Investor Stories 442. The Habits of Exceptional Founders, From Recruiting Great Teams to Understanding Customers (Walsh, Niehenke, Hilaly)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Nov 24, 2025 · 6m

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

Shamin Walsh of BAM Ventures

Alexander Niehenke of Scale Venture Partners

Aaref Hilaly of Bain Capital Ventures

We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special.

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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