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.
291. Competing with Amazon, Combatting 60% Talent Attrition, and Driving Transformation of Foundational Industries (Dayna Grayson & Rachel Holt)
41 mins; July 19, 2021
Investor Stories 201: What's Next (Basu Trivedi, Bannister, Chitnis, Perelmuter)
8 mins; July 15, 2021
290. The Rise of Low-Code/No-Code, How Tech is Changing Developer Roles, and the Launch of Founder-Led Venture Funds (Brian Luerssen)
51 mins; July 12, 2021
Investor Stories 200: Why I Passed (Sim, Napier, "Mac" Conwell II, Smerklo)
10 mins; July 08, 2021
289. Data on the Key Traits of Billion Dollar Startups with the Author of Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups (Ali Tamaseb)
46 mins; July 05, 2021
Investor Stories 199: Post Mortems (Abbasi, Findley, Toney, Woodard)
10 mins; July 01, 2021
288. Tech Competition between China, Japan, and Korea, Why IT is King in Japan, and When American Tech Should Expand to Asia (Tsune Shirota)
286. Embedded Finance, Community-based Fintech, the Demise of Legacy Institutions, and Driving Returns with a Diversity Investment Mandate (Amy Nauiokas)
51 mins; June 14, 2021
Investor Stories 196: What's Next (Martino , Goldberg, Bannon, Sequeira)
10 mins; June 10, 2021
285. Non-Dilutive Financing Options, Fintech is Eating the World, Digital Asset Aggregation, and Quants Investing in VC (Billy Libby)
43 mins; June 07, 2021
Investor Stories 195: Why I Passed (Collins, Levy Weiss, Guleri, Casnocha)
10 mins; June 03, 2021
284. How the Generational Shift Is Affecting Food, Investing in Vertical Farming and in New Biologics, and Platform Solutions to Food Dilemmas (Spencer Maughan)
32 mins; May 31, 2021
Investor Stories 194: Post Mortems (Hsu, Bannister, Garg, Iheagwam)
11 mins; May 27, 2021
283. The Future of Cloud, Business Model Transitions from Subscription to Consumption, and The Shift from Technology-first to End-User Value (Dharmesh Thakker)
281. Overlooked Opportunity in EdTech, Letting the Entrepreneur Be the Guide, and Defy's Sage Program (Neil Sequeira)
46 mins; May 10, 2021
Investor Stories 191: What's Next (Woodard, Pantoja, Bonatsos, Douglass)
8 mins; May 06, 2021
280. The Deep Tech Revolution, Predictions for the Job Market, Crypto, and NFTs, and The Inevitabilities of the Next Decade (Guy Perelmuter)
43 mins; May 03, 2021
Investor Stories 190: Why I Passed (Gembala, Currier, Middleton, Adeeb)
10 mins; April 29, 2021
279. The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/Hate Businesses, & the Rise of Super Apps (Nicole Quinn)
35 mins; April 26, 2021
Investor Stories 189: Post Mortems (Dubugras, Basu Trivedi, Warner, Hirsch)
9 mins; April 22, 2021
278. The Sustainable & Temporary Trends of COVID, The Self-Aware Founder, and Writing the Survival Guide for the Mental Aspect of Entrepreneurship (Mike Smerklo)
277. Raising a Fund via General Solicitation & Twitter, The Challenges (and benefits) of Rolling Funds, and Facing the Reality of Diversity in VC (McKeever "Mac" Conwell II)
276. How COVID Has Instigated a Massive Demographic Reshuffling, Accelerating the Transformation of Retail, and Why Real Estate Will Become the Largest Consumer of Climate Tech (Brendan Wallace)
49 mins; April 05, 2021
Investor Stories 186: What's Next (Casnocha, Yin, Sim, Guleri)
12 mins; April 01, 2021
275. Doubling Down on Data to Discover Overlooked Founders, Teaching and Coaching CEOs, & Bullpen's Approach to Measuring Fund Success (Paul Martino)
39 mins; March 29, 2021
Investor Stories 185: Why I Passed (Bonatsos, Pezeshki, Abbasi, Hester)
10 mins; March 25, 2021
274. The Next Generation of Tech & Venture Capital from the Perspective of a Unicorn Founder Turned GP (Alfred Chuang)
57 mins; March 20, 2021
Investor Stories 184: Post Mortems (Torenberg, Bannon, Carolan, Napier)
8 mins; March 18, 2021
273. The "Three Layer Cake" Fund, How Personal Experience Drives Your Investment Lens, The Future of Tech for the Aging Population, & How a Solo GP Can Do it All (Monique Woodard)
272. Staying Competitive in the Seed Fund Boom, Success Metrics at the Fund Level, and the Shifting Equilibrium of Investors and Founders (David Goldberg)
257. Investing in First-time Founders, the Evolution of Social, the Future of Big Tech, and the Freedom of Remote Work (Niko Bonatsos)
38 mins; November 16, 2020
Investor Stories 166: What's Next (Osterwalder, Suster, Koh, Abbasi)
11 mins; November 12, 2020
256. A Proprietary Tool to Source Startups, The Commoditization of Capital, and the New Exit Environment (Villi Iltchev)
45 mins; November 09, 2020
Investor Stories 165: Why I Passed (Findley, McIntyre, Clarkson, Tavel)
11 mins; November 05, 2020
255. Launching Canada's #1 Local Classifieds Site, Kijiji, The Flourishing Canadian Tech Ecosystem, and What to Look for in Early-stage Marketplace Startups (Janet Bannister)
41 mins; November 02, 2020
Investor Stories 164: Post Mortems (Tunguz, Isford, Casnocha, Reum)
9 mins; October 29, 2020
254. Going Public via SPACs and PIPEs, The First Mover in Ridesharing That Lost to Uber, and Building the Online Marketplace for Used Cars, Shift (George Arison)
252. Decentralization of VC, Why Your Fund Size is Your Strategy, and Why Startup Formation is the Most Important Contributor to Economic Growth (Erik Torenberg)
49 mins; October 12, 2020
Investor Stories 161: What's Next (Hsu, Vrionis, Vassallo, Hsieh)
10 mins; October 08, 2020
251. Funding the Misunderstood Technical Founder, Self Evaluation as a Solo Capitalist, and Capital to Underwrite R&D risk vs. S&M risk (Farooq Abbasi)
43 mins; October 05, 2020
Investor Stories 160: Why I Passed (Bechtel, Koh, Dash, Fluhr)
11 mins; September 30, 2020
250. Industrial Innovation, Where Blitzscaling Doesn't Work, Why Sector Focus Wins, and Beginning with the End in Mind (Ty Findley)
41 mins; September 28, 2020
Investor Stories 159: Post Mortems (Ingersoll, Douglass, Siegler, Currier)
11 mins; September 24, 2020
249. Common Traits Shared by Top GPs, Why Underrepresented Fund Managers Will Produce Superior Returns, and SPACs vs. Direct Listings vs. IPOs (Lo Toney)
