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

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tripp Jones Neha Khera Cameron Borumand 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...

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 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 about New...

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 How to Use Sales Tactics for Success in VC. In this episode we cover: How Authenticity Benefits the Bottom Dollar Tips on Raising a Fund While Facing Adversity Maintaining Mental Health in VC And more! Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full R...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ryan Falvey Manan Mehta Annie Kadavy Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor.

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 this episode we cover: How the iPhone Led to the Inception of Braze The Impact of Remote Work on Innovation Becoming a Unicorn by Building for Tomorrow Advice for Founders from a Unicorn Founder turned VC Missed a recent episode? Go to The Ful...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Julie Wroblewski Mike Evans Sunil Nagaraj 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 Bay...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Hernán Fernandez Parker Barrile Maryanna Saenko 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 commit...

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 cover: Increasing Access to the VC Ecosystem How Venture's Structure Supports Success Insights on How Investors Can Win Lessons from Being the Largest Demo Day Host on Earth Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! A...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tony Wilkins Manan Mehta Ruth Foxe Blader 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 Ar...

Advice for Women Entering Wall Street The Symbiosis Between Startups and Local Economies Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter .

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 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 about New...

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 Backstory Behind Redpoint's Social Media Surge. In this episode we cover: Musings on New Marketplace Models Increasing Diversity in Venture The Importance of Building a Brand Rethinking Success Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Karen Page Nagraj Kashyap Santosh Sankar 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. Learn m...

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 in Web 3. In this episode we cover: The Case for Underdog Founders and What Creates One Business Models that Lend Themselves to Becoming Platforms Pros and Cons of Accelerator vs Institutional Models of Investing Thoughts on the Current State...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Miriam Rivera Jonathan Ebinger Maryanna Saenko 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...

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 LP Pullback means for VC Funds. In this episode we cover: What Sets Apart a Unicorn Founding Team The Problem Uber Poses in Labor Marketplaces and Entrepreneurship Why Raising Funds May Be Difficult in the Coming Year How Slowing Down Can...

Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. Eric Sippel Sara Zulkosky Greg Sands 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 about New Stack Ventures by v...

Howard Morgan of B Capital Group joins Nick to discuss Founding Renaissance Technologies & First Round Capital, The Origins of Idealab, Reasons Not to Grow your Fund, and How Sourcing from YC Has Changed. In this episode we cover: Starting the First Quantitative Hedge Fund Idealab's First Check The Story Behind the Founding of First Round Capital What's Ahead in The VC Funding Markets Missed a rec...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Miriam Rivera Seth Levine Nihal Mehta Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? For other great episodes, go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/...

Julie Wroblewski of Magnify Ventures joins Nick to discuss The $640B Care Economy, The Invisible Work Dilemma, and Differentiation Tips for Emerging Managers. In this episode we cover: The Magnitude of the Care Economy and Why The Time is Now How Technology is Influencing How We Care for Each Other The Invisible Work Powering Innovation The Benefits of Being a Thematic Fund and Tips on Differentia...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Cameron Borumand Ryan Falvey Steve Sarracino Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? For other great episodes, go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/compan...

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 Top 1% of Founders. In this episode we cover: Tips for Founders When Capital Gets Expensive Where Software is Still Eating the World The Uncapped Upside of Writing in VC How to Get in Front of the Top Founders Missed a recent episode? G...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jonathan Lehr Sunil Nagaraj Steve Sarracino Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor.    Did you miss our guests full length episodes?  For other great episodes, go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/...