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

Christine Tsai of 500 Startups joins Nick to cover Diversity in Venture Capital, Part 1. We will address questions including: The Information recently published their "Future List" study, conducted w/ Social Capital on Diversity at VC firms. They found that 92% of the senior investors top-tier firms are male and...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Greathouse -Medved -Huston Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns.   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter  @...

Today we cover Part 2 of Algorithms as a Competitive Advantage with Andrew Parker of Spark Capital. In this segment we address: You've written about your investments in digital healthcare and education. Where do you see the future of these sectors and what areas are still potentially untapped? Are there...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our othe...

Andrew Parker of Spark Capital joins Nick to cover Algorithms as a Competitive Advantage. We will address questions including: Today we are talking data and algorithm-based startups. You've written a great deal about startups using algorithms as the basis of their value. When and why did you begin investing in...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of o...

Mahendra Ramsinghani joins Nick to cover Startup Boards, Part 2. We will address questions including: What cadence/frequency should Board meetings occur? Can you talk about the board meeting itself and how the best meetings operate? How does the startup board's makeup and responsibilities evolve over the course of a startups...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episode...

Mahendra Ramsinghani joins Nick to cover Startup Boards, Part 1. We will address questions including: What are the key functions of a board and why should entrepreneurs put one together? When is the appropriate time for a startup to begin assembling a board? What is the ideal makeup of the...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Al...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Davis Carter Struhl Each investor describes their investment thesis and how they evaluate startups for investment.   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter  @ TheFullRatchet  for updates and more information.

John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners joins Nick to cover The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 2. We will address questions including: The nature and the intensity of your interaction changes over the course of a startups development.  At what stages are you pulling back and getting more hands-off?...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/...

John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners joins Nick to cover The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how you became involved in startup investing? I came across your writing on lessons from surfing for the startup...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Ahmad Rose Tunguz Each investor highlights a situation where they decided to invest in a startup and why they said yes.           To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter  @ TheFullRatchet  for updates and more information.

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 at the seed stage. What additional team dynamics and construction may A round investors be looking for beyond what's required at...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also,...

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 you became involved in startup investing? Can you first talk about why you've written about the path to A in the...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twi...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Heltzer - Guerrieri - Hamid Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.           To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter  @ TheFullRatchet  for updates and mo...

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 entrepreneur gets a first meeting w/ an investor, what should they do, and conversely, what should they avoid doing in that meeting? After initial meetings, let's...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of...

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 background and how you became involved in startup investing? Can you talk a little about the startup foundry concept and how Interplay differs from...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our othe...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Struhl - Huston - Wilkins Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach.             To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter  @ TheFullRatchet  for updates and...

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 Singularity University and, of course, Founder & CEO of Gust.  David joins us to cover recent news that the SEC has finally adopted rules on title 3...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Hamid -O'Donnell -Tunguz Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns.   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter  @ Th...

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 way data can be wielded to generate value. Can you provide an example of a business that relies on data within their business model to...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. A...

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 to write your series of articles on the "Value of Data?" You released this series in three parts. At a very high-level...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us...

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 as opposed to leading an angel group? What should entrepreneurs think about when targeting investors? How do you parse which businesses need Venture Capital vs. Angel...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/...

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Huston Brown Heltzer Each investor describes their investment thesis and how they evaluate startups for investment.   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter  @ TheFullRatchet  for updates and more information.

Tom Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures joins Nick to cover The Must-Have Characteristics of Successful SaaS Startups. We will address questions including: Can you talk about your decision to blog, selling your partners at Redpoint, how it went in the early going and what results it's created for yourself and Redpoint?...   To listen more, please visit  http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of...