Investor Stories 449: Exceptional Founders Up Close: Listening Over Posturing, Integrity Over Ease, and Deliberate Execution from Day One (Hsieh, Delk, Maples Jr.)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Dec 25, 2025 · 5m

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

Vince Hsieh of Cypress Growth Capital

Ryan Delk of Primer

Mike Maples Jr. of Floodgate

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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