The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Nick Moran
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.
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Apr 4, 2022 • 42min
327. The Late Stage Reset, Competing with Tiger, and Last Mile's Unit Economics (Steve Sarracino)
Steve Sarracino of Activant Capital joins Nick to discuss The Late Stage Reset, Competing with Tiger, and Last Mile's Unit Economics. In this episode we cover: Launching a Growth Fund & The Late Stage Repricing The Economics of Full Stack Delivery Startups Why Europe Maybe the Next Leading Market The State of Ecommerce & Unbundling Amazon Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Mar 31, 2022 • 7min
Investor Stories 237: Post Mortems (Grayson & Holt, Kashyap, Barille)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Dayna Grayson & Rachel Holt, Nagraj Kashyap, and Parker Barille. Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. 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).
Mar 28, 2022 • 42min
326. FoodTech's Female Founders, Crossing the Chasm for Alt Proteins, and Why the Psychedelics Market isn't like Cannabis (Jenny Stojkovic)
Jenny Stojkovic of The Vegan's Women Summit joins Nick to discuss FoodTech's Female Founders, Crossing the Chasm for Alt Proteins, and Why the Psychedelics Market isn't like Cannabis. In this episode we cover: The SF Tech Exodus Learning from Ron Conway Alternative Milks & Crossing the Chasm How to Avoid the GreenTech Failures of the 2000's Why Delivery Matters in Psychedelics Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Mar 24, 2022 • 8min
Investor Stories 236: Lessons Learned (Mead, Suissa, Foxe Blader)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Winter Mead, Yanev Suissa, and Ruth Foxe Blader. Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. 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).
Mar 21, 2022 • 49min
325. Finding Alpha in Emerging Managers, Common Mistakes & Pitfalls, and Sources of Differentiation (Sara Zulkosky)
Sara Zulkosky of Recast Capital joins Nick to discuss Finding Alpha in Emerging Managers, Common Mistakes & Pitfalls, and Sources of Differentiation. In this episode we cover: Sara's Background and Path to VC Tips for Emerging Managers How To Differentiate Your Fund & more! Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Mar 17, 2022 • 6min
Investor Stories 235: What's Next (Tamaseb, Ebinger, Heddleston)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ali Tamaseb Jonathan Ebinger Russ Heddleston Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. 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).
Mar 14, 2022 • 40min
324. Support for Ukraine, 3 Measures for Evaluating DeepTech, a 15-year Fund Horizon, and Today's Most Compelling Climate Technologies (Maryanna Saenko)
Maryanna Saenko of Future Ventures joins Nick to discuss Support for Ukraine, 3 Measures for Evaluating DeepTech, a 15-year Fund Horizon, and Today's Most Compelling Climate Technologies. In this episode we cover: How Maryanna and Steve Jurvetson Founded Future Ventures 3 Measures they look for when Evaluating DeepTech How to "Grow the Pool" of Investors Climate Tech Trends & Regenerative Agriculture And more! Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Mar 10, 2022 • 7min
Investor Stories 234: Why I Passed (Requarth, Paxhia, Sippel)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Brian Requarth Emily Paxhia Eric Sippel 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).
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Mar 7, 2022 • 31min
323. Box's Go-To-Market Strategy, Building the Enterprise Sales Motion, and When to Bring on a Sales Leader (Karen Page)
Karen Page of B Capital Group joins Nick to discuss Box's Go-To-Market Strategy, Building the Enterprise Sales Motion, and When to Bring on a Sales Leader. Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Mar 3, 2022 • 8min
Investor Stories 233: Strange & Unusual (Levine, Wiener, Go)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Seth Levine Ben Wiener Rob Go Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. 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).
