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

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82. Getting Smart on a New Market, Part 2 (Charles Hudson) May 20, 2016

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Today we cover Part 2 of Getting Smart on a New Market with Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures. In this segment we address: How do you look at companies addressing industries where the incumbent product offerings are free. Businesses like Slack that were replacing free options Fresh Eyes… You've written...

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81. Getting Smart on a New Market, Part 1 (Charles Hudson) May 17, 2016

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Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures joins Nick to cover Getting Smart on a New Market, Part 1. We will address questions including: What Charles' experience at SoftTech was like and how he made the transition to founding Precursor. What his continuing role as a Venture Partner at SoftTech entails. How...

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Investor Stories 39: Why I Invested (Shah, Huston, Draper) May 05, 2016

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

Shah
Huston
Draper

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

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80. Hardware Investing, Part 2 (Avidan Ross) Apr 29, 2016

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Today we cover Part 2 of Hardware Investing with Avidan Ross of Root Ventures. In this segment we address: Examples of Trojan Horse hardware businesses that Avidan has invested in Many view hardware as very capital intensive, more difficult to commercialize and thus, too risky in an already very risky...

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79. Hardware Investing, Part 1 (Avidan Ross) Apr 27, 2016

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Avidan Ross of Root Ventures joins Nick to cover Hardware Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: His thoughts on why hardware and physical good brands dominate the rankings of people's favorite brands Why extremes and fat tails are developing today between increasingly digital, connected experiences vs. highly analog, custom,...

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Investor Stories 38: Exceptional Founders (Mougayar, Medved, Tsai) Apr 19, 2016

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78. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 2 (Nathan Benaich) Apr 14, 2016

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Today we cover Part 2 of Artificial Intelligence Investing with Nathan Benaich of Playfair Capital. In this segment we address: Can you provide an overview of the funding landscape for AI in recent years and the major things that have changed? What are the primary sectors wherein AI-based startups are...

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77. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 1 (Nathan Benaich) Apr 11, 2016

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Nathan Benaich of Playfair Capital joins Nick to cover Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can we start off w/ a simple definition of artificial intelligence? The term 'Machine Learning' is often used when discussing AI. In your estimation, is Machine Learning and AI synonymous or...

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Investor Stories 37: My Investing Strategy (Heymann, Wilkins, Day) Apr 05, 2016

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet,

the following investors are featured:

Heymann
Wilkins
Day

Each investor describes their investment thesis and

how they evaluate startups for investment.

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76. No Fun Allowed, Part 2 (Jonathon Triest & Brett DeMarrais) Apr 01, 2016

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Today we cover Part 2 of No Fun Allowed with Jonathon Triest & Brett DeMarrais of Ludlow Ventures. In this segment we address: Peter thiel has famously asked the question: "What' something you believe to be true, that no one else does?" I'm going to flip it around here an...

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