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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 28, 2015 • 36min
31. The Pitch (David Brown)
David Brown, creator of The Pitch Deck, shares insights on the target audience, advantages over a business plan, and optimal timing for startups to begin pitching for seed capital. They discuss common pitching mistakes to avoid, the importance of progress and momentum, and crafting effective elevator pitches for different audiences.
Jan 21, 2015 • 40min
30. The Dark Side of VC | Predatory Investor Practices (Joanne Wilson)
Joanne Wilson joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss predatory investor practices and the dark side of venure, including: On the founder-side… What are some of the activities you’ve seen from early-stage investors, that are predatory toward founders? What are some of the major differences between investor practices of the mid-90’s... 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.
Jan 14, 2015 • 23min
29. Angel Best Practices #4b | Evaluation, part 2 (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 4b of Best Practices for 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: Structuring the Deal... Itunes: http://bit.ly/1xMDf4t Direct-audio: http://bit.ly/1BFyJWL SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1HqnUgy 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.
Jan 7, 2015 • 47min
28. The Investment Readiness Level (Steve Blank)
Steve Blank joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss the Investment Readiness Level, IRL, including: How have incubator and accelerator investors traditionally evaluated startups & what’s changed that provides an opportunity for a much better approach? You talk about how the focus for startups should shift to evidence and trajectory across... 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.
Dec 31, 2014 • 7min
Investor Stories 4: Why I Passed (Henikoff, Neumann, Go)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: - Henikoff - Neumann - Go 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.
Dec 24, 2014 • 17min
27. Angel Best Practices #4a | Evaluation, part 1 (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 4a of Best Practices for Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel Investor Strategy, Identifying startups: Dealflow Evaluation & picking startups, Overview: The Team, The Product, The Market, Structuring the Deal... Itunes: http://bit.ly/1yNvz3k Direct-audio: http://bit.ly/1xewycg SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1fZU06S... 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.
Dec 17, 2014 • 49min
26. A New Era of Startup Investing | Angel Evolution (Christopher Mirabile)
Christopher Mirabile joins Nick on The Full Ratchet to discuss Angel Investing evolution and changes including: Can you briefly summarize the traditional Angel Group model from a decade ago and why it worked okay then? You highlight four major themes that have evolved with the modern angel group. The first is... 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.
Dec 10, 2014 • 13min
25. Angel Best Practices #3 | Deal-Flow (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 3 of Best Practices for Seed & Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel Investor Strategy, Identifying startups: Dealflow Evaluation & picking startups, and Structuring the Deal. Today we address item #3, Deal-flow, identifying startups to invest in. Itunes: http://bit.ly/1qrd41C... 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.
Dec 3, 2014 • 34min
24. Angel Best Practices #2 | Strategy (Nick Moran)
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 2 of Best Practices for Seed Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing, Developing an Angel Investor Strategy, Identifying startups: Deal-flow Evaluation & picking startups, and Structuring the Deal. Today we cover how to develop an angel investor strategy and next time we... 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.
Nov 26, 2014 • 11min
Investor Stories 3: My Investing Strategy (Imran Ahmad, Dave Berkus, Rob Go)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Imran Ahmad Dave Berkus Rob Go 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.
