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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.

Investor Stories 62: My Investing Strategy (Parker, Suster, Shah)

11 mins; May 05, 2017

134. The Importance of Storytelling, VC EQ, and the LP-GP Dating Game, Part 2 (James R. 'Trey' Hart III)

34 mins; April 25, 2017

133. The Importance of Storytelling, VC EQ, and the LP-GP Dating Game, Part 1 (James R. 'Trey' Hart III)

44 mins; April 21, 2017

132. Nick Moran is Interviewed on Bootstrapping in America

15 mins; April 13, 2017

Investor Stories 61: Why I Invested (Roberts, Struhl, Verrill)

11 mins; March 30, 2017

131. How Amazon, Fitbit & Snap Won; Where Apple, Pebble & Google Did Not, Part 2 (Ben Einstein)

27 mins; March 23, 2017

130. How Amazon, Fitbit & Snap Won; Where Apple, Pebble & Google Did Not, Part 1 (Ben Einstein)

31 mins; March 16, 2017

Investor Stories 60: Why I Passed (Triest & DeMarrais, Tsai, Larkins & Galston)

10 mins; March 08, 2017

129. Cram Session, Episodes 73-78 (Nick Moran)

25 mins; March 01, 2017

128. Sector & Niche Focused Funds, p2 and Driving Value with a Regulatory Focus (Jordan Nof)

32 mins; February 24, 2017

127. Sector & Niche Focused Funds, Part 1 (Jordan Nof)

32 mins; February 22, 2017

Investor Stories 59: Lessons Learned (Olsen, Collett, Sanwal)

9 mins; February 16, 2017

126. Cram Session, Episodes 67-72 (Nick Moran)

27 mins; February 10, 2017

Investor Stories 58: What's Next (Kurzweil, Buttrick, Hudson)

10 mins; February 03, 2017

125. Space Tech Investing, Part 2 (David Cowan)

24 mins; January 26, 2017

124. Space Tech Investing, Part 1 (David Cowan)

27 mins; January 19, 2017

123. Cram Session, Episodes 61-66 (Nick Moran)

15 mins; January 11, 2017

Investor Stories 57: Exceptional Founders (Wilkins, Mason, Benaich)

7 mins; January 04, 2017

122. Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 2 (Niki Scevak)

26 mins; December 28, 2016

121. Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 1 (Niki Scevak)

27 mins; December 22, 2016

120. Cram Session, Episodes 55-60 (Nick Moran)

28 mins; December 14, 2016

Investor Stories 56: My Investing Strategy (Mohnot, Mougayar, Tunguz)

12 mins; December 08, 2016

119. Economic Theory in Venture Capital, Part 2 (Mark Suster)

38 mins; December 03, 2016

118. Economic Theory in Venture Capital, Part 1 (Mark Suster)

32 mins; November 30, 2016

Investor Stories 55: Why I Passed (Roberts, Heymann, Eakman)

8 mins; November 26, 2016

Investor Stories 54: Why I Invested in Regroup Therapy (Moran, Cohn, Saunders)

28 mins; November 22, 2016

117. Index Investing, Mastering Dealflow & Seeing Everything at Series A, Part 2 (Galen Mason & Brian Axelrad)

38 mins; November 18, 2016

116. Index Investing, Mastering Dealflow & Seeing Everything at Series A, Part 1 (Galen Mason & Brian Axelrad)

35 mins; November 16, 2016

115. Cram Session, Episodes 50-54 (Nick Moran)

30 mins; November 11, 2016

Investor Stories 53: Lessons Learned (Heltzer, Larkins & Galston, McClure)

10 mins; November 09, 2016

114. The Next Great Startup Ecosystem is… Part 2 (Chris Olsen)

28 mins; November 04, 2016

113. The Next Great Startup Ecosystem is… Part 1 (Chris Olsen)

27 mins; November 03, 2016

112. Cram Session, Episodes 46-49 (Nick Moran)

29 mins; October 28, 2016

Investor Stories 52: What's Next (Draper, Ramsinghani, Parker)

9 mins; October 26, 2016

111. Developer Platform Investing, Part 2 (Ethan Kurzweil)

34 mins; October 19, 2016

110. Developer Platform Investing, Part 1 (Ethan Kurzweil)

26 mins; October 17, 2016

Investor Stories 51: Exceptional Founders (Davis, Triest & DeMarrais, Verrill)

8 mins; October 14, 2016

109. Cram Session, Episodes 41-44 (Nick Moran)

30 mins; October 07, 2016

Investor Stories 50: My Investing Strategy (Acunzo, Rose, Hudson)

8 mins; October 04, 2016

108. Reinventing Venture Capital, Part 2 (Bryce Roberts)

34 mins; September 29, 2016

107. Reinventing Venture Capital, Part 1 (Bryce Roberts)

35 mins; September 28, 2016

Investor Stories 49: Why I Invested (Polovets, Collett, Benaich)

11 mins; September 22, 2016

106. Underserved Startup Ecosystems, Part 2 (Stuart Larkins & Ezra Galston)

27 mins; September 16, 2016

105. Underserved Startup Ecosystems, Part 1 (Stuart Larkins & Ezra Galston)

34 mins; September 15, 2016

Investor Stories 48: Why I Passed (Greathouse, Boyce, Huston)

10 mins; September 09, 2016

104. Cram Session, Episodes 37-40 (Nick Moran)

31 mins; September 07, 2016

103. The Limited Partner, Part 2 (Lindel Eakman)

29 mins; September 01, 2016

102. The Limited Partner, Part 1 (Lindel Eakman)

34 mins; August 31, 2016

Investor Stories 47: Lessons Learned (Tsai, Mougayar, Shah)

7 mins; August 24, 2016

101. The Man Behind the Mic, Part 2 (Nick Moran interviewed by Colin Keeley)

36 mins; August 18, 2016

100. The Man Behind the Mic, Part 1 (Nick Moran interviewed by Colin Keeley)

40 mins; August 17, 2016

Investor Stories 46: What's Next (Gurrieri, Wilkins, Mohnot)

11 mins; August 12, 2016

Investor Stories 45: Exceptional Founders (Parker, Tunguz, Heltzer)

11 mins; August 10, 2016

99. Public Policy for Angel Investors, Part 2 (David Verrill)

31 mins; August 05, 2016

98. Public Policy for Angel Investors, Part 1 (David Verrill)

30 mins; August 04, 2016

97. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 2 (Peter Boyce II)

29 mins; July 29, 2016

96. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 1 (Peter Boyce II)

28 mins; July 28, 2016

Investor Stories 44: My Investing Strategy (Buttrick, Sanwal, O'Donnell)

17 mins; July 21, 2016

95. Q&A – Nick Answers Questions from the Listeners (Nick Moran)

18 mins; July 19, 2016

94. What's Wrong with Venture? Part 2 (Dave McClure)

26 mins; July 14, 2016

93. What's Wrong with Venture? Part 1 (Dave McClure)

26 mins; July 13, 2016

Investor Stories 43: Why I Invested (Davis, Heymann, Ramsinghani)

10 mins; July 08, 2016

92. Cram Session, Episodes 32-36 (Nick Moran)

31 mins; July 06, 2016

91. SpaceX & Elon Musk's Mission to Mars, Part 2 (Tim Urban)

39 mins; June 29, 2016

90. SpaceX & Elon Musk's Mission to Mars, Part 1 (Tim Urban)

42 mins; June 28, 2016

89. Cram Session, Episodes 26-31 (Nick Moran)

28 mins; June 24, 2016

Investor Stories 42: Why I Passed (Struhl, Collett, Hudson)

8 mins; June 22, 2016

88. Fintech Investing, Part 2 (Sheel Mohnot)

24 mins; June 19, 2016

87. Fintech Investing, Part 1 (Sheel Mohnot)

24 mins; June 15, 2016

86. Cram Session, Episodes 18-21 (Nick Moran)

29 mins; June 09, 2016

Investor Stories 41: Lessons Learned (Triest & DeMarrais, Polovets, Rose)

12 mins; June 07, 2016

85. The Cap Table, Part 2 (John Buttrick & Sean Moran)

28 mins; June 02, 2016

84. The Cap Table, Part 1 (John Buttrick & Sean Moran)

29 mins; June 01, 2016

83. Cram Session, Episodes 11-17 (Nick Moran)

47 mins; May 26, 2016

Investor Stories 40: What's Next (Benaich, Tsai, Carter)

10 mins; May 24, 2016

82. Getting Smart on a New Market, Part 2 (Charles Hudson)

38 mins; May 20, 2016

81. Getting Smart on a New Market, Part 1 (Charles Hudson)

41 mins; May 17, 2016

Investor Stories 39: Why I Invested (Shah, Huston, Draper)

8 mins; May 05, 2016

80. Hardware Investing, Part 2 (Avidan Ross)

37 mins; April 29, 2016

79. Hardware Investing, Part 1 (Avidan Ross)

37 mins; April 27, 2016

Investor Stories 38: Exceptional Founders (Mougayar, Medved, Tsai)

10 mins; April 19, 2016

78. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 2 (Nathan Benaich)

37 mins; April 14, 2016

77. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 1 (Nathan Benaich)

41 mins; April 11, 2016

Investor Stories 37: My Investing Strategy (Heymann, Wilkins, Day)

12 mins; April 05, 2016

76. No Fun Allowed, Part 2 (Jonathon Triest & Brett DeMarrais)

21 mins; April 01, 2016

75. No Fun Allowed, Part 1 (Jonathon Triest & Brett DeMarrais)

20 mins; March 25, 2016

Investor Stories 36: Lessons Learned (Acunzo, Greathouse, Ramsinghani)

10 mins; March 18, 2016

Investor Stories 35: Why I Invested in Tovala (Moran, Rabie, Heltzer)

31 mins; March 16, 2016

74. Virtual Reality Investing, Part 2 (Adam Draper)

26 mins; March 11, 2016

73. Virtual Reality Investing, Part 1 (Adam Draper)

23 mins; March 09, 2016

Investor Stories 34: What's Next (Davis, Sanwal, Collett)

9 mins; March 05, 2016

72. Blockchain Investing, Part 2 (William Mougayar)

30 mins; March 03, 2016

71. Blockchain Investing, Part 1 (William Mougayar)

31 mins; March 02, 2016

Investor Stories 33: Why I Invested (Heltzer, Goldberg, Parker)

15 mins; February 25, 2016

70. Building an Investor Brand, Part 2 (Jay Acunzo & John Gannon)

29 mins; February 23, 2016

69. Building an Investor Brand, Part 1 (Jay Acunzo & John Gannon)

30 mins; February 17, 2016

Investor Stories 32: Exceptional Founders (Heymann, Struhl, Polovets)

13 mins; February 09, 2016

68. The Bloomberg for Private Companies, Part 2 (Anand Sanwal)

23 mins; February 08, 2016

67. The Bloomberg for Private Companies, Part 1 (Anand Sanwal)

21 mins; February 08, 2016

Investor Stories 31: My Investing Strategy (Ramsinghani, Tsai, Gasser)

19 mins; January 29, 2016

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