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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 252: Strange & Unusual (Page, Kashyap, Sankar) Jul 14, 2022

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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 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.

341. Competing with a16z & Sequoia at Pre-Seed, the Evolution of Accelerators, and Deciphering Signal From Noise in Web 3 (Neha Khera) Jul 11, 2022

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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 of Cyber and Web 3 and Their Future

Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Investor Stories 251: Lessons Learned (Rivera, Ebinger, Saenko) Jul 07, 2022

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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.

340. 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 (Tripp Jones) Jul 04, 2022

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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 Increase Efficiency

Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Investor Stories 250: What's Next (Sippel, Zulkosky, Sands) Jun 30, 2022

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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

339. Founding Renaissance Technologies & First Round Capital, The Origins of Idealab, Reasons Not to Grow your Fund, and How Sourcing from YC Has Changed (Howard Morgan) Jun 27, 2022

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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 recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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. 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 249: Why I Passed (Rivera, Levine, Mehta) Jun 23, 2022

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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/company/27155166/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/TFR_Pod).

The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-moran-a738503/), General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in the exceptions. To learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website (https://www.newstack.vc/) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/11396054/) and be sure to follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/NewStackVC). Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank (http://vc-rank.com/) and tell us about your business. We'll send a list of possible investors right to your email's inbox!

338. The $640B Care Economy, The Invisible Work Dilemma, and Differentiation Tips for Emerging Managers (Julie Wroblewski) Jun 20, 2022

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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 Differentiating and Scaling One
What Sets Unicorn Founders Apart and More!

Investor Stories 248: Post Mortems (Borumand, Falvey, Sarracino) Jun 16, 2022

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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.

337. Navigating Macro Headwinds, Balancing Growth v. Profitability, and How to Get in Front of the Top 1% of Founders (Nnamdi Iregbulem) Jun 13, 2022

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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? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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