The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Nick Moran | Angel Investor | Startup Advisor | Venture Capitalist
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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Sep 2, 2015 • 41min
46. The Must-Have Characteristics of SaaS Startups (Tomasz Tunguz)
Tom Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures joins Nick to cover The Must-Have Characteristics of Successful SaaS Startups. We will address questions including: Can you talk about your decision to blog, selling your partners at Redpoint, how it went in the early going and what results it’s created for yourself and Redpoint?... 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.
Aug 26, 2015 • 9min
Investor Stories 19: Why I Invested (Medved, Neumann, Gurrieri)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Medved Neumann Gurrieri 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.
Aug 19, 2015 • 17min
45. Angel Best Practices #5 | The Deal, part 1 (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 5 of Best Practices for Seed & Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing Developing an Angel Investor Strategy Identifying startups: Deal-flow Evaluation & picking startups Overview The Team The Product The Market Deal-Structuring & Terms The Art of the... 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.
Aug 12, 2015 • 15min
Investor Stories 18: Why I Passed (Mirabile, Polovets, O’Donnell)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Mirabile - Polovets - O'Donnell 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.
Aug 5, 2015 • 37min
44. Negotiating a Term Sheet (Jason Heltzer)
Jason Heltzer of Origin Ventures joins Nick to cover Negotiating a Term Sheet. We will address questions including: Can you first talk about why you chose to write about negotiation? One of the first things to understand is whether the negotiation is asymmetric or not. What does this mean and... 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.
Jul 29, 2015 • 16min
Investor Stories 17: What’s Next (Gasser, Struhl, Day)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Gasser -Struhl -Day Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. 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.
Jul 22, 2015 • 51min
43. Why Angels Don’t Do Drugs | Life Sciences Investing (Sergio Gurrieri)
Sergio Gurrieri of Tech Coast Angels joins Nick to cover Why Angels Don’t do Drugs | Life Sciences Investing. We will address questions including: Can you first talk about the sector at large and the sub components of investment opportunities within the life sciences category? Who are the traditional players... 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.
Jul 15, 2015 • 17min
Investor Stories 16: Exceptional Founders (Carter, Goldberg, Huston)
Jul 8, 2015 • 57min
42. Raising a VC Fund (Jonathan Struhl)
Jonathan Struhl of Indicator Ventures joins Nick to discuss how he raised his first VC Fund. We will address questions including: What are the types of venture funds and what are their key differences? How do venture funds establish a strategy or investment focus? An LPA and PPM are necessary when... 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.
Jul 1, 2015 • 13min
Investor Stories 15: My Investing Strategy (Hamid, Polovets, Medved)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Hamid Polovets Medved Each investor describes their investment thesis and how they evaluate startups for investment. 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.
