Investor Stories 428. Trust and Integrity with LPs, What Churn Reveals About Founders, and Building True Differentiation (Ralston, Abel, Shen)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Sep 18, 2025 · 5m

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

Rusty Ralston of Swell VC

Godard Abel of G2

Han Shen of iFly.vc

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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