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

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.

66. From Angel Group to Venture Fund, Part 2 (Maia Heymann)

21 mins; January 27, 2016

65. From Angel Group to Venture Fund, Part 1 (Maia Heymann)

24 mins; January 26, 2016

Investor Stories 30: Why I Invested in Cybrary (Moran, Label, Corey)

32 mins; January 22, 2016

64. The Fast No, Part 2 (Mike Collett)

21 mins; January 20, 2016

63. The Fast No, Part 1 (Mike Collett)

25 mins; January 19, 2016

Investor Stories 29: Why I Passed (Shah, Wilkins, Parker)

11 mins; January 15, 2016

62. Diversity in Venture Capital, Part 2 (Christine Tsai)

23 mins; January 13, 2016

61. Diversity in Venture Capital, Part 1 (Christine Tsai)

28 mins; January 12, 2016

Investor Stories 28: What's Next (Greathouse, Medved, Huston)

7 mins; January 08, 2016

60. Algorithm-Based Investing, Part 2 (Andrew Parker)

24 mins; January 06, 2016

59. Algorithm-Based Investing, Part 1 (Andrew Parker)

27 mins; January 05, 2016

Investor Stories 27: Exceptional Founders (Shah, Gurrieri, Penchina)

11 mins; December 30, 2015

58. Startup Boards, Part 2 (Mahendra Ramsinghani)

31 mins; December 22, 2015

57. Startup Boards, Part 1 (Mahendra Ramsinghani)

29 mins; December 21, 2015

Investor Stories 26: My Investing Strategy (Davis, Carter, Struhl)

11 mins; December 18, 2015

56. The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 2 (John Greathouse)

33 mins; December 16, 2015

55. The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 1 (John Greathouse)

19 mins; December 15, 2015

Investor Stories 25: Why I Invested (Ahmad, Rose, Tunguz)

13 mins; December 09, 2015

54. The Path to Series A, Part 2 (Semil Shah)

28 mins; December 02, 2015

53. The Path to Series A, Part 1 (Semil Shah)

28 mins; November 25, 2015

Investor Stories 24: Why I Passed (Heltzer, Gurrieri, Hamid)

11 mins; November 18, 2015

52. The Hunt for Investors, Part 2 (Mark Peter Davis)

25 mins; November 11, 2015

51. The Hunt for Investors, Part 1 (Mark Peter Davis)

26 mins; November 04, 2015

Investor Stories 23: Lessons Learned (Struhl, Huston, Wilkins)

7 mins; October 28, 2015

50. The 3-year Wait is Over | SEC Vote on JOBS Act Title III (David S. Rose)

53 mins; October 23, 2015

Investor Stories 22: What's Next (Hamid, O'Donnell, Tunguz)

8 mins; October 14, 2015

49. The Value of Data, Part 2 (Leo Polovets)

32 mins; October 07, 2015

48. The Value of Data, Part 1 (Leo Polovets)

28 mins; September 30, 2015

Investor Stories 21: Exceptional Founders (Wheeler, Day, Rose)

15 mins; September 23, 2015

47. Entrepreneur-Investor Fit (Peter Wilkins)

52 mins; September 16, 2015

Investor Stories 20: My Investing Strategy (Huston, Brown, Heltzer)

13 mins; September 09, 2015

46. The Must-Have Characteristics of SaaS Startups (Tomasz Tunguz)

40 mins; September 02, 2015

Investor Stories 19: Why I Invested (Medved, Neumann, Gurrieri)

9 mins; August 26, 2015

45. Angel Best Practices #5 | The Deal, part 1 (Nick Moran)

16 mins; August 19, 2015

Investor Stories 18: Why I Passed (Mirabile, Polovets, O'Donnell)

14 mins; August 12, 2015

44. Negotiating a Term Sheet (Jason Heltzer)

37 mins; August 05, 2015

Investor Stories 17: What's Next (Gasser, Struhl, Day)

15 mins; July 29, 2015

43. Why Angels Don't Do Drugs | Life Sciences Investing (Sergio Gurrieri)

50 mins; July 22, 2015

Investor Stories 16: Exceptional Founders (Carter, Goldberg, Huston)

16 mins; July 15, 2015

42. Raising a VC Fund (Jonathan Struhl)

56 mins; July 08, 2015

Investor Stories 15: My Investing Strategy (Hamid, Polovets, Medved)

12 mins; July 01, 2015

41. The Exit (John Huston)

45 mins; June 24, 2015

Investor Stories 14: Why I Invested (O'Donnell, Blank, Day)

12 mins; June 17, 2015

40. Crowdfunding & The Socialization of Finance (Jon Medved)

50 mins; June 10, 2015

Investor Stories 13: Why I Passed (Wilson, Carter, Ahmad)

11 mins; June 03, 2015

39. Cleantech Investing (Rob Day)

45 mins; May 27, 2015

Investor Stories 12: What's Next? (Polovets, Goldberg, Penchina)

12 mins; May 13, 2015

38. Cross-Border Investing (Michael Goldberg)

38 mins; May 06, 2015

Investor Stories 11: Exceptional Founders (Hamid, Gasser, O'Donnell)

12 mins; April 29, 2015

37. The Algorithm for Raise Amount & Valuation (Leo Polovets)

42 mins; April 22, 2015

Investor Stories 10: My Investing Strategy (Henikoff, Penchina, Neumann)

7 mins; April 15, 2015

36. SaaS Startup Investing (Mamoon Hamid)

52 mins; April 08, 2015

Investor Stories 9: Why I Invested (Carter, Gasser, Go)

13 mins; April 01, 2015

35. Developing Startup Ecosystems & High-Touch Screening (Eric Gasser)

47 mins; March 25, 2015

Investor Stories 8: Why I Passed (Brown, Blank, Berkus)

13 mins; March 18, 2015

34. Lone-Wolves vs VC's vs Angel Groups vs Syndicates (Nick Moran)

27 mins; March 11, 2015

Investor Stories 7: What's Next? (Wheeler, Blank, Wilson)

13 mins; March 04, 2015

33. AngelList Syndicate Investing (Gil Penchina)

33 mins; February 25, 2015

Investor Stories 6: My Investing Strategy (Mirabile, Wheeler, Winblad)

11 mins; February 18, 2015

32. Capital Outside of the Valley (Morris Wheeler, Mike Belsito)

43 mins; February 11, 2015

Investor Stories 5: Exceptional Founders (Wilson, Brown, Mirabile)

10 mins; February 04, 2015

31. The Pitch (David Brown)

35 mins; January 28, 2015

30. The Dark Side of VC | Predatory Investor Practices (Joanne Wilson)

40 mins; January 21, 2015

29. Angel Best Practices #4b | Evaluation, part 2 (Nick Moran)

22 mins; January 14, 2015

28. The Investment Readiness Level (Steve Blank)

47 mins; January 07, 2015

Investor Stories 4: Why I Passed (Henikoff, Neumann, Go)

6 mins; December 31, 2014

27. Angel Best Practices #4a | Evaluation, part 1 (Nick Moran)

16 mins; December 24, 2014

26. A New Era of Startup Investing | Angel Evolution (Christopher Mirabile)

49 mins; December 17, 2014

25. Angel Best Practices #3 | Deal-Flow (Nick Moran)

12 mins; December 10, 2014

24. Angel Best Practices #2 | Strategy (Nick Moran)

33 mins; December 03, 2014

Investor Stories 3: My Investing Strategy (Imran Ahmad, Dave Berkus, Rob Go)

10 mins; November 26, 2014

23. Angel Best Practices #1 | Intro & Overview (Nick Moran)

33 mins; November 19, 2014

22. Lessons from 5 Years of Angel Investing (Gabriel Weinberg)

29 mins; November 12, 2014

21. VC Portfolio Strategy (Rob Go)

42 mins; November 05, 2014

20. Non-Unicorn Investing (Jerry Neumann)

62 hours 40 mins; October 29, 2014

Investor Stories 2: Why I Invested (Dave Berkus, Troy Henikoff, Ann Winblad)

9 mins; October 22, 2014

19. Due Diligence (Imran Ahmad)

41 mins; October 15, 2014

18. Fundraise Types, Sources & Structures (Dave Berkus)

34 mins; October 08, 2014

17. The Accelerator (Troy Henikoff)

35 mins; October 01, 2014

16. Venture in the Media (Erin Griffith)

44 mins; September 24, 2014

Investor Stories 1: Why I Passed (Brad Feld, Ann Winblad, Gabriel Weinberg)

11 mins; September 17, 2014

15. Cram Session Episodes 1-10 (Nick Moran)

63 hours 20 mins; September 10, 2014

14. The Stages of Fundraising (Ann Winblad)

40 mins; September 03, 2014

13. The Convertible Note (Bill Payne)

56 mins; August 27, 2014

12. Advising Early-Stage Startups (Glenn Gottfried)

56 mins; August 20, 2014

11. The #1 Reason Startups Fail (Gabriel Weinberg)

28 mins; August 13, 2014

10. The Term Sheet (Brad Feld)

57 mins; August 06, 2014

9. Valuation p2, Ethics & Midwest Venture (Jeffrey Carter)

34 mins; July 30, 2014

8. Valuation, Part 1 (Jeffrey Carter)

37 mins; July 23, 2014

7. Angel Groups (Michael Gruber)

39 mins; July 16, 2014

6. Dealflow (Charlie O'Donnell)

52 mins; July 09, 2014

5. Evaluating Startups for Investment (George Deeb)

35 mins; July 01, 2014

4. The Startup Ecosystem "Key players" (Howard Tullman)

54 mins; June 25, 2014

3. Angel Investing 101 (David S. Rose)

55 mins; June 18, 2014

2. Venture Capital — Funds, Angels & Entrepreneurs (Chris Yeh)

54 mins; June 11, 2014

1. The Black Box of Venture Capital (Nick Moran)

12 mins; May 28, 2014

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