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The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Oct 2, 2025 · 3m

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

Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures

Ryan Delk of Primer

Chris Rizik of Renaissance Venture Capital

We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career.

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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