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

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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.

Latest Episodes:

Investor Stories 281: Lessons Learned (Kadavy, Burnham, Hamed) Feb 02, 2023

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

Annie Kadavy
Brad Burnham
Ali Hamed

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 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.

368. From a Bar Owner to $100M+ ARR, How an Outsider Navigated Silicon Valley, Raising through Peaks and Troughs of Hype Cycles, and How to Select $B startups at the Incorporation Stage (Oz Alon & Nadav Eylath) Jan 30, 2023

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Oz Alon & Nadav Eylath of Honeybook & at.inc/ joins Nick to discuss From a Bar Owner to $100M+ ARR, How an Outsider Navigated Silicon Valley, Raising through Peaks and Troughs of Hype Cycles, and How to Select $B startups at the Incorporation Stage. In this episode we cover:

Honeybook's First Pitch
Investing in Founders at Incorporation
How to Sell to SMBs
Raising in Up and Down Markets
What the Future Holds For Tech Investing

Missed a recent episode? Go to the TFR Blog to catch up!

Investor Stories 280: What's Next (Jones, Lefcourt, Viswanathan) Jan 26, 2023

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

Tripp Jones
Jenny Lefcourt
Ravi Viswanathan

Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns.

367. 2023 Predictions P2: A16Z vs. Tiger, ChatGPT vs. Google, Hot vs. Cool Sectors, and Which Big Tech Companies are Doomed (Ramy Adeeb) Jan 23, 2023

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Ramy Adeeb of 1984 joins Nick to discuss 2023 Predictions P2: A16Z vs. Tiger, ChatGPT vs. Google, Hot vs. Cool Sectors, and Which Big Tech Companies are Doomed. In this episode we cover:

Web 3.0's Demise
Andreesen vs. Tiger's Brands
ChatGPT Challenging Google
Big Tech's Troubles
Hottest & Coolest Sectors & More!

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.

366. 2023 Predictions P1: Web 3.0's Demise, The AI Hype Cycle, Will Elon get the Last Laugh at Twitter, and Should Anti-Trust Take a Bite out of Apple (Ramy Adeeb) Jan 19, 2023

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Ramy Adeeb of 1984 joins Nick to discuss 2023 Predictions P1: Web 3.0's Demise, The AI Hype Cycle, Will Elon get the Last Laugh at Twitter, and Should Anti-Trust Take a Bite out of Apple. In this episode we cover:

Crypto's and Web 3.0's Correction
The Down Round Reckoning
Elon Musk and Twitter's Shakeup
Apple's Response to Anti-Trust

Investor Stories 279: Why I Passed (Nagaraj, O'Malley, Kadavy) Jan 16, 2023

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

Sunil Nagaraj
Brian O'Malley
Annie Kadavy

Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.

Investor Stories 278: Post Mortems (Khera, Hamed, Viswanathan) Jan 12, 2023

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

Neha Khera
Ravi Viswanathan
Ali Hamed

Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed.

365. From Founder to Forbes Midas List, Behind the Scenes of an Intro Call, Why B2B2C is Best, and Avoiding the Leaky Funnel Trap (Jenny Lefcourt) Jan 09, 2023

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Jenny Lefcourt, General Partner at Freestyle Capital joins Nick to discuss Founder to Forbes Midas List, Behind the Scenes of an Intro Call, Why B2B2C is Best and Avoiding the Leaky Funnel Trap. In this episode we cover:

Making the Switch from Angel to VC
Tips For Founders Pitching Jenny and Freestyle
How to Reach Conviction without Consensus
Burn and Learn Investing
B2B2C and Avoiding the Leaky Funnel
And More!

Investor Stories 277: Strange & Unusual (Holiday, Liaw, Sugden) Jan 07, 2023

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

Aaron Holiday
Eric Liaw
Chris Sugden

Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor.

Replay - The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/Hate Businesses, & the Rise of Super Apps (Nicole Quinn) Jan 05, 2023

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On this special replay episode, Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/Hate Businesses, & the Rise of Super Apps. In this episode, we cover:

Nicole's background and path to VC
How Shoe Dog Shaped her Investment Philosophy
What are the consumer behaviors in different regions?
Early Signs of Success in Consumer Investing
And More!

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

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