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The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
The podcast dedicated to demystifying Venture Capital. Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti interview VC's & Startup Founders and on how they build great technology startups.
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The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified292. Why Sales Cycle Determines Success, the Challenges of International Deal Diligence, and Fractional Hiring in a Post COVID World (Jonathan Hung)
Jonathan Hung of Unicorn Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss Why Sales Cycle Determines Success, the Challenges of International Deal Diligence, and…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 202: Lessons Learned (Wallace, Guleri, Thakker, Hirsch)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Brendan Wallace Tim Guleri Dharmesh Thakker Brian Hirsch Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified291. Competing with Amazon, Combatting 60% Talent Attrition, and Driving Transformation of Foundational Industries (Dayna Grayson & Rachel Holt)
Dayna Grayson & Rachel Holt of Construct Capital joins Nick to discuss Competing with Amazon, Combatting 60% Talent Attrition, and Driving Transformation of…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 201: What's Next (Basu Trivedi, Bannister, Chitnis, Perelmuter)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nikhil Basu Trivedi Janet Bannister Sach Chitnis Guy Perelmuter Each…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified290. The Rise of Low-Code/No-Code, How Tech is Changing Developer Roles, and the Launch of Founder-Led Venture Funds (Brian Luerssen)
Brian Luerssen of Long Jump joins Nick to discuss The Rise of Low-Code/No-Code, How Tech is Changing Developer Roles, and the Launch of Founder-Led Venture…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 200: Why I Passed (Sim, Napier, "Mac" Conwell II, Smerklo)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ed Sim Lanham Napier McKeever "Mac" Conwell II Mike Smerklo Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified289. Data on the Key Traits of Billion Dollar Startups with the Author of Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups (Ali Tamaseb)
Ali Tamaseb of DCVC joins Nick to discuss Data on the Key Traits of Billion-Dollar Startups with the Author of Super Founders: What Data Reveals About…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 199: Post Mortems (Abbasi, Findley, Toney, Woodard)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Farooq Abbasi Ty Findley Lo Toney Monique Woodard Each investor discusses a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified288. Tech Competition between China, Japan, and Korea, Why IT is King in Japan, and When American Tech Should Expand to Asia (Tsune Shirota)
Tsune Shirota of World Innovation Lab joins Nick to discuss Tech Competition between China, Japan, and Korea, Why IT is King in Japan, and When American Tech…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 198 Strange & Unusual (Christian, Rockman, Maughan, Libby)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Reid Christian Glenn Rockman Spencer Maughan Billy Libby Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified287. Distribution vs. Product, Founders vs. Markets, and Winning Deals in a Hyper-Competitive Seed Market (Ben Sun)
Ben Sun of Primary Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss Distribution vs. Product, Founders vs. Markets, and Winning Deals in a Hyper-Competitive Seed Market…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 197: Lessons Learned (Quinn, Bonatsos, Pezeshki, Carolan)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nicole Quinn Niko Bonatsos Niki Pezeshki Shawn Carolan Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified286. Embedded Finance, Community-based Fintech, the Demise of Legacy Institutions, and Driving Returns with a Diversity Investment Mandate (Amy Nauiokas)
Amy Nauiokas of Anthemis Group joins Nick to discuss Embedded Finance, Community-based Fintech, the Demise of Legacy Institutions, and Driving Returns with a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 196: What's Next (Martino , Goldberg, Bannon, Sequeira)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Paul Martino David Goldberg Maren Bannon Neil Sequeira Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified285. Non-Dilutive Financing Options, Fintech is Eating the World, Digital Asset Aggregation, and Quants Investing in VC (Billy Libby)
Billy Libby of Upper90 joins Nick to discuss Non-Dilutive Financing Options, Fintech is Eating the World, Digital Asset Aggregation, and Quants Investing in…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 195: Why I Passed (Collins, Levy Weiss, Guleri, Casnocha)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Eric Collins Gigi Levy Weiss Tim Guleri Ben Casnocha Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified284. How the Generational Shift Is Affecting Food, Investing in Vertical Farming and in New Biologics, and Platform Solutions to Food Dilemmas (Spencer Maughan)
Spencer Maughan of Finistere Ventures joins Nick to discuss How the Generational Shift Is Affecting Food, Investing in Vertical Farming and in New Biologics…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 194: Post Mortems (Hsu, Bannister, Garg, Iheagwam)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jonathan Hsu Janet Bannister Avichal Garg Simeon Iheagwam Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified283. The Future of Cloud, Business Model Transitions from Subscription to Consumption, and The Shift from Technology-first to End-User Value (Dharmesh Thakker)
Dharmesh Thakker of Battery Ventures joins Nick to discuss The Future of Cloud, Business Model Transitions from Subscription to Consumption, and The Shift from…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 193: Strange & Unusual (Woodard, Chitnis, Wallace, Smerklo)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Monique Woodard Sach Chitnis Brendan Wallace Mike Smerklo Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified282. The Future of Public Health, VC Differentiation within Life Sciences, and Preventing the Next Pandemic (Glenn Rockman)
Glenn Rockman of Adjuvant Capital joins Nick to discuss The Future of Public Health, VC Differentiation within Life Sciences, and Preventing the Next Pandemic…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 192: Lessons Learned (Torenberg, Gallagher, Chuang, McIntyre)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Erik Torenberg Patrick Gallagher Alfred Chuang Stephen McIntyre Each…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified281. Overlooked Opportunity in EdTech, Letting the Entrepreneur Be the Guide, and Defy's Sage Program (Neil Sequeira)
Neil Sequeira of Defy joins Nick to discuss Overlooked Opportunity in EdTech, Letting the Entrepreneur Be the Guide, and Defy's Sage Program. In this episode…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 191: What's Next (Woodard, Pantoja, Bonatsos, Douglass)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Monique Woodard Marcelino Pantoja Niko Bonatsos Jim Douglass Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified280. The Deep Tech Revolution, Predictions for the Job Market, Crypto, and NFTs, and The Inevitabilities of the Next Decade (Guy Perelmuter)
Guy Perelmuter of GRIDS Capital joins Nick to discuss The Deep Tech Revolution, Predictions for the Job Market, Crypto, and NFTs, and The Inevitabilities of…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 190: Why I Passed (Gembala, Currier, Middleton, Adeeb)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ryan Gembala James Currier Jesse Middleton Ramy Adeeb Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified279. The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/Hate Businesses, & the Rise of Super Apps (Nicole Quinn)
Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 189: Post Mortems (Dubugras, Basu Trivedi, Warner, Hirsch)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Henrique Dubugras Nikhil Basu Trivedi Check Warner Brian Hirsch Each…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified278. The Sustainable & Temporary Trends of COVID, The Self-Aware Founder, and Writing the Survival Guide for the Mental Aspect of Entrepreneurship (Mike Smerklo)
Mike Smerklo of Next Coast Ventures joins Nick to discuss The Sustainable & Temporary Trends of COVID, The Self-Aware Founder, and Writing the Survival Guide…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 188: Strange & Unusual (Bannon, Iheagwham, Findley, Martino)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Maren Bannon Simeon Iheagwham Ty Findley Paul Martino Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified277. Raising a Fund via General Solicitation & Twitter, The Challenges (and benefits) of Rolling Funds, and Facing the Reality of Diversity in VC (McKeever "Mac" Conwell II)
McKeever "Mac" Conwell II of RareBreed Ventures joins Nick to discuss Raising a Fund via General Solicitation & Twitter, How Rolling Funds Can Disadvantage…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 187: Lessons Learned (Goldberg, Chitnis, Hsieh, Christian)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: David Goldberg Sach Chitnis Kane Hsieh Reid Christian Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified276. How COVID Has Instigated a Massive Demographic Reshuffling, Accelerating the Transformation of Retail, and Why Real Estate Will Become the Largest Consumer of Climate Tech (Brendan Wallace)
Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall joins Nick to discuss How COVID Has Instigated a Massive Demographic Reshuffling, Accelerating the Transformation of Retail, and…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 186: What's Next (Casnocha, Yin, Sim, Guleri)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ben Casnocha Elizabeth Yin Ed Sim Tim Guleri Each investor discusses…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified275. Doubling Down on Data to Discover Overlooked Founders, Teaching and Coaching CEOs, & Bullpen's Approach to Measuring Fund Success (Paul Martino)
Paul Martino of Bullpen Capital joins Nick to discuss Doubling Down on Data to Discover Overlooked Founders, Teaching and Coaching CEOs, & Bullpen's Approach…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 185: Why I Passed (Bonatsos, Pezeshki, Abbasi, Hester)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Niko Bonatsos Niki Pezeshki Farooq Abbasi Jaclyn Hester Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified274. The Next Generation of Tech & Venture Capital from the Perspective of a Unicorn Founder Turned GP (Alfred Chuang)
Alfred Chuang of Race Capital joins Nick to discuss The Next Generation of Tech & Venture Capital from the Perspective of a Unicorn Founder Turned GP. In this…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 184: Post Mortems (Torenberg, Bannon, Carolan, Napier)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Erik Torenberg Maren Bannon Shawn Carolan Lanham Napier Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified273. The "Three Layer Cake" Fund, How Personal Experience Drives Your Investment Lens, The Future of Tech for the Aging Population, & How a Solo GP Can Do it All (Monique Woodard)
Monique Woodard of Cake Ventures joins Nick to discuss The "Three Layer Cake" Fund, How Personal Experience Drives Your Investment Lens, The Future of Tech for…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 183: Strange & Unusual (Toney, McIntyre, Collins, Vassallo)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Lo Toney Stephen McIntyre Eric Collins Trae Vassallo Each investor describes…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified272. Staying Competitive in the Seed Fund Boom, Success Metrics at the Fund Level, and the Shifting Equilibrium of Investors and Founders (David Goldberg)
David Goldberg of Alpaca VC joins Nick to discuss Staying Competitive in the Seed Fund Boom, Success Metrics at the Fund Level, and the Shifting Equilibrium of…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 182: Lessons Learned (Bannister, Iheagwham, Dash, Hsu)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Janet Bannister Simeon Iheagwham Somesh Dash Jonathan Hsu Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified271. LP Turned VC, Mistakes When Pitching to Allocators, and Managing Limited Partner Relationships (Marcelino Pantoja)
Marcelino Pantoja of Tribe Capital joins Nick to discuss LP Turned VC, Mistakes When Pitching to Allocators, and Managing Limited Partner Relationships. In…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 181: What's Next (Isford, Torenberg, Collins, Iltchev)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Grace Isford Erik Torenberg Eric Collins Villi Iltchev Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified270. Retail Apocalypse or Renaissance, the Commerce Evolution, and Fundraising from Corporates (Vincent Diallo)
Vincent Diallo of Interlace Ventures joins Nick to discuss Retail Apocalypse or Renaissance, the Commerce Evolution, and Fundraising from Corporates. In this…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 180: Why I Passed (Tunguz, Gallagher, Vassallo, Hirsch)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tom Tunguz Patrick Gallagher Trae Vassallo Brian Hirsch Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified269. Discovering the Next Sectors of Opportunity, The Impact Platform, & The Exit Discussion (Sach Chitnis)
Sach Chitnis of Jump Capital joins Nick to discuss Discovering the Next Sectors of Opportunity, The Impact Platform, & The Exit Discussion. In this episode, we…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 179: Post Mortems (Bonatsos, Koh, Adeeb, Suster)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Niko Bonatsos Melody Koh Ramy Adeeb Mark Suster Each investor discusses a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified268. Breaking the Founder Stereotype, Mastering Conviction Over Zoom, & the Contrast between European and American Entrepreneurs (Maren Bannon)
Maren Bannon of January Ventures joins Nick to discuss Breaking the Founder Stereotype, Mastering Conviction Over Zoom, & the Contrast between European and…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 178: Strange & Unusual (Dubugras, Douglass, Clarkson, Garg)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Henrique Dubugras Jim Douglass Beezer Clarkson Avichal Garg Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified267. Advice from a Unicorn Founder Turned VC, the Future of the VC Landscape for Founders & VCs, and the Founder Love Metric (Tim Guleri)
Tim Guleri of Sierra Ventures joins Nick to discuss Advice from a Unicorn Founder Turned VC, the Future of the VC Landscape for Founders & VCs, and the Founder…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 177: Lessons Learned (Warner, Findley, Toney, Deeter)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Check Warner Ty Findley Lo Toney Byron Deeter Each investor illustrates a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified266. Velocity as a Superpower, Why Contrarians Win, The Role of a Board Member, and Why Some Challenge When they Should Chill (Ed Sim)
Ed Sim of boldstart ventures joins Nick to discuss: Velocity as a Superpower, Why Contrarians Win, The Role of a Board Member, and Why Some Challenge When they…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 176: What's Next (Blank, Pezeshki, Taub, Middleton)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Steve Blank Niki Pezeshki Lolita Taub Jesse Middleton Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified265. Maintaining a Disciplined Fund Size and Strategy, The Rise of NYC Tech, and Changes in the Exit Environment (Brian Hirsch)
Brian Hirsch of Tribeca Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss Maintaining a Disciplined Fund Size and Strategy, The Rise of NYC Tech, and Changes in the Exit…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 175: Why I Passed (Bannister, Carolan, Christian, Iltchev)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Janet Bannister Shawn Carolan Reid Christian Villi Iltchev Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified264. Starting a Fund w/ Life Savings, Why it Takes More than Just Performance to Find Success, and Sticking to Your Framework (Simeon Iheagwam)
Simeon Iheagwam of Noemis Ventures joins Nick to discuss Starting a Fund w/ Life Savings, Why it Takes More than Just Performance to Find Success, and Sticking…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 174: Post Mortems (McIntyre, Levy Weiss, Kerby, Hsieh)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Stephen McIntyre Gigi Levy Weiss Richard Kerby Kane Hsieh Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified263. The Founding Story of Kickstarter — Community, Competition, and Customer-Obsession (Charles Adler)
Charles Adler of Kickstarter joins Nick to discuss The Founding Story of Kickstarter — Community, Competition, and Customer-Obsession. In this episode, we…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 173: Strange & Unusual (Casnocha, Bannister, Basu Trivedi, Abbasi)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ben Casnocha Janet Bannister Nikhil Basu Trivedi Farooq Abbasi Each investor…