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

Nick Moran | Angel Investor | Startup Advisor | Venture Capitalist
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Jul 8, 2016 • 10min

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

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.           To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.
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Jul 6, 2016 • 32min

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

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...   To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.
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Jun 29, 2016 • 39min

91. SpaceX & Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars, Part 2 (Tim Urban)

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...   To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.
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Jun 28, 2016 • 42min

90. SpaceX & Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars, Part 1 (Tim Urban)

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...   To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.
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Jun 24, 2016 • 28min

89. Cram Session, Episodes 26-31 (Nick Moran)

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: Ep26: A New Era of Startup Investing | Angel Evolution (Christopher Mirabile) Ep28: The Investment Readiness Level (Steve...   To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.
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Jun 22, 2016 • 9min

Investor Stories 42: Why I Passed (Struhl, Collett, Hudson)

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Struhl - Collett - Hudson Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.           To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.
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Jun 19, 2016 • 25min

88. Fintech Investing, Part 2 (Sheel Mohnot)

Today we cover Part 2 of Fintech Investing with Sheel Mohnot of 500 Startups. In this segment we address: What was your business, Fee Fighters, doing in the payment category of fintech and how did that lead to an exit? What are the major customer segments most often served by...   To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.
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Jun 15, 2016 • 25min

87. Fintech Investing, Part 1 (Sheel Mohnot)

Sheel Mohnot of 500 Startups joins Nick to cover Fintech Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you talk about your experience at 500 and how the fintech fund and accelerator are related? How do you define fintech?From your standpoint, what are the major categories within fintech? From your...   To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.
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Jun 9, 2016 • 29min

86. Cram Session, Episodes 18-21 (Nick Moran)

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: Ep18: Fundraise Types, Sources & Structures (Dave Berkus) Ep19: Due Diligence (Imran Ahmad) Ep20: Non-Unicorn Investing (Jerry Neumann)...   To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.
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Jun 7, 2016 • 13min

Investor Stories 41: Lessons Learned (Triest & DeMarrais, Polovets, Rose)

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Triest and DeMarrais - Polovets - Roes Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it’s changed their approach.             To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.

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