The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Joe Kaiser Michael Jones Gaurav Jain We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date wi...

Larsen Jensen of Harpoon Ventures joins Nick to discuss TFR Declassified: Olympic Medalist and Navy SEAL on National Security, Deep Tech, and Taking Commercial Tech to Government Customers. In this episode we cover: Startups Selling to Government Sector Geopolitics and National Security in the Tech Industry Startup Potential in Defense Industry Investing in Tech Startups with a Focus on Government...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tim Tully Jules Schwerin Morgan Beller We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Are...

Ashu Garg of Foundation Capital joins Nate to discuss The Future of Large Language Models, Open vs. Closed Sourced, and Why 2024 is the Year of Inference. In this episode we cover: Venture Capital Investing Strategies and Ideal Founder Characteristics AI Model Development and Its Future AI Models for Legal Tech and Their Potential Applications Tech Giants' Positioning in the AI Shift Google's Inno...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Mitchell Green Colin Walsh Adrian Aoun Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Are...

Brian Long of Attentive joins Nate to discuss The Playbook to Finding Product-Market Fit, When Founders Should Begin to Scale, and Lessons from Building Attentive. In this episode we cover: Entrepreneurship, Product Development, and Market Opportunity Strategic Decisions for Early-Stage Companies Customer Discovery and Feedback in Product Development Product Market Fit and Customer Acquisition Str...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Michael Jones Jules Schwerin Jon Keidan We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Ba...

David Spreng of Runway Growth Capital joins Nate to discuss 2024: The Year of Reckoning in the Venture Markets, The Future of Venture Debt, and Why the Venture Cycle is Unique. In this episode we cover: Venture Capital, Technology Investments, and Late-Stage Funding Differentiating Venture Debt Providers and Red Flags to Watch Out For Venture Capital Quality, Liquidity Options, and Restructuring I...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Morgan Beller Colin Walsh Adrian Aoun We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date wi...

Rob Rueckert of Sorenson Capital joins Nick to discuss How NVIDIA Beat Intel, Building a Firm Based on Go-to-Market, and Why Deal Judgement Trumps Deal Access. In this episode we cover: Venture Capital, Marketing, and Sales Strategies AI's Impact on the Tech Industry, Jobs, and Innovation Hiring Early Employees, Building a Strong Team, Leadership, and Company Growth Entrepreneurship, investing, an...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tim Tully Michael Jones Mitchell Green We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed...

Semyon Dukach of One Way Ventures joins Nick to discuss Why Immigrant Founders Outperform, Lessons from Professional Blackjack, And Why Worrying About Downstream Financing is a Mental Trap. In this episode we cover: Investing, Immigration, and Blackjack Investing in Immigrant Founders and Their Unique Perspectives Startup Investment Criteria and Screening Process Entrepreneurship and Founder Chara...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ian Sigalow Peter Wagner Morgan Beller We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date...

Todd Klein of Revolution Growth joins Nate to discuss The Most Interesting Diligence Process You've Ever Heard, Why Founders Aren't Risk Takers, and Reasoning Behind The Government Blocking More M&A Than Ever Before. In this episode we cover: Revolution Growth's Investment Philosophy and Areas of Focus The Current Regulatory Environment for Exits and M&A Comparison of the Internet Paradigm Shift t...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Risa Stack Joe Kaiser Mitchell Green We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area....

Pete Flint of NFX joins Nate to discuss How AI Will Transform the Future of Marketplaces, the Shift from AI Co-Pilots to Agents, & Frameworks for Investment Timing. In this episode we cover: Founding a Successful Tech Startup and Industry Insights Founding NFX, Software Approach to Venture Firm, and Orthogonal Initiatives Venture Capital Investment Strategy and Philosophy Leveraging AI in Marketpl...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ian Sigalow Rebecca Lynn Tim Tully We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Are...

Adrian Aoun of Forward joins Nick to discuss Why Healthcare is Broken and How to Fix it, A Future Path Forward Where Doctors are Architects not Providers, and How the Employer-Sponsored Healthcare System is Designed to Fail Us. In this episode we cover: AI, Startups, and Entrepreneurship With Google Executives Larry Page and Sergey Brin Democratizing Healthcare Through AI-Powered Pods Healthcare I...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jules Schwerin Jon Keidan Morgan Beller Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Ar...

Raffi Garabedian of Electric Hydrogen joins Nate to discuss Why the Opportunity in Energy may be as Large as AI, The Path to Decarbonization, and Fundraising Advice for DeepTech Startups. In this episode we cover: Green Hydrogen and Its Potential for Clean Energy Energy Transition and Business Opportunities in a Changing World Green Hydrogen Applications and Timeline for Ammonia Transformation Dec...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Peter Wagner Lily Lyman Michael Jones We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date wi...

Colin Walsh of Varo Bank joins Nate to discuss Scaling Varo to $1B+, The Future of Banking, & Why the Biggest Opportunity in Fintech is Financial Inclusion. In this episode we cover: Entrepreneurship, Risk-Taking and Founding a Fintech Company Financial Innovation and Customer Needs in the Industry Financial Challenges and Technology Solutions Becoming a Bank and Offering Financial Products to Con...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jerry Neumann Joe Kaiser Morgan Beller We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed...

Gaurav Jain of Afore Capital joins Nate to discuss Why Market Size is Irrelevant, Patterns from Working with the Best Founders, & How AI Compares to Past Paradigm Shifts. In this episode we cover: AI Paradigm Shift and Its Impact on Venture Capital Investments AI Investment Opportunities in Various Industries Market Size and Founder Potential in Seed Investing Evaluating Founders' Ability to Learn...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Risa Stack Tim Tully Mitchell Green We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date wit...