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

Eric Liaw of IVP joins Nick to discuss Valuation Inflation, the IPO Pause and What that Means for M&A, If Twitter is in Better Hands, and How to Construct a Successful Board. In this episode we cover: Parsing Out the IPO Process Thoughts on Twitter's Acquisition Market Predictions And more!

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Neha Khera Brian O'Malley Samara Mejia Hernandez

Brad Feld of Foundry Group and Techstars joins Nate to discuss Stories, Advice, and Leveraging 35 Years of Startup Board Experience. In this episode we cover: How to Build and Leverage a Board from the Beginning Advice for Board Members Avoiding the Most-Common Mistakes And more!

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ruth Foxe Blader TX Zhuo Brad Burnham Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to inv...

Chris Sugden of Edison Partners joins Nate to discuss The 20 Year Evolution of Venture Capital, Growing a Firm with Zero Investments in Silicon Valley, and the Multi-Stage Fund Reckoning. In this episode we cover: Investing Outside Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley Comparing Boom and Bust Cycles How to Decide Between Growth Equity and Venture Capital And more!

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Yanev Suissa Ali Hamed Maryanna Saenko Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area....

Tim Draper of Draper Associates joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Tim Draper on Investing in Elon, Where Theranos Went Wrong, and Why Decentralization is the Next Great Tech Frontier. In this episode we cover: - Lessons from Investing in Theranos - Elon Musk's First Check - Bitcoin and the Future of the Blockchain

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Santosh Sankar Miriam Rivera Annie Kadavy Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn mor...

Matt Higgins of RSE Ventures & Business Hunters joins Nick to discuss Swimming in the Shark Tank, How Gary Vaynerchuk Got His First Check, and Mastering Your Mindset. In this episode we cover: Matt's Background: from Shirtsleeves to Shark Tank Why He Invested in Gary Vaynerchuk and Vayner Media Tips for Entrepreneurs to Master their Mindset

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:    Matt Cohen    Julie Wroblewski    Neha Khera        Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor.   

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Allan Jean-Baptiste and Marco DeMeireles of Ansa Capital join Nate to discuss Lessons for Raising an Inaugural Fund, How to Construct a Thesis, and The Shortcomings of the Traditional VC Model. In this episode we cover: Tips for Emerging Managers Building Conviction with LPs and Founders from Scratch Growing Momentum in Fundraising Cycles And more!

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Marcelino Pantoja Julie Wroblewski Manan Mehta Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committ...

Ali Hamed of CoVenture and Crossbeam Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The VC Networking Playbook, Credit and Pricing Risk in New Asset Classes, and How VC Market Hype Should Impact Stage Focus and Net Buy/Sell Positions. In this episode we cover: Building an LP Network from Scratch Platform Economies and Their Future A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Investing And more! Missed a recent episod...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Greg Sands Karen Page Ryan Falvey Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Lear...

Doug Pepper of ICONIQ Growth joins Nate to discuss The Current State of Venture, SaaS Growth Versus Efficiency, and Predictions for a Market Correction. In this episode we cover: Growing ICONIQ Growth Advice in a Post-Pandemic Economy Following the Rule of 60 for Success And more! Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter . The host...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tripp Jones Jonathan Lehr Sunil Nagaraj Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more...

Aaron Holiday of 645 Ventures joins Nate to discuss The Second Wave of SaaS, Using Software to Scale a Venture Firm, and Predictions for the Future of Venture Capital. In this episode we cover: Creating an OS for VC Statistical Predictors of Success in Founders Early-Stage Investing: Art or Science? And more! Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on Lin...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Sara Zulkosky Hernán Fernandez Brian O'Malley Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Le...

Brad Burnham of Union Square Ventures joins Nick to discuss Founding Union Square Ventures, Driving Persistent, Top Decile Returns, How Top Founders Have Changed, and the Outlook for Web 3.0 and Data Control. In this episode we cover: Founder Focus Shifting from Management to Leadership How Venture has Changed Over the Decades Why Web3 is Here to Stay And more! Missed a recent episode? Go to The F...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: TX Zhuo Howard Morgan Mark Achler & Mert Iseri Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the...

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 Case for Cybersecurity. In this episode we cover: How Cloud Infrastructure Impacted Innovation Breaking the Constraints of Success Why You Should Execute Quickly as a Founder but Slowly as an Investor And more! Missed a recent episode? Go to...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Miriam Rivera Steve Sarracino Anna Mason Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital firm committed to...

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 Super App for Travel. In this episode we cover: Launching the 1st In-App Hotel Booking Platform for Instagram Why Organic Attention is the Most Rare and Valuable Asset How Tripscout Hacked Customer Acquisition The Future of How We Search M...