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.
Founding Renaissance Technologies & First Round Capital, The Origins of Idealab, Reasons Not to Grow your Fund, and How Sourcing from YC Has Changed (Howard Morgan)
48 mins; June 27, 2022
Investor Stories 249: Why I Passed (Rivera, Levine, Mehta)
8 mins; June 23, 2022
338. The $640B Care Economy, The Invisible Work Dilemma, and Differentiation Tips for Emerging Managers (Julie Wroblewski)
45 mins; June 20, 2022
Investor Stories 248: Post Mortems (Borumand, Falvey, Sarracino)
8 mins; June 16, 2022
Navigating Macro Headwinds, Balancing Growth v. Profitability, and How to Get in Front of the Top 1% of Founders (Nnamdi Iregbulem)
The Mendoza Line in VC, Why Most Investors Fail More than they Succeed, What Founder Greatness Looks Like, and Lessons from Pitching to 500 LPs & Closing $42.6M (Nick Moran)
11 Unicorns from Seed, Quantitative Decision-Models for Selecting Investments, Thoughts on Male vs. Female Founders & Investors, and Lessons from Larry and Sergey in the Early Days of Google (Miriam Rivera)
42 mins; May 09, 2022
Investor Stories 242: Post Mortems (Wilkins, Mehta, Saenko)
7 mins; May 05, 2022
The Founding Story of NEA, The True History of Venture Capital, the Keys to an Enduring Firm Legacy, and Why the Best VC's Dare Disturb the Universe (Chuck Newhall)
The Rise of Supply Chain Startups, Why We're Feeling Whiplash, and What the Future Holds for Labor & Data (Santosh Sankar)
48 mins; January 24, 2022
Investor Stories 227: Post Mortems (Hung, Requarth, Mead)
7 mins; January 20, 2022
316. Fika's Playbook for Success, Finding Value Outside of Central Casting, and the Future of Fintech as Banks Get Unbundled (TX Zhuo)
50 mins; January 17, 2022
315. 2022 Predictions P2: Web 3.0 Dorsey vs. Andreesen, Crypto's Killer App, Omicron's Staying Power, Which FAANG Co. Loses to Anti-Trust First (Ramy Adeeb)
27 mins; January 13, 2022
314. 2022 Predictions P1: $100M Seed Valuations, Universe vs. Metaverse, Hottest and Coolest Sectors, Sequoia's VC Shakeup (Ramy Adeeb)
301. Raising from Family Offices, How to Differentiate as an Emerging Fund, and Common Mistakes Made by Established Firms (Eric Sippel)
43 mins; September 27, 2021
301. Raising from Family Offices, How to Differentiate as an Emerging Fund, and Common Mistakes Made by Established Firms (Eric Sippel)
44 mins; September 27, 2021
Investor Stories 211: What's Next (Garg, Quinn, Hung, Requarth)
8 mins; September 23, 2021
300. The Trillion $ Opportunity in Natural Gas, Building A Strategic LP-Base, and Creating a Strong LPAC (Victor Pascucci)
46 mins; September 20, 2021
Investor Stories 210: Why I Passed (Bannon, Hsu, Rockman, Chitnis)
9 mins; September 16, 2021
299. The Decline of Entrepreneurship in America, Systemic Inequity in Supporting Small Businesses, and the "Capital vs. Labor" Debate (Seth Levine & Elizabeth MacBride)
51 mins; September 13, 2021
Investor Stories 209: Post Mortems (Christian, Goldberg, Conwell, Sequeira)
10 mins; September 09, 2021
298. The $61B Cannabis Market, Overcoming Compliance and Regulation, and the Declining Social Stigma Around Cannabis (Emily Paxhia)
