Investor Stories 486: The Traits of Visionary Founders: Ecosystem-Scale Thinking, Data-Driven Truth-Seeking, and Relentless Customer Experience Design (Blank, Demaree, Cheng)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Jul 30, 2026 · 8m

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

Steve Blank of the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation

Grant Demaree of Onebrief

Larry Cheng of Volition Capital

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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