Investor Stories 459: Inside the Best LP Questions: Getting Better Over Time, Building Networks, and Driving Outcomes (Effron, Austin, Simpson)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Feb 12, 2026 · 4m

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

Jacob Effron of Redpoint

Ethan Austin of Outside VC

Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz

We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator.

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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