Investor Stories 462: Study the Masters, Develop Your Own Eye, and Stop Outsourcing Conviction (Wang, Mohapatra, Banks)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Feb 26, 2026 · 5m

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

Casber Wang of Sapphire Ventures

Hemant Mohapatra of Lightspeed India

Lara Banks of Makena Capital Management

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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