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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 Demystified
54. The Path to Series A, Part 2 (Semil Shah)
Semil Shah of Haystack joins Nick to cover The Path to Series A, Part 2. We will address questions including: We are all looking for great founders and teams…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
53. The Path to Series A, Part 1 (Semil Shah)
Semil Shah of Haystack joins Nick to cover The Path to Series A, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 24: Why I Passed (Heltzer, Gurrieri, Hamid)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Heltzer - Guerrieri - Hamid Each investor highlights a situation where…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
52. The Hunt for Investors, Part 2 (Mark Peter Davis)
Mark Peter Davis of Interplay Ventures joins Nick to cover The Hunt for Investors, Part 2. We will discuss the remaining questions including: When an…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
51. The Hunt for Investors, Part 1 (Mark Peter Davis)
Mark Peter Davis of Interplay Ventures joins Nick to cover The Hunt for Investors, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 23: Lessons Learned (Struhl, Huston, Wilkins)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Struhl - Huston - Wilkins Each investor illustrates a critical lesson…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
50. The 3-year Wait is Over | SEC Vote on JOBS Act Title III (David S. Rose)
David S. Rose is back on the program. He is Managing Partner of Rose Tech Ventures, Founder & Chairman Emeritus of New York Angels, Associate Founder of…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 22: What's Next (Hamid, O'Donnell, Tunguz)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Hamid -O'Donnell -Tunguz Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
49. The Value of Data, Part 2 (Leo Polovets)
Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures joins Nick to cover The Value of Data, Part Two. We will address questions including: Transitioning to business models and the…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
48. The Value of Data, Part 1 (Leo Polovets)
Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures joins Nick to cover The Value of Data, Part One. We will address questions including: As a startup investor, why did you decide…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
47. Entrepreneur-Investor Fit (Peter Wilkins)
Peter Wilkins of Hyde Park Angels joins Nick to cover Entrepreneur-Investor Fit. We will address questions including: Did you consider raising a venture fund…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 20: My Investing Strategy (Huston, Brown, Heltzer)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Huston Brown Heltzer Each investor describes their investment thesis and how…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
46. The Must-Have Characteristics of SaaS Startups (Tomasz Tunguz)
Tom Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures joins Nick to cover The Must-Have Characteristics of Successful SaaS Startups. We will address questions including: Can you…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 19: Why I Invested (Medved, Neumann, Gurrieri)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Medved Neumann Gurrieri Each investor highlights a situation where they…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
45. Angel Best Practices #5 | The Deal, part 1 (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 5 of Best Practices for Seed & Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing Developing an Angel…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 18: Why I Passed (Mirabile, Polovets, O'Donnell)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Mirabile - Polovets - O'Donnell Each investor highlights a situation where…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
44. Negotiating a Term Sheet (Jason Heltzer)
Jason Heltzer of Origin Ventures joins Nick to cover Negotiating a Term Sheet. We will address questions including: Can you first talk about why you chose to…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 17: What's Next (Gasser, Struhl, Day)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Gasser -Struhl -Day Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
43. Why Angels Don't Do Drugs | Life Sciences Investing (Sergio Gurrieri)
Sergio Gurrieri of Tech Coast Angels joins Nick to cover Why Angels Don't do Drugs | Life Sciences Investing. We will address questions including: Can you…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
42. Raising a VC Fund (Jonathan Struhl)
Jonathan Struhl of Indicator Ventures joins Nick to discuss how he raised his first VC Fund. We will address questions including: What are the types of venture…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 15: My Investing Strategy (Hamid, Polovets, Medved)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Hamid Polovets Medved Each investor describes their investment thesis and…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
41. The Exit (John Huston)
John Huston of Ohio TechAngels joins Nick to cover The Exit. We will address questions including: How should angel group leaders think about the exit as a part…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 14: Why I Invested (O'Donnell, Blank, Day)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: O'Donnell Blank Day Each investor highlights a situation where they decided…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
40. Crowdfunding & The Socialization of Finance (Jon Medved)
Jon Medved of OurCrowd joins Nick to cover Crowdfunding & The Socialization of Finance. We will address questions including: Goldman Sachs recently published a…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 13: Why I Passed (Wilson, Carter, Ahmad)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Wilson - Carter - Ahmad Each investor highlights a situation where they…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
39. Cleantech Investing (Rob Day)
Rob Day of Black Coral Capital joins Nick to cover Cleantech. We will address questions including: As many in the venture space are aware the cleantech sector…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 12: What's Next? (Polovets, Goldberg, Penchina)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Polovets -Goldberg -Penchina Each investor discusses sectors, drivers…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
38. Cross-Border Investing (Michael Goldberg)
Michael Goldberg of The Bridge Investment Fund joins Nick to cover Cross-Border Investing. We will address questions including: Can you first touch on the…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
37. The Algorithm for Raise Amount & Valuation (Leo Polovets)
Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures joins Nick to cover The Algorithm for Raise Amount & Valuation. We will address questions including: You've outlined three major…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 10: My Investing Strategy (Henikoff, Penchina, Neumann)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Henikoff Penchina Neumann Each investor describes their investment thesis…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
36. SaaS Startup Investing (Mamoon Hamid)
Mamoon Hamid of The Social+Capital Partnership joins Nick to cover SaaS Startup Investing. We will address questions including: In your words, can you describe…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 9: Why I Invested (Carter, Gasser, Go)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Carter Gasser Go Each investor highlights a situation where they decided to…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
35. Developing Startup Ecosystems & High-Touch Screening (Eric Gasser)
Eric Gasser joins Nick to discuss startup ecosystems and how his high-tech & high-touch screening process works at the Tech Coast Angels. We will address…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 8: Why I Passed (Brown, Blank, Berkus)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Brown - Blank - Berkus Each investor highlights a situation where they…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
34. Lone-Wolves vs VC's vs Angel Groups vs Syndicates (Nick Moran)
As promised, today we are doing a comparison of the four major approaches by which earlier stage investors make venture investments. They include the lone-wolf…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 7: What's Next? (Wheeler, Blank, Wilson)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Wheeler -Blank -Wilson Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
33. AngelList Syndicate Investing (Gil Penchina)
Gil Penchina joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss Syndicate Investing, including: Can you first provide an overview of your angel portfolio performance?…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 6: My Investing Strategy (Mirabile, Wheeler, Winblad)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Mirabile Wheeler Winblad Each investor describes their investment thesis and…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
32. Capital Outside of the Valley (Morris Wheeler, Mike Belsito)
Morris Wheeler & Mike Belsito join Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss raising & investing capital outside of the Valley, including: What are the key…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
31. The Pitch (David Brown)
David Brown joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss The Pitch Deck, including: Who is the target audience for the Pitch? Why is it preferred to a business…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
30. The Dark Side of VC | Predatory Investor Practices (Joanne Wilson)
Joanne Wilson joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss predatory investor practices and the dark side of venure, including: On the founder-side… What are some…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
29. Angel Best Practices #4b | Evaluation, part 2 (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 4b of Best Practices for Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
28. The Investment Readiness Level (Steve Blank)
Steve Blank joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss the Investment Readiness Level, IRL, including: How have incubator and accelerator investors…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 4: Why I Passed (Henikoff, Neumann, Go)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Henikoff - Neumann - Go Each investor highlights a situation where they…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
27. Angel Best Practices #4a | Evaluation, part 1 (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 4a of Best Practices for Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
26. A New Era of Startup Investing | Angel Evolution (Christopher Mirabile)
Christopher Mirabile joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss Angel Investing evolution and changes including: Can you briefly summarize the traditional Angel…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
25. Angel Best Practices #3 | Deal-Flow (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 3 of Best Practices for Seed & Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
24. Angel Best Practices #2 | Strategy (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 2 of Best Practices for Seed Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel Investor…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 3: My Investing Strategy (Imran Ahmad, Dave Berkus, Rob Go)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Imran Ahmad Dave Berkus Rob Go Each investor describes their investment…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
23. Angel Best Practices #1 | Intro & Overview (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers the first element of Best Practices for Seed & Angel Investing. This series will be covered in five sections…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
22. Lessons from 5 Years of Angel Investing (Gabriel Weinberg)
Gabriel Weinberg joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss his lessons learned from five years of angel investing including: Can you first highlight the basic…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
21. VC Portfolio Strategy (Rob Go)
Rob Go joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss VC Portfolio Strategy including: What are the five main parameters that VCs consider with regards to portfolio…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
20. Non-Unicorn Investing (Jerry Neumann)
Jerry Neumann joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss non-Unicorn Investing including: Can you give us a brief overview of Aileen Lee's study on Unicorns…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Investor Stories 2: Why I Invested (Dave Berkus, Troy Henikoff, Ann Winblad)
On this special segment of the Full Ratchet, the question "Why I Invested in a Startup" is addressed by: Dave Berkus, Troy Henikoff, & Ann Winblad. Each…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
19. Due Diligence (Imran Ahmad)
Imran Ahmad joins Nick on the Full Ratchet to discuss Due Diligence including: What is due diligence is and why it is performed? How is a due diligence plan…
- The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
18. Fundraise Types, Sources & Structures (Dave Berkus)
Dave Berkus joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to talk fundraise types & structures including: Can you start us off with a history of funding structures in venture…