Investor Stories 454: When There Are No Good Choices: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas, Founder Splits, and Existential Company Threats (Cohen, Effron, Austin)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Jan 22, 2026 · 7m

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

David Cohen of Techstars

Jacob Effron of Redpoint

Ethan Austin of Outside VC

We discuss major conflicts that guests have faced and how they resolved them.

The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.

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