Investor Stories 474: Trusting Your Own Point of View, Why Conventional Wisdom Leads to Mediocrity, and Building a Personal Conviction Engine (Byunn, Levine, Dillon)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · May 7, 2026 · 6m

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

Eric Byunn of Centana Growth

Seth Levine of Foundry

Natalie Dillon of Maveron

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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