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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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Investor Stories 291: Why I Passed (Ross, Shakir, Zullo) Apr 13, 2023

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

Kristi Ross
Deena Shakir
Rick Zullo

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.

Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector,

378. Betting on "Bad" Industries, the opportunity in Alcohol, Nicotine, SexTech and other vices, and Why Early Stage Investors Should Avoid Consumer Investing (Catharine Dockery) Apr 10, 2023

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Catharine Dockery of Vice Ventures joins Nick to discuss Betting on "Bad" Industries, the opportunity in Alcohol, Nicotine, SexTech and other vices, and Why Early Stage Investors Should Avoid Consumer Investing. In this episode we cover:

Raising money for venture capital.
Investment opportunities in psychedelics.
What are the signals to look for in a consumer company?

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.

To learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website and LinkedIn and be sure to follow us on Twitter.

Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Subscribe to our podcast and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Investor Stories 290: What's Next (Andelman, Hershenson, Pruden) Apr 06, 2023

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

Jim Andelman
Mar Hershenson
Alex Pruden

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 investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.

Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

377. From Special Forces to Leading Aleo, The Bull Case for Crypto and Web 3, and The Future of the Internet (Alex Pruden) Apr 03, 2023

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Alex Pruden of Aleo joins Nate to discuss From Special Forces to Leading Aleo, The Bull Case for Crypto and Web 3, and The Future of the Internet. In this episode we cover:

Leading a tech startup.
How to cultivate a stronger sense of leadership.
What is Aleo and what does it do?
What are the initial use cases for Ai?
The power of proof of humanity.
The scalability of zero-knowledge proofs.

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.

To learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website and LinkedIn and be sure to follow us on Twitter.

Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Subscribe to our podcast and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Investor Stories 289: Post Mortems (Schlacks, Hershenson, Zullo) Mar 30, 2023

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

Willy Schlacks

Mar Hershenson

Rick Zullo

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 Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

376. Architecting a Thesis-Driven Philosophy, Why There's Riches in Niches, How Founder-Market Fit is Changing, and Building the Largest Community of Emerging Managers (Rick Zullo) Mar 27, 2023

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Rick Zullo of Equal Ventures joins Nick to discuss Architecting a Thesis-Driven Philosophy, Why There's Riches in Niches, How Founder-Market Fit is Changing, and Building the Largest Community of Emerging Managers. In this episode we cover:

How many different specialties can a founder have?
How do they take concepts and opportunities?
The importance of having a thesis driven team
The process of evaluating an investment
How to get conviction on ideas
Being earnestly honest about your business model
The four stages of building a business
The importance of finding a niche and expanding it

Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up!

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.

You can follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

Investor Stories 288: Strange & Unusual (Eylath, Ross, Hershenson) Mar 23, 2023

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

Nadav Eylath
Kristi Ross
Mar Hershenson

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 more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

375. Founding Unicorn Startup Alloy, How to Scale a Go To Market Strategy, and The Next 10 Years in FinTech (Laura Spiekerman) Mar 20, 2023

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Laura Spiekerman of Alloy joins Nate to discuss What Does the Future of Fintech Hold? Insights on Growth, Fraud, and Community Banking. In this episode we cover:

Alloy's mission and the role it plays in fintech
The importance of community banks in fintech design and development
Challenges of scaling a go-to-market business in fintech
Laura's insights on the future of fintech, including concerns about fraud and blockchain technology
The impact of fed now on fraud prevention in fintech

Investor Stories 287: Lessons Learned (Ross, Viswanathan, Alon) Mar 16, 2023

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

Kristi Ross
Ravi Viswanathan
Oz Alon

Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach.

374. Key Drivers in Cloud and Security, Wiz's Unconventional GTM Decision, Insights on Earnings Predictability, and Lessons from Datadog, Discord, Slack and Coalition (Shardul Shah) Mar 13, 2023

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Shardul Shah of Index Ventures joins Nick to discuss Assessing an entrepreneur's imagination. What are the metrics and characteristics that demonstrate product market fit for Early-stage investing? (Shardul Shah). In this episode we cover:

Outsourcing security risk and the need to outsource risk.
The Importance of Imaginative Entrepreneurs
How do you think about the trade-offs of a services business?
Metrics and characteristics that demonstrate product market fit.
The evaluation criteria Shardul uses in evaluating companies.

Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up!

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