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

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97. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 2 (Peter Boyce II) Jul 29, 2016

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Today we cover Part 2 of Student-Focused VC Funds with Peter Boyce II of General Catalyst & Rough Draft Ventures. In this segment we address: One of the biggest issues I've encountered at university is that schools and their students have been siloed. How have you considered bridging the gap...

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96. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 1 (Peter Boyce II) Jul 28, 2016

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Peter Boyce II of General Catalyst & Rough Draft Ventures joins Nick to cover Student-Focused Venture Funds, Part 1. We will address questions including: Today we're talking about University and Student-focused funds… First off, can you give an overview of the hypothesis here and why you choose to launch a...

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Investor Stories 44: My Investing Strategy (Buttrick, Sanwal, O'Donnell) Jul 21, 2016

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet,

the following investors are featured:

Buttrick
Sanwal
O'Donnell

Each investor describes their investment thesis and

how they evaluate startups for investment.

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95. Q&A – Nick Answers Questions from the Listeners (Nick Moran) Jul 19, 2016

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In this episode, Nick answers questions from the listeners including: First off, a question from Dave at a family office in the midwest… Dave asks: "Nick, I recently reviewed a great startup but am not going to pursue because of the terms. Our lawyer requires a that a convertible note...

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94. What's Wrong with Venture? Part 2 (Dave McClure) Jul 14, 2016

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Today we cover Part 2 of "What's Wrong with Venture?" with Dave McClure of 500 Startups. In this segment we address: Are there any problematic issues that you've observed w/ founders? Any thoughts on who might be one of the most misunderstood people in the venture ecosystem? How do you...

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93. What's Wrong with Venture? Part 1 (Dave McClure) Jul 13, 2016

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Welcome back to TFR. We've got a good one today as we welcome one of the most respected and polarizing figures in venture, Dave McClure, to the program. Dave, of course, is a founding partner at 500 startups and, with Christine Tsai, they have built an organization that may be...

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Investor Stories 43: Why I Invested (Davis, Heymann, Ramsinghani) Jul 08, 2016

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

Davis
Heymann
Ramsinghani

Each investor highlights a situation where they decided to invest in a startup and why they said yes.

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92. Cram Session, Episodes 32-36 (Nick Moran) Jul 06, 2016

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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:

Ep32: Capital Outside of the Valley (Morris Wheeler, Mike Belsito)

Ep33: Syndicate Investing (Gil Penchina)

Ep35: Developing Startup...

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91. SpaceX & Elon Musk's Mission to Mars, Part 2 (Tim Urban) Jun 29, 2016

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Today we cover Part 2 of SpaceX & Elon Musk's Mission to Mars with Tim Urban of Wait but Why. In this segment we address: When does Elon project that the first crew of people will land on Mars? The surface of Mars is not livable. How does Elon plan...

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90. SpaceX & Elon Musk's Mission to Mars, Part 1 (Tim Urban) Jun 28, 2016

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Tim Urban of Wait but Why joins Nick to cover SpaceX & Elon Musk's Mission to Mars, Part 1. We will address questions including: Tim, can you start us off by telling us your story and how that led to the launch of Wait but Why? You've written about Space...

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