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131. How Amazon, Fitbit & Snap Won; Where Apple, Pebble & Google Did Not, Part 2 (Ben Einstein) Mar 23, 2017

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Today we cover Part 2 of hardware products that have succeeded where others failed with Ben Einstein of Bolt. In this segment we address: You've discussed Pebble's inability to 'cross the chasm' and access the early & late majority, while Fitbit was able to. What were the key reasons why...

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130. How Amazon, Fitbit & Snap Won; Where Apple, Pebble & Google Did Not, Part 1 (Ben Einstein) Mar 16, 2017

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Ben Einstein of Bolt joins Nick to cover Hardware products that have succeeded where others failed, Part 1. We will address questions including: To start off, can you talk about your thesis and approach toward investing in hardware? What are your thoughts on hardware startups designing for one use case...

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Investor Stories 60: Why I Passed (Triest & DeMarrais, Tsai, Larkins & Galston) Mar 08, 2017

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

- Triest & DeMarrais

- Tsai

- Larkins & Galston

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

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129. Cram Session, Episodes 73-78 (Nick Moran) Mar 01, 2017

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Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following episodes:

73. Virtual Reality Investing, Part 1 (Adam Draper)

74. Virtual Reality Investing, Part 2 (Adam Draper)

75. No...

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128. Sector & Niche Focused Funds, p2 and Driving Value with a Regulatory Focus (Jordan Nof) Feb 24, 2017

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Today we cover Part 2 of Sector & Niche Focused Funds with Jordan Nof of Tusk Ventures. In this segment we address: Given the current regulatory environment, are there specific verticals that you find particularly compelling? Do you expect more micro VCs, niche and sector focused funds to launch in...

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127. Sector & Niche Focused Funds, Part 1 (Jordan Nof) Feb 22, 2017

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Jordan Nof, head of investments at Tusk Ventures, joins Nick to cover Sector & Niche Focused Funds, Part 1. We will address questions including: Today we are talking about Sector/Niche Focused Funds. First off, at a high level, what categories and in what ways have you seen funds specialize? What are...

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Investor Stories 59: Lessons Learned (Olsen, Collett, Sanwal) Feb 16, 2017

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

- Olsen

- Collett

- Sanwal

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

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126. Cram Session, Episodes 67-72 (Nick Moran) Feb 10, 2017

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67. The Bloomberg for Private Companies, Part 1 (Anand Sanwal)

68. The Bloomberg for Private Companies, Part 2...

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Investor Stories 58: What's Next (Kurzweil, Buttrick, Hudson) Feb 03, 2017

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

-Kurzweil -Buttrick -Hudson

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

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125. Space Tech Investing, Part 2 (David Cowan) Jan 26, 2017

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Today we cover Part 2 of Space Tech Investing with David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners. In this segment we address: Why is SpaceX moving the industry forward in the wrong direction? I recently read a Fortune article titled 'VCs Invested More in Space Startups Last Year Than in the...

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