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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 Demystified350. How to Maximize Investor Value for Founders, the Future of Cloud Infrastructure, and the Bull Case for Cybersecurity (Guru Chahal)
Guru Chahal of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nate to discuss How to Maximize Investor Value for Founders, the Future of Cloud Infrastructure, and the Bull…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 260: What's Next (Rivera, Sarracino, Mason)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Miriam Rivera Steve Sarracino Anna Mason Each investor discusses sectors…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified349. The Secrets Behind Building a 35M+ Following, Why Social is the New SEO, and How Tripscout is Creating the Super App for Travel (Konrad Waliszewski)
Konrad Waliszewski of Tripscout joins Nick to discuss The Secrets Behind Building a 35M+ Following, Why Social is the New SEO, and How Tripscout is Creating…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 259: Why I Passed (Jones, Khera, Borumand)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tripp Jones Neha Khera Cameron Borumand Each investor highlights a situation…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified348. Future Strategies for Digital Customer Acquisition, Why to Stay Small While You Scale, and S&M Strategies at Different Customer ACV Tiers (Brian O'Malley)
Brian O'Malley of Forerunner Ventures joins Nick to discuss Future Strategies for Digital Customer Acquisition, Why to Stay Small While You Scale, and S&M…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 258: Post Mortems (Page, Zhuo, Sands)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Karen Page TX Zhuo Greg Sands Each investor discusses a portfolio company…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified347. Lessons from the Largest Latina Solo GP, Being Impactful Without Being an Impact Fund, and How to Use Sales Tactics for Success in VC (Samara Mejia Hernandez)
Samara Mejia Hernandez of Chingona Ventures joins Nick to discuss Lessons from the Largest Latina Solo GP, Being Impactful Without Being an Impact Fund, and…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 257: Strange & Unusual (Falvey, Mehta, Kadavy)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ryan Falvey Manan Mehta Annie Kadavy Each investor describes the most…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified346. Lessons from Scaling Braze to IPO, the Importance of the Underdog Mindset, and the Future of SaaS (Mark Ghermezian)
Mark Ghermezian of m]x[v Capital joins Nate to discuss Lessons from Scaling Braze to IPO, the Importance of the Underdog Mindset, and the Future of SaaS. In…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 256: Lessons Learned (Wroblewski, Evans, Nagaraj)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Julie Wroblewski Mike Evans Sunil Nagaraj Each investor illustrates a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified345. How to Maximize Return When Selling a Startup, Twitter's Terms Battle, and Why MATH Ventures is Exiting Right (Mark Achler & Mert Iseri)
Mark Achler & Mert Iseri of MATH Venture Partners join Nick to discuss Dispelling Folktales for Founders, the FAIR Framework, Twitter's Terms Battle, and How…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 255: What's Next (Fernandez, Barrile, Saenko)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Hernán Fernandez Parker Barrile Maryanna Saenko Each investor discusses…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified344. An Inside Look Into Stonks, the Democratization of Dealflow, and the Future of Startup Investing (Ali Moiz)
Ali Moiz of Stonks joins Nate to discuss An Inside Look Into Stonks, the Democratization of Dealflow, and the Future of Startup Investing. In this episode we…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 254: Why I Passed (Wilkins, Mehta, Foxe Blader)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tony Wilkins Manan Mehta Ruth Foxe Blader Each investor highlights a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified343. Opportunities in Market Downturns, Lessons from Lehman, Inherent Optimism in Venture, and Why Rise of the Rest Isn't Slowing Its Roll (Anna Mason)
Anna Mason of Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund joins Nick to discuss Opportunities in Market Downturns, Lessons from Lehman, Inherent Optimism in…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 253: Post Mortems (Cohen, Suissa, Go)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Matt Cohen Yanev Suissa Rob Go Each investor discusses a portfolio company…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified342. Investing in $B+ Marketplaces, Beating the Cold Start Problem, Warby Parker's Key to Scaling, and the Backstory Behind Redpoint's Social Media Surge (Annie Kadavy)
Annie Kadavy of Redpoint Ventures joins Nick to discuss Investing in $B+ Marketplaces, Beating the Cold Start Problem, Warby Parker's Key to Scaling, and the…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 252: Strange & Unusual (Page, Kashyap, Sankar)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Karen Page Nagraj Kashyap Santosh Sankar Each investor describes the most…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified341. Competing with a16z & Sequoia at Pre-Seed, the Evolution of Accelerators, and Deciphering Signal From Noise in Web 3 (Neha Khera)
Neha Khera of 2048 Ventures joins Nate to discuss Competing with a16z & Sequoia at Pre-Seed, the Evolution of Accelerators, and Deciphering Signal From Noise…
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Investor Stories 251: Lessons Learned (Rivera, Ebinger, Saenko)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Miriam Rivera Jonathan Ebinger Maryanna Saenko Each investor illustrates a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified340. Billion $ Lessons from a Dozen Unicorns, Why Consumer VC is not Dead, How to Size a Marketplace, and What the LP Pullback means for VC Funds (Tripp Jones)
Tripp Jones of Uncork Capital joins Nate to discuss Billion $ Lessons from a Dozen Unicorns, Why Consumer VC is not Dead, How to Size a Marketplace, and What…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 250: What's Next (Sippel, Zulkosky, Sands)
Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. Eric…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified339. Founding Renaissance Technologies & First Round Capital, The Origins of Idealab, Reasons Not to Grow your Fund, and How Sourcing from YC Has Changed (Howard Morgan)
Howard Morgan of B Capital Group joins Nick to discuss Founding Renaissance Technologies & First Round Capital, The Origins of Idealab, Reasons Not to Grow…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 249: Why I Passed (Rivera, Levine, Mehta)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Miriam Rivera Seth Levine Nihal Mehta Each investor highlights a situation…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified338. The $640B Care Economy, The Invisible Work Dilemma, and Differentiation Tips for Emerging Managers (Julie Wroblewski)
Julie Wroblewski of Magnify Ventures joins Nick to discuss The $640B Care Economy, The Invisible Work Dilemma, and Differentiation Tips for Emerging Managers…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 248: Post Mortems (Borumand, Falvey, Sarracino)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Cameron Borumand Ryan Falvey Steve Sarracino Each investor discusses a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified337. Navigating Macro Headwinds, Balancing Growth v. Profitability, and How to Get in Front of the Top 1% of Founders (Nnamdi Iregbulem)
Nnamdi Iregbulem of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nate to discuss Navigating Macro Headwinds, Balancing Growth v. Profitability, and How to Get in Front of…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 247: Strange & Unusual (Lehr, Nagaraj, Sarracino)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jonathan Lehr Sunil Nagaraj Steve Sarracino Each investor describes the most…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified336. The Mendoza Line in VC, Why Most Investors Fail More than they Succeed, What Founder Greatness Looks Like, and Lessons from Pitching to 500 LPs & Closing $42.6M (Nick Moran)
Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures joins Nick to discuss The Mendoza Line in VC, Why Most Investors Fail More than they Succeed, What Founder Greatness Looks…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 246: Lessons Learned (Go, Sankar, Page)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Rob Go Santosh Sankar Karen Page Each investor illustrates a critical lesson…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified335. The $2 Billion Pizza Order, The Founding Story of Grubhub, Why NPS Sucks, and How Fixer is Transforming Gig Work (Mike Evans)
Mike Evans of Grubhub & Fixer joins Nick to discuss The $2 Billion Pizza Order, The Founding Story of Grubhub, Why NPS Sucks, and How Fixer is Transforming Gig…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified334. A Decade at Costanoa, Where Large Multistage Funds Fail Founders, Denominator v. Numerator Effects, and Tips on Startup Selection (Greg Sands)
Greg Sands of Costanoa Ventures joins Nick to discuss A Decade at Costanoa, Where Large Multistage Funds Fail Founders, Denominator v. Numerator Effects, and…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 245: What's Next (Kashyap, Cohen, Stojkovic, Cairo)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nagraj Kashyap Matt Cohen Jennifer Stojkovic Jed Cairo Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 244: Why I Passed (Wiener, Zhuo, Zulkosky)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ben Wiener TX Zhuo Sara Zulkosky Each investor highlights a situation where…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified333. Mexico's New Tech Mafia, Winning Copycat Strategies, and the Future of Fintech in LatAm (Hernán Fernández)
Hernán Fernández of Angel Ventures joins Nick to discuss Mexico's New Tech Mafia, Winning Copycat Strategies, and the Future of Fintech in LatAm. In this…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 243: Strange & Unusual (Suissa, Foxe Blader, Barrile)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Yanev Suissa, Ruth Foxe Blader, and Parker Barrile. Each investor describes…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified332. 11 Unicorns from Seed, Quantitative Decision-Models for Selecting Investments, Thoughts on Male vs. Female Founders & Investors, and Lessons from Larry and Sergey in the Early Days of Google (Miriam Rivera)
Miriam Rivera of Ulu Ventures joins Nick to discuss 11 Unicorns from Seed, Quantitative Decision-Models for Selecting Investments, Thoughts on Male vs. Female…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 242: Post Mortems (Wilkins, Mehta, Saenko)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tony Wilkins, Manan Mehta, and Maryanna Saenko. Each investor discusses a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified331. The Founding Story of NEA, The True History of Venture Capital, the Keys to an Enduring Firm Legacy, and Why the Best VC's Dare Disturb the Universe (Chuck Newhall)
Chuck Newhall of NEA joins Nick to discuss The Founding Story of NEA, The True History of Venture Capital, the Keys to an Enduring Firm Legacy, and Why the…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 241: Lessons Learned (Pascucci, Lehr, Pantoja)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Victor Pascucci, Jonathan Lehr, and Marcelino Pantoja. Each investor…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified330. Building Unicorns from the Ground Up, Recruiting Founders from the C-Suite, and Driving Top 1% Returns with Concentration (Jed Cairo)
Jed Cairo of Juxtapose joins Nick to discuss Building Unicorns from the Ground Up, Recruiting Founders from the C-Suite, and Driving Top 1% Returns with…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 240: What's Next (Nagaraj, Falvey, Page)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Sunil Nagaraj, Ryan Falvey, and Karen Page. Each investor discusses sectors…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified329. The $8.3T Opportunity in Procurement, How to Sell to the Fortune 500, Building a Bottoms Up Culture, and Mastering Cold Emails (Kevin Frechette)
Kevin Frechette of Fairmarkit joins Nick to discuss the $8.3T Opportunity in Procurement, How to Sell to the Fortune 500, Building a Bottoms Up Culture, and…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 239: Why I Passed (Hung, Sankar, Cohen)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jonathan Hung, Santosh Sankar, & Matt Cohen. Each investor highlights a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified328. Why the Pacific Northwest Will Win Big, Tapping the Enterprise Talent Pool, and Investing in Apps over Infrastructure (Cameron Borumand)
Cameron Borumand of FUSE joins Nick to discuss Why the Pacific Northwest Will Win Big, Tapping the Enterprise Talent Pool, and Investing in Apps over…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 238: Strange & Unusual (Paxhia, Mehta, Zhuo)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Emily Paxhia, Nihal Mehta, and TX Zhuo. Each investor describes the most…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified327. The Late Stage Reset, Competing with Tiger, and Last Mile's Unit Economics (Steve Sarracino)
Steve Sarracino of Activant Capital joins Nick to discuss The Late Stage Reset, Competing with Tiger, and Last Mile's Unit Economics. In this episode we cover…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 237: Post Mortems (Grayson & Holt, Kashyap, Barille)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Dayna Grayson & Rachel Holt, Nagraj Kashyap, and Parker Barille. Each…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified326. FoodTech's Female Founders, Crossing the Chasm for Alt Proteins, and Why the Psychedelics Market isn't like Cannabis (Jenny Stojkovic)
Jenny Stojkovic of The Vegan's Women Summit joins Nick to discuss FoodTech's Female Founders, Crossing the Chasm for Alt Proteins, and Why the Psychedelics…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 236: Lessons Learned (Mead, Suissa, Foxe Blader)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Winter Mead, Yanev Suissa, and Ruth Foxe Blader. Each investor illustrates a…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified325. Finding Alpha in Emerging Managers, Common Mistakes & Pitfalls, and Sources of Differentiation (Sara Zulkosky)
Sara Zulkosky of Recast Capital joins Nick to discuss Finding Alpha in Emerging Managers, Common Mistakes & Pitfalls, and Sources of Differentiation. In this…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 235: What's Next (Tamaseb, Ebinger, Heddleston)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ali Tamaseb Jonathan Ebinger Russ Heddleston Each investor discusses…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified324. Support for Ukraine, 3 Measures for Evaluating DeepTech, a 15-year Fund Horizon, and Today's Most Compelling Climate Technologies (Maryanna Saenko)
Maryanna Saenko of Future Ventures joins Nick to discuss Support for Ukraine, 3 Measures for Evaluating DeepTech, a 15-year Fund Horizon, and Today's Most…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 234: Why I Passed (Requarth, Paxhia, Sippel)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Brian Requarth Emily Paxhia Eric Sippel Each investor highlights a situation…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified323. Box's Go-To-Market Strategy, Building the Enterprise Sales Motion, and When to Bring on a Sales Leader (Karen Page)
Karen Page of B Capital Group joins Nick to discuss Box's Go-To-Market Strategy, Building the Enterprise Sales Motion, and When to Bring on a Sales Leader…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 233: Strange & Unusual (Levine, Wiener, Go)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Seth Levine Ben Wiener Rob Go Each investor describes the most unusual…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified322. Attacking Inequality with VC, How Ecommerce Infrastructure Competes with Amazon, The Future of Hourly Work, and the Body as a Platform (Jamison Hill)
Jamison Hill of Base10 joins Nick to discuss Attacking Inequality with VC, How Ecommerce Infrastructure Competes with Amazon, The Future of Hourly Work, and…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 232: Post Mortems (Sun, Foxe Blader, Mehta)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ben Sun Ruth Foxe Blader Manan Mehta Each investor discusses a portfolio…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified321. Solo Capitalist Firm Building, Supporting Founder Mental Health, and Navigating Board Dynamics (Matt Cohen)
Matt Cohen of Ripple Ventures joins Nick to discuss Solo Capitalist Firm Building, Supporting Founder Mental Health, and Navigating Board Dynamics. In this…
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing DemystifiedInvestor Stories 231: Lessons Learned (Paxhia, Wilkins, Heddleston)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Emily Paxhia Tony Wilkins Russ Heddleston Each investor illustrates a…