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

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124. Space Tech Investing, Part 1 (David Cowan) Jan 19, 2017

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David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners joins Nick to cover Space Tech Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: First off, David what was the thought process that led you to invest in this area? You've written in the past about the roadmap approach toward investing. Was it this...

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123. Cram Session, Episodes 61-66 (Nick Moran) Jan 11, 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:

61. Diversity in Venture Capital, Part 1 (Christine Tsai)

62. Diversity in Venture Capital, Part 2 (Christine Tsai)...

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Investor Stories 57: Exceptional Founders (Wilkins, Mason, Benaich) Jan 04, 2017

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122. Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 2 (Niki Scevak) Dec 28, 2016

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Today we cover Part 2 of Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under with Niki Scevak of Blackbird Ventures. In this segment we address: What's your take on water and the water crisis in Australia? How do you see innovation happening around water in the country? Would a company like Instacart be...

121. Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 1 (Niki Scevak) Dec 22, 2016

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Niki Scevak of Blackbird Ventures joins Nick to discuss Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 1. We will address questions including: To start off… in your estimation, what are the key factors that make a startup investable? What are your thoughts on a company like Box? At the seed stage...

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120. Cram Session, Episodes 55-60 (Nick Moran) Dec 14, 2016

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55. The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 1 (John Greathouse)

56. The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing,...

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Investor Stories 56: My Investing Strategy (Mohnot, Mougayar, Tunguz) Dec 08, 2016

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet,

the following investors are featured:

Mohnot
Mougayar
Tunguz

Each investor describes their investment thesis and

how they evaluate startups for investment.

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119. Economic Theory in Venture Capital, Part 2 (Mark Suster) Dec 03, 2016

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Today we cover Part 2 of Economic Theory in Venture Capital with Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures. In this segment we address:

What are your impressions of what Bryce Roberts is doing at Indie VC?

How have your thoughts on investment psychology and economics been influenced by The Black Swan?

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118. Economic Theory in Venture Capital, Part 1 (Mark Suster) Nov 30, 2016

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Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures joins Nick to cover Economic Theory in Venture Capital, Part 1. We will address questions including: You've written about a major lesson from Clayton Christensen's book, the Innovator's Dilemma, which was one of 'deflationary economics.' Can describe what this means and why it should be...

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Investor Stories 55: Why I Passed (Roberts, Heymann, Eakman) Nov 26, 2016

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

- Roberts

- Heymann

- Eakman

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

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