimation, what are the... Listen
120. Cram Session, Episodes 55-60 (Nick Moran) from 2016-12-14T14:31:20Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 56: My Investing Strategy (Mohnot, Mougayar, Tunguz) from 2016-12-08T14:06:14On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Eac... Listen
119. Economic Theory in Venture Capital, Part 2 (Mark Suster) from 2016-12-03T16:06:56Today we cover Part 2 of Economic Theory in Venture Capital with Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures. In this segment we address: What are your impressions of what Bryce Roberts is doing at I... Listen
118. Economic Theory in Venture Capital, Part 1 (Mark Suster) from 2016-11-30T23:09:37Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures joins Nick to cover Economic Theory in Venture Capital, Part 1. We will address questions including: You’ve written about a major lesson from Clayton Christensen’... Listen
Investor Stories 55: Why I Passed (Roberts, Heymann, Eakman) from 2016-11-26T11:38:45On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Roberts - Heymann - Eakman Each investor highlights a situation where they decide... Listen
Investor Stories 54: Why I Invested in Regroup Therapy (Moran, Cohn, Saunders) from 2016-11-22T13:12On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor highli... Listen
117. Index Investing, Mastering Dealflow&Seeing Everything at Series A, Part 2 (Galen Mason&Brian Axelrad) from 2016-11-18T17:19:12Galen Mason & Brian Axelrad of Service Provider Capital join Nick to cover Part 2 of their unique approach to using service providers to source high volume dealflow, LPs and to employ an index i... Listen
116. Index Investing, Mastering Dealflow&Seeing Everything at Series A, Part 1 (Galen Mason&Brian Axelrad) from 2016-11-16T21:52:21Galen Mason & Brian Axelrad of Service Provider Capital join Nick to cover Part 1 of their unique approach to using service providers to source high volume dealflow, LPs and to employ an index i... Listen
115. Cram Session, Episodes 50-54 (Nick Moran) from 2016-11-11T15:23:41Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 53: Lessons Learned (Heltzer, Larkins&Galston, McClure) from 2016-11-09T22:13:08On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Heltzer - Larkins and Galston - McClure Each investor illustrates a critical less... Listen
114. The Next Great Startup Ecosystem is… Part 2 (Chris Olsen) from 2016-11-04T12:44:21Today we cover Part 2 of The Next Great Startup Ecosystem with Chris Olsen of Drive Capital. In this segment we address: Chris’ thoughts on engineering talent retention in the midwest vs. the va... Listen
113. The Next Great Startup Ecosystem is… Part 1 (Chris Olsen) from 2016-11-03T15:56:54Chris Olsen of Drive Capital joins Nick to talk about the next great venture ecosystem: The Midwest. We review the following: How Chris first discovered the opportunity in the midwest and the r... Listen
112. Cram Session, Episodes 46-49 (Nick Moran) from 2016-10-28T15:47:20Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 52: What’s Next (Draper, Ramsinghani, Parker) from 2016-10-26T14:25:02On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Ben Einstein Each investor discusses sec... Listen
111. Developer Platform Investing, Part 2 (Ethan Kurzweil) from 2016-10-20T00:48:31Today we cover Part 2 of Developer Platform Investing with Ethan Kurzweil of Bessemer Venture Partners. In this segment we address: His 8 commandments of building big developer-focused businesse... Listen
110. Developer Platform Investing, Part 1 (Ethan Kurzweil) from 2016-10-17T16:41:51Ethan Kurzweil of Bessemer Venture Partners joins Nick to cover Developer Platform Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: What it means for a startup to have a developer platfor... Listen
Investor Stories 51: Exceptional Founders (Davis, Triest&DeMarrais, Verrill) from 2016-10-14T14:50:22Listen
109. Cram Session, Episodes 41-44 (Nick Moran) from 2016-10-07T16:19:53Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 50: My Investing Strategy (Acunzo, Rose, Hudson) from 2016-10-04T21:02:49On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each in... Listen
108. Reinventing Venture Capital, Part 2 (Bryce Roberts) from 2016-09-29T15:24:16Today we cover Part 2 of Reinventing Venture Capital with Bryce Roberts of Indie VC. In this segment we address: What are your filters, what level of traction are you looking for and what else d... Listen
107. Reinventing Venture Capital, Part 1 (Bryce Roberts) from 2016-09-28T15:07:54Bryce Roberts of Indie VC & OATV joins Nick to cover Reinventing Venture Capital, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how you became involved... Listen
Investor Stories 49: Why I Invested (Polovets, Collett, Benaich) from 2016-09-22T13:33:19On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor h... Listen
106. Underserved Startup Ecosystems, Part 2 (Stuart Larkins&Ezra Galston) from 2016-09-16T15:52:54Today we cover Part 2 of Underserved Startup Ecosystems with Stuart Larkins & Ezra Galston of Chicago Ventures. In this segment we address: Their opinion on why the majority of HNW accredited in... Listen
105. Underserved Startup Ecosystems, Part 1 (Stuart Larkins&Ezra Galston) from 2016-09-15T13:30:54Stuart Larkins & Ezra Galston of Chicago Ventures join Nick to cover Underserved Startup Ecosystems, Part 1. We will address questions including: What do you think are the key ingredients for a ... Listen
Investor Stories 48: Why I Passed (Greathouse, Boyce, Huston) from 2016-09-09T17:07:39On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Greathouse - Boyce - Huston Each investor highlights a situation where they decid... Listen
104. Cram Session, Episodes 37-40 (Nick Moran) from 2016-09-07T16:03:53Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
103. The Limited Partner, Part 2 (Lindel Eakman) from 2016-09-01T18:38:29Today we cover Part 2 of The Limited Partner with Lindel Eakman of . In this segment we address: Do you think that LP investment strategy is driving the strategy of individual fund managers? Why... Listen
102. The Limited Partner, Part 1 (Lindel Eakman) from 2016-08-31T15:44:19Lindel Eakman of Foundry Group Next joins Nick to cover The Limited Partner, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and your path to becoming an LP... Listen
Investor Stories 47: Lessons Learned (Tsai, Mougayar, Shah) from 2016-08-25T01:09:37On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Tsai - Mougayar - Shah Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about ... Listen
101. The Man Behind the Mic, Part 2 (Nick Moran interviewed by Colin Keeley) from 2016-08-18T20:36:01In this episode we flip the script and the host of Tech in Chicago, Colin Keeley, interviews Nick Moran with questions from the listeners including: How did you meet your investment partner, Jef... Listen
100. The Man Behind the Mic, Part 1 (Nick Moran interviewed by Colin Keeley) from 2016-08-18T00:54:29For this milestone #100 episode, the host of Tech in Chicago, Colin Keeley, interviews Nick Moran with questions from the listeners including: Nick, there are a number of brands that you own: Th... Listen
Investor Stories 46: What’s Next (Gurrieri, Wilkins, Mohnot) from 2016-08-12T14:58:21On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Gurrieri Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
Investor Stories 45: Exceptional Founders (Parker, Tunguz, Heltzer) from 2016-08-10T13:55:37Listen
99. Public Policy for Angel Investors, Part 2 (David Verrill) from 2016-08-05T21:39:43Today we cover Part 2 of Public Policy for Angel Investors with David Verrill of Hub Angels Investment Group. In this segment we address: Recently I was a little uncomfortable when I noticed an ... Listen
98. Public Policy for Angel Investors, Part 1 (David Verrill) from 2016-08-04T15:03:07David Verrill of the Hub Angels Investment Group joins Nick to cover Public Policy for Angel Investors, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you talk about your experience at Hub Ang... Listen
97. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 2 (Peter Boyce II) from 2016-07-29T16:45:58Today we cover Part 2 of Student-Focused VC Funds with Peter Boyce II of General Catalyst & Rough Draft Ventures. In this segment we address: One of the biggest issues I’ve encountered at univer... Listen
96. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 1 (Peter Boyce II) from 2016-07-28T14:19:27Peter Boyce II of General Catalyst & Rough Draft Ventures joins Nick to cover Student-Focused Venture Funds, Part 1. We will address questions including: Today we’re talking about University and... Listen
Investor Stories 44: My Investing Strategy (Buttrick, Sanwal, O’Donnell) from 2016-07-21T11:15:32On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
95. Q&A – Nick Answers Questions from the Listeners (Nick Moran) from 2016-07-19T11:00:06In this episode, Nick answers questions from the listeners including: First off, a question from Dave at a family office in the midwest… Dave asks: “Nick, I recently reviewed a great startup bu... Listen
94. What’s Wrong with Venture? Part 2 (Dave McClure) from 2016-07-14T17:30:51Today we cover Part 2 of “What’s Wrong with Venture?” with Dave McClure of 500 Startups. In this segment we address: Are there any problematic issues that you’ve observed w/ founders? Any though... Listen
93. What’s Wrong with Venture? Part 1 (Dave McClure) from 2016-07-13T15:41:06Welcome back to TFR. We’ve got a good one today as we welcome one of the most respected and polarizing figures in venture, Dave McClure, to the program. Dave, of course, is a founding partner ... Listen
Investor Stories 43: Why I Invested (Davis, Heymann, Ramsinghani) from 2016-07-08T17:37:17On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor ... Listen
92. Cram Session, Episodes 32-36 (Nick Moran) from 2016-07-06T16:30:10Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
91. SpaceX&Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars, Part 2 (Tim Urban) from 2016-06-29T19:17:27Today we cover Part 2 of SpaceX & Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars with Tim Urban of Wait but Why. In this segment we address: When does Elon project that the first crew of people will land on Mars? ... Listen
90. SpaceX&Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars, Part 1 (Tim Urban) from 2016-06-28T18:33:56Tim Urban of Wait but Why joins Nick to cover SpaceX & Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars, Part 1. We will address questions including: Tim, can you start us off by telling us your story and how that l... Listen
89. Cram Session, Episodes 26-31 (Nick Moran) from 2016-06-24T13:09:45Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 42: Why I Passed (Struhl, Collett, Hudson) from 2016-06-22T14:12:29On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Struhl - Collett - Hudson Each investor highlights a situation where they decided... Listen
88. Fintech Investing, Part 2 (Sheel Mohnot) from 2016-06-19T21:29:21Today we cover Part 2 of Fintech Investing with Sheel Mohnot of 500 Startups. In this segment we address: What was your business, Fee Fighters, doing in the payment category of fintech and how d... Listen
87. Fintech Investing, Part 1 (Sheel Mohnot) from 2016-06-15T13:52:46Sheel Mohnot of 500 Startups joins Nick to cover Fintech Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you talk about your experience at 500 and how the fintech fund and accelerato... Listen
86. Cram Session, Episodes 18-21 (Nick Moran) from 2016-06-09T17:00Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 41: Lessons Learned (Triest&DeMarrais, Polovets, Rose) from 2016-06-07T14:25:27On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Triest and DeMarrais - Polovets - Roes Each investor illustrates a critical lesso... Listen
85. The Cap Table, Part 2 (John Buttrick&Sean Moran) from 2016-06-02T06:38:50Today we cover Part 2 of The Cap Table with John Buttrick of Union Square Ventures & Sean Moran of eshares. In this segment we address: John, I’ve heard from many founders that get caught up in ... Listen
84. The Cap Table, Part 1 (John Buttrick&Sean Moran) from 2016-06-01T10:20:17John Buttrick of Union Square Ventures & Sean Moran of eshares joins Nick to cover The Cap Table, Part 1. We will address questions including: John, can you walk us through your background and h... Listen
83. Cram Session, Episodes 11-17 (Nick Moran) from 2016-05-26T19:36:24Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following... Listen
Investor Stories 40: What’s Next (Benaich, Tsai, Carter) from 2016-05-24T12:32:22On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Benaich Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
82. Getting Smart on a New Market, Part 2 (Charles Hudson) from 2016-05-20T11:14:23Today we cover Part 2 of Getting Smart on a New Market with Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures. In this segment we address: How do you look at companies addressing industries where the incumbe... Listen
81. Getting Smart on a New Market, Part 1 (Charles Hudson) from 2016-05-17T14:06:52Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures joins Nick to cover Getting Smart on a New Market, Part 1. We will address questions including: What Charles’ experience at SoftTech was like and how he made... Listen
Investor Stories 39: Why I Invested (Shah, Huston, Draper) from 2016-05-05T18:11:57On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor highlig... Listen
80. Hardware Investing, Part 2 (Avidan Ross) from 2016-04-29T10:10:57Today we cover Part 2 of Hardware Investing with Avidan Ross of Root Ventures. In this segment we address: Examples of Trojan Horse hardware businesses that Avidan has invested in Many view hard... Listen
79. Hardware Investing, Part 1 (Avidan Ross) from 2016-04-27T21:54:01Avidan Ross of Root Ventures joins Nick to cover Hardware Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: His thoughts on why hardware and physical good brands dominate the rankings of p... Listen
Investor Stories 38: Exceptional Founders (Mougayar, Medved, Tsai) from 2016-04-19T21:11:27Listen
78. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 2 (Nathan Benaich) from 2016-04-14T14:54:09Today we cover Part 2 of Artificial Intelligence Investing with Nathan Benaich of Playfair Capital. In this segment we address: Can you provide an overview of the funding landscape for AI in rec... Listen
77. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 1 (Nathan Benaich) from 2016-04-11T10:08:36Nathan Benaich of Playfair Capital joins Nick to cover Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can we start off w/ a simple definition of artificial intel... Listen
Investor Stories 37: My Investing Strategy (Heymann, Wilkins, Day) from 2016-04-05T11:02:01On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each i... Listen
76. No Fun Allowed, Part 2 (Jonathon Triest&Brett DeMarrais) from 2016-04-01T11:01:01Today we cover Part 2 of No Fun Allowed with Jonathon Triest & Brett DeMarrais of Ludlow Ventures. In this segment we address: Peter thiel has famously asked the question: “What’ something you b... Listen
75. No Fun Allowed, Part 1 (Jonathon Triest&Brett DeMarrais) from 2016-03-25T10:15:59Jonathon Triest & Brett DeMarrais of Ludlow Ventures join Nick to cover No Fun Allowed, Part 1. We will address questions including: Jonathon, can you start us off w/ you background and path to ... Listen
Investor Stories 36: Lessons Learned (Acunzo, Greathouse, Ramsinghani) from 2016-03-18T10:52:52On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Acunzo - Greathouse - Ramsinghani Each investor illustrates a critical lesson lea... Listen
Investor Stories 35: Why I Invested in Tovala (Moran, Rabie, Heltzer) from 2016-03-16T14:41:45On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor highli... Listen
74. Virtual Reality Investing, Part 2 (Adam Draper) from 2016-03-11T14:40:39Today we cover Part 2 of Virtual Reality Investing with Adam Draper of Boost VC. In this segment we address: VR, in various phases of maturity, has been around for a long time. Why do you think ... Listen
73. Virtual Reality Investing, Part 1 (Adam Draper) from 2016-03-09T15:49:47Adam Draper of Boost VC joins Nick to cover Virtual Reality Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how you became involved in startup... Listen
Investor Stories 34: What’s Next (Davis, Sanwal, Collett) from 2016-03-05T18:19:51On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Davis Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
72. Blockchain Investing, Part 2 (William Mougayar) from 2016-03-03T14:40:32Today we cover Part 2 of Blockchain Investing with William Mougayar of Virtual Capital Ventures . In this segment we address: What are your thoughts on what the future looks like in a much more ... Listen
71. Blockchain Investing, Part 1 (William Mougayar) from 2016-03-02T12:37:21William Mougayar of Virtual Capital Ventures joins Nick to cover Blockchain Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you start off by telling us about your background and how ... Listen
Investor Stories 33: Why I Invested (Heltzer, Goldberg, Parker) from 2016-02-25T12:03:47On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor hi... Listen
70. Building an Investor Brand, Part 2 (Jay Acunzo&John Gannon) from 2016-02-23T19:21:19Today we cover Part 2 of Building an Investor Brand with Jay Acunzo & John Gannon of NextView Ventures. In this segment we address: Jay, how do you approach outsourcing for the Traction Podcast?... Listen
69. Building an Investor Brand, Part 1 (Jay Acunzo&John Gannon) from 2016-02-17T14:33Jay Acunzo of NextView Ventures & John Gannon of BEMAVEN join Nick to cover Building an Investor Brand, Part 1. We will address questions including: Jay, can you start us off by talking about wh... Listen
Investor Stories 32: Exceptional Founders (Heymann, Struhl, Polovets) from 2016-02-09T08:37:34Listen
68. The Bloomberg for Private Companies, Part 2 (Anand Sanwal) from 2016-02-08T15:29:27Today we cover Part 2 of The Bloomberg for Private Companies with Anand Sanwal of CB Insights. In this segment we address: We hear people say that they invest in marketplaces, education, drones,... Listen
67. The Bloomberg for Private Companies, Part 1 (Anand Sanwal) from 2016-02-08T12:33:01Anand Sanwal of CB Insights joins Nick to cover The Bloomberg for Startups, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how you became involved in ve... Listen
Investor Stories 31: My Investing Strategy (Ramsinghani, Tsai, Gasser) from 2016-01-29T16:21:12On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
66. From Angel Group to Venture Fund, Part 2 (Maia Heymann) from 2016-01-27T12:15:11Today we cover Part 2 of From Angel Group to Venture Fund with Maia Heymann of Converge Venture Partners. In this segment we address: What are the reasons why this structure attracts more great ... Listen
65. From Angel Group to Venture Fund, Part 1 (Maia Heymann) from 2016-01-26T12:35:54Maia Heymann of Converge Venture Partners joins Nick to cover ‘From Angel Group to Venture Fund, Part 1’. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how you... Listen
Investor Stories 30: Why I Invested in Cybrary (Moran, Label, Corey) from 2016-01-22T09:14:25On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor highligh... Listen
64. The Fast No, Part 2 (Mike Collett) from 2016-01-20T17:46:39Today we cover Part 2 of The Fast No with Mike Collett of Promus Ventures. In this segment we address: Do you approach evaluation like a funnel process and what specific methods do you use to ac... Listen
63. The Fast No, Part 1 (Mike Collett) from 2016-01-19T12:24:29Mike Collett of Promus Ventures joins Nick to cover The Fast No, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you start off by walking through your background and how you became involved in ... Listen
Investor Stories 29: Why I Passed (Shah, Wilkins, Parker) from 2016-01-15T17:10:36On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Shah - Wilkins - Parker Each investor highlights a situation where they decided n... Listen
62. Diversity in Venture Capital, Part 2 (Christine Tsai) from 2016-01-13T16:43:33Today we cover Part 2 of Diversity in Venture Capital with Christine Tsai of 500 Startups. In this segment we address: You’ve said “The best thing women in tech can do is to invest in other wome... Listen
61. Diversity in Venture Capital, Part 1 (Christine Tsai) from 2016-01-12T12:42:42Christine Tsai of 500 Startups joins Nick to cover Diversity in Venture Capital, Part 1. We will address questions including: The Information recently published their “Future List” study, conduc... Listen
Investor Stories 28: What’s Next (Greathouse, Medved, Huston) from 2016-01-08T20:21:08On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Greathouse Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
60. Algorithm-Based Investing, Part 2 (Andrew Parker) from 2016-01-06T12:45:50Today we cover Part 2 of Algorithms as a Competitive Advantage with Andrew Parker of Spark Capital. In this segment we address: You’ve written about your investments in digital healthcare and ed... Listen
59. Algorithm-Based Investing, Part 1 (Andrew Parker) from 2016-01-05T11:43:43Andrew Parker of Spark Capital joins Nick to cover Algorithms as a Competitive Advantage. We will address questions including: Today we are talking data and algorithm-based startups. You’ve writ... Listen
Investor Stories 27: Exceptional Founders (Shah, Gurrieri, Penchina) from 2015-12-30T15:00:35Listen
58. Startup Boards, Part 2 (Mahendra Ramsinghani) from 2015-12-22T12:22:54Mahendra Ramsinghani joins Nick to cover Startup Boards, Part 2. We will address questions including: What cadence/frequency should Board meetings occur? Can you talk about the board meeting its... Listen
57. Startup Boards, Part 1 (Mahendra Ramsinghani) from 2015-12-21T16:42:53Mahendra Ramsinghani joins Nick to cover Startup Boards, Part 1. We will address questions including: What are the key functions of a board and why should entrepreneurs put one together? When is... Listen
Investor Stories 26: My Investing Strategy (Davis, Carter, Struhl) from 2015-12-18T12:12:55On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each i... Listen
56. The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 2 (John Greathouse) from 2015-12-16T12:35:55John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners joins Nick to cover The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 2. We will address questions including: The nature and the intensity of you... Listen
55. The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 1 (John Greathouse) from 2015-12-15T12:12:31John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners joins Nick to cover The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your backgr... Listen
Investor Stories 25: Why I Invested (Ahmad, Rose, Tunguz) from 2015-12-09T12:20:16On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor highligh... Listen
54. The Path to Series A, Part 2 (Semil Shah) from 2015-12-02T12:14:58Semil Shah of Haystack joins Nick to cover The Path to Series A, Part 2. We will address questions including: We are all looking for great founders and teams at the seed stage. What additional t... Listen
53. The Path to Series A, Part 1 (Semil Shah) from 2015-11-25T10:13:09Semil Shah of Haystack joins Nick to cover The Path to Series A, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how you became involved in startup inves... Listen
Investor Stories 24: Why I Passed (Heltzer, Gurrieri, Hamid) from 2015-11-18T12:00:53On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Heltzer - Guerrieri - Hamid Each investor highlights a situation where they decid... Listen
52. The Hunt for Investors, Part 2 (Mark Peter Davis) from 2015-11-11T14:08:22Mark Peter Davis of Interplay Ventures joins Nick to cover The Hunt for Investors, Part 2. We will discuss the remaining questions including: When an entrepreneur gets a first meeting w/ an inve... Listen
51. The Hunt for Investors, Part 1 (Mark Peter Davis) from 2015-11-04T13:52:39Mark Peter Davis of Interplay Ventures joins Nick to cover The Hunt for Investors, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how you became involve... Listen
Investor Stories 23: Lessons Learned (Struhl, Huston, Wilkins) from 2015-10-28T13:01:51On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Struhl - Huston - Wilkins Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned abo... Listen
50. The 3-year Wait is Over | SEC Vote on JOBS Act Title III (David S. Rose) from 2015-10-23T17:40:07David S. Rose is back on the program. He is Managing Partner of Rose Tech Ventures, Founder & Chairman Emeritus of New York Angels, Associate Founder of Singularity University and, of course, F... Listen
Investor Stories 22: What’s Next (Hamid, O’Donnell, Tunguz) from 2015-10-14T08:22:52On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Hamid Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
49. The Value of Data, Part 2 (Leo Polovets) from 2015-10-07T13:18:27Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures joins Nick to cover The Value of Data, Part Two. We will address questions including: Transitioning to business models and the way data can be wielded to generate v... Listen
48. The Value of Data, Part 1 (Leo Polovets) from 2015-09-30T09:23:54Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures joins Nick to cover The Value of Data, Part One. We will address questions including: As a startup investor, why did you decide to write your series of articles on ... Listen
Investor Stories 21: Exceptional Founders (Wheeler, Day, Rose) from 2015-09-23T17:49:34Listen
47. Entrepreneur-Investor Fit (Peter Wilkins) from 2015-09-16T16:36:50Peter Wilkins of Hyde Park Angels joins Nick to cover Entrepreneur-Investor Fit. We will address questions including: Did you consider raising a venture fund as opposed to leading an angel group... Listen
Investor Stories 20: My Investing Strategy (Huston, Brown, Heltzer) from 2015-09-09T17:08:47On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each ... Listen
46. The Must-Have Characteristics of SaaS Startups (Tomasz Tunguz) from 2015-09-02T17:56:11Tom Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures joins Nick to cover The Must-Have Characteristics of Successful SaaS Startups. We will address questions including: Can you talk about your decision to blog, sell... Listen
Investor Stories 19: Why I Invested (Medved, Neumann, Gurrieri) from 2015-08-26T17:30:17On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor hi... Listen
45. Angel Best Practices #5 | The Deal, part 1 (Nick Moran) from 2015-08-19T17:33:54On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 5 of Best Practices for Seed & Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing Developing an Angel Investor Strategy Identifying startu... Listen
Investor Stories 18: Why I Passed (Mirabile, Polovets, O’Donnell) from 2015-08-12T18:24:10On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Mirabile - Polovets - O'Donnell Each investor highlights a situation where they d... Listen
44. Negotiating a Term Sheet (Jason Heltzer) from 2015-08-05T17:38:04Jason Heltzer of Origin Ventures joins Nick to cover Negotiating a Term Sheet. We will address questions including: Can you first talk about why you chose to write about negotiation? One of the ... Listen
Investor Stories 17: What’s Next (Gasser, Struhl, Day) from 2015-07-29T17:06:21On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Gasser Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
43. Why Angels Don’t Do Drugs | Life Sciences Investing (Sergio Gurrieri) from 2015-07-22T17:30:21Sergio Gurrieri of Tech Coast Angels joins Nick to cover Why Angels Don’t do Drugs | Life Sciences Investing. We will address questions including: Can you first talk about the sector at large an... Listen
Investor Stories 16: Exceptional Founders (Carter, Goldberg, Huston) from 2015-07-15T17:00:11Listen
42. Raising a VC Fund (Jonathan Struhl) from 2015-07-08T17:43:50Jonathan Struhl of Indicator Ventures joins Nick to discuss how he raised his first VC Fund. We will address questions including: What are the types of venture funds and what are their key diffe... Listen
Investor Stories 15: My Investing Strategy (Hamid, Polovets, Medved) from 2015-07-01T17:00:33
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
41. The Exit (John Huston) from 2015-06-24T17:04:48John Huston of Ohio TechAngels joins Nick to cover The Exit. We will address questions including: How should angel group leaders think about the exit as a part of their investment strategy? Not ... Listen
Investor Stories 14: Why I Invested (O’Donnell, Blank, Day) from 2015-06-17T17:36:46On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor highli... Listen
40. Crowdfunding&The Socialization of Finance (Jon Medved) from 2015-06-10T17:30:06Jon Medved of OurCrowd joins Nick to cover Crowdfunding & The Socialization of Finance. We will address questions including: Goldman Sachs recently published a report on the Socialization of Fin... Listen
Investor Stories 13: Why I Passed (Wilson, Carter, Ahmad) from 2015-06-03T17:31:34On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Wilson - Carter - Ahmad Each investor highlights a situation where they decided n... Listen
39. Cleantech Investing (Rob Day) from 2015-05-27T17:32:07Rob Day of Black Coral Capital joins Nick to cover Cleantech. We will address questions including: As many in the venture space are aware the cleantech sector overall has underperformed over the... Listen
Investor Stories 12: What’s Next? (Polovets, Goldberg, Penchina) from 2015-05-13T10:01:22On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Polovets Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
38. Cross-Border Investing (Michael Goldberg) from 2015-05-06T19:01:36Michael Goldberg of The Bridge Investment Fund joins Nick to cover Cross-Border Investing. We will address questions including: Can you first touch on the specific countries where you’ve either ... Listen
Investor Stories 11: Exceptional Founders (Hamid, Gasser, O’Donnell) from 2015-04-29T11:00:09Listen
37. The Algorithm for Raise Amount&Valuation (Leo Polovets) from 2015-04-22T14:08:33Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures joins Nick to cover The Algorithm for Raise Amount & Valuation. We will address questions including: You’ve outlined three major steps in “The Algorithm for Seed Fu... Listen
Investor Stories 10: My Investing Strategy (Henikoff, Penchina, Neumann) from 2015-04-15T18:10:52
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
36. SaaS Startup Investing (Mamoon Hamid) from 2015-04-08T18:53:12Mamoon Hamid of The Social+Capital Partnership joins Nick to cover SaaS Startup Investing. We will address questions including: In your words, can you describe what a SaaS startup is and the key... Listen
Investor Stories 9: Why I Invested (Carter, Gasser, Go) from 2015-04-01T09:00:49On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a situation where they d... Listen
35. Developing Startup Ecosystems&High-Touch Screening (Eric Gasser) from 2015-03-25T16:53:12Eric Gasser joins Nick to discuss startup ecosystems and how his high-tech & high-touch screening process works at the Tech Coast Angels. We will address questions including: Can you start off b... Listen
Investor Stories 8: Why I Passed (Brown, Blank, Berkus) from 2015-03-18T15:24:54On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Brown - Blank - Berkus Each investor highlights a situation where they decided no... Listen
34. Lone-Wolves vs VC’s vs Angel Groups vs Syndicates (Nick Moran) from 2015-03-11T19:02:59As promised, today we are doing a comparison of the four major approaches by which earlier stage investors make venture investments. They include the lone-wolf angel investor, the angel group, t... Listen
Investor Stories 7: What’s Next? (Wheeler, Blank, Wilson) from 2015-03-04T18:27:33On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Wheeler Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
33. AngelList Syndicate Investing (Gil Penchina) from 2015-02-25T18:10:53Gil Penchina joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss Syndicate Investing, including: Can you first provide an overview of your angel portfolio performance? Why is it that you decided not to ra... Listen
Investor Stories 6: My Investing Strategy (Mirabile, Wheeler, Winblad) from 2015-02-18T07:54:08On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
32. Capital Outside of the Valley (Morris Wheeler, Mike Belsito) from 2015-02-11T15:02:28Morris Wheeler & Mike Belsito join Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss raising & investing capital outside of the Valley, including: What are the key challenges to raising outside of the valley?... Listen
Investor Stories 5: Exceptional Founders (Wilson, Brown, Mirabile) from 2015-02-04T22:29:28Listen
31. The Pitch (David Brown) from 2015-01-28T22:10:19David Brown joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss The Pitch Deck, including: Who is the target audience for the Pitch? Why is it preferred to a business plan? When is the right time for a st... Listen
30. The Dark Side of VC | Predatory Investor Practices (Joanne Wilson) from 2015-01-21T19:23:06Joanne Wilson joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss predatory investor practices and the dark side of venure, including: On the founder-side… What are some of the activities you’ve seen fro... Listen
29. Angel Best Practices #4b | Evaluation, part 2 (Nick Moran) from 2015-01-14T22:44:41On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 4b of Best Practices for Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel Investor Strategy, Identifying startups: ... Listen
28. The Investment Readiness Level (Steve Blank) from 2015-01-07T22:22:30Steve Blank joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss the Investment Readiness Level, IRL, including: How have incubator and accelerator investors traditionally evaluated startups & what’s chang... Listen
Investor Stories 4: Why I Passed (Henikoff, Neumann, Go) from 2014-12-31T18:41:07On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Henikoff - Neumann - Go Each investor highlights a situation where they decided n... Listen
27. Angel Best Practices #4a | Evaluation, part 1 (Nick Moran) from 2014-12-24T18:47:43On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 4a of Best Practices for Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel Investor Strategy, Identifying startups: ... Listen
26. A New Era of Startup Investing | Angel Evolution (Christopher Mirabile) from 2014-12-17T21:26:11Christopher Mirabile joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss Angel Investing evolution and changes including: Can you briefly summarize the traditional Angel Group model from a decade ago and ... Listen
25. Angel Best Practices #3 | Deal-Flow (Nick Moran) from 2014-12-10T21:22:35On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 3 of Best Practices for Seed & Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel Investor Strategy, Identifying star... Listen
24. Angel Best Practices #2 | Strategy (Nick Moran) from 2014-12-03T19:12:52On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 2 of Best Practices for Seed Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel Investor Strategy, Identifying startups: D... Listen
Investor Stories 3: My Investing Strategy (Imran Ahmad, Dave Berkus, Rob Go) from 2014-11-26T18:37:46
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured:
23. Angel Best Practices #1 | Intro&Overview (Nick Moran) from 2014-11-19T18:37:41On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers the first element of Best Practices for Seed & Angel Investing. This series will be covered in five sections from before you begin until you are ... Listen
22. Lessons from 5 Years of Angel Investing (Gabriel Weinberg) from 2014-11-12T20:00:01Gabriel Weinberg joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss his lessons learned from five years of angel investing including: Can you first highlight the basic stats of your first few years angel... Listen
21. VC Portfolio Strategy (Rob Go) from 2014-11-05T18:01:45Rob Go joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss VC Portfolio Strategy including: What are the five main parameters that VCs consider with regards to portfolio strategy? From your standpoint, wh... Listen
20. Non-Unicorn Investing (Jerry Neumann) from 2014-10-29T06:28:14Jerry Neumann joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss non-Unicorn Investing including: Can you give us a brief overview of Aileen Lee’s study on Unicorns, the results and the lessons from thos... Listen
Investor Stories 2: Why I Invested (Dave Berkus, Troy Henikoff, Ann Winblad) from 2014-10-22T22:34:33On this special segment of the Full Ratchet, the question “Why I Invested in a Startup” is addressed by: Dave Berkus, Troy Henikoff, & Ann Winblad. Each investor highlights their own unique scen... Listen
19. Due Diligence (Imran Ahmad) from 2014-10-15T18:47:36Imran Ahmad joins Nick on the Full Ratchet to discuss Due Diligence including: What is due diligence is and why it is performed? How is a due diligence plan constructed and who most often execut... Listen
18. Fundraise Types, Sources&Structures (Dave Berkus) from 2014-10-08T20:58:21Dave Berkus joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to talk fundraise types & structures including: Can you start us off with a history of funding structures in venture capital and how they have evolved ... Listen
17. The Accelerator (Troy Henikoff) from 2014-10-01T06:00:34Troy Henikoff joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to talk Startup Accelerators including: Can you start us off with an overview of what an accelerator is and how it differs from incubators? You menti... Listen
16. Venture in the Media (Erin Griffith) from 2014-09-24T15:23:42Erin Griffith joins Nick on the podcast to discuss venture in the media including: If you take a 30,000 foot look at the media environment what are the major categories of venture players within... Listen
Investor Stories 1: Why I Passed (Brad Feld, Ann Winblad, Gabriel Weinberg) from 2014-09-17T14:08:21On this special segment of the Full Ratchet, the question “Why I Passed on investing in a Startup” is addressed by: Brad Feld Ann Winblad & Gabriel Weinberg Each investor highlights their own un... Listen
15. Cram Session Episodes 1-10 (Nick Moran) from 2014-09-10T18:54:19In this episode of The Full Ratchet, the Takeaways and Tips from Episodes 1 – 10 are recapped. Every once in a while, review episodes will be released as listeners have requested. Itunes... Listen
14. The Stages of Fundraising (Ann Winblad) from 2014-09-03T05:03:12Ann Winblad joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss the stages of fundraising including: We often hear financings referred to as Seed, Series A, Series B, etc. Can you start us off with a gen... Listen
13. The Convertible Note (Bill Payne) from 2014-08-28T00:12:17Bill Payne joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss the Convertible Note including: What is a Convertible Note? What are it’s key elements and terms that are often negotiated? When did converti... Listen
12. Advising Early-Stage Startups (Glenn Gottfried) from 2014-08-21T00:43:06Glenn Gottfried joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss early-stage advising including: When you first engage, where are startups at in the fundraising process? Let’s start with “The Where”… ... Listen
11. The #1 Reason Startups Fail (Gabriel Weinberg) from 2014-08-13T07:00:52Gabriel Weinberg joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss why most startups fail including: Many talk about how startups fail b/c of product or building a product. You believe that the main so... Listen
10. The Term Sheet (Brad Feld) from 2014-08-06T07:23:39Brad Feld joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss the Term Sheet including: Economic Terms: Valuation Liquidation preference: preference and participation Pay-to-play Vesting Employee pool an... Listen
9. Valuation p2, Ethics&Midwest Venture (Jeffrey Carter) from 2014-07-30T06:00:09Jeffrey Carter (part 2) where we finish the discussion on Valuation and also address ethics, and the Midwest Venture Environment. Key Takeaways: I wanted to highlight a few...
8. Valuation, Part 1 (Jeffrey Carter) from 2014-07-23T23:55:11Jeffrey Carter joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss Valuation, including: Why is the valuation and price/share a critical deal term for investors to be well-informed about? What is the dif... Listen
7. Angel Groups (Michael Gruber) from 2014-07-16T05:17:21Michael Gruber joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss Angel Groups, including: What is an angel group? What are the key functions of the Angel Group Leader or Coordinator? What value does an ... Listen
6. Dealflow (Charlie O’Donnell) from 2014-07-09T05:31:30Charlie O’Donnell joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss dealflow, including: What does the term “dealflow” mean? How do you find great startups? Where are your main sources for dealflow and... Listen
5. Evaluating Startups for Investment (George Deeb) from 2014-07-02T04:53:01George Deeb joins Nick on the Full Ratchet to discuss investment criteria & evaluation of startups including: What key questions should a startup be able to answer, that precedes evaluation (ie.... Listen
4. The Startup Ecosystem “Key players” (Howard Tullman) from 2014-06-25T19:48:54Howard Tullman joins Nick to cover key players in the Startup Ecosystem, including: Fund-of-Funds Placement Agents Fundraise Brokers Funding Platforms Accelerators Incubators Colocs / Co-working... Listen
3. Angel Investing 101 (David S. Rose) from 2014-06-18T21:12:29David S. Rose joins Nick in the third episode of The Full Ratchet to cover: Accreditation. What is it? How to get it? Is it necessary? What are opportunities for the non-accredited currently ... Listen
2. Venture Capital — Funds, Angels&Entrepreneurs (Chris Yeh) from 2014-06-11T19:57:23Chris Yeh joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss Venture Capital… Angels, Funds & Entrepreneurs including: What is venture capital? Where does venture capital fit as an asset class? What i... Listen
1. The Black Box of Venture Capital (Nick Moran) from 2014-05-29T01:35:17In the first episode of The Full Ratchet, Nick covers: Why he’s doing the podcast What will be covered on the show and What listeners can expect Itunes: ... Listen |