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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jim Andelman Wes Chan & Pegah Ebrahimi Rodrigo Liang Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. Did you miss our guests full-length episodes? Jim Andelman Episode 379 Wes Chan & Pegah Ebrahimi Episode 384 Rodrigo Liang Episode 380 The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rick Zullo Deena Shakir Alex Pruden The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

Jim Andelman of Bonfire Ventures joins Nick to discuss 85% Graduation from Seed to Series A, SaaS Metric Mastery, The Right Time to Stop Founder-Led Sales, and Advice for Emerging Managers. In this episode we cover: The entry point for a seed investor. The importance of being overweight on the first round. How do you respond to a correction in valuation? Knowing when to relax constraints in venture. How much does it cost to build a sales team? The right time to transition from founder-led sales to sales leader. Evaluating the margin profile of a business. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. To learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website and LinkedIn and be sure to follow us on Twitter. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Subscribe to our podcast and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Vis

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Kristi Ross Deena Shakir Rick Zullo Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector,

Catharine Dockery of Vice Ventures joins Nick to discuss Betting on "Bad" Industries, the opportunity in Alcohol, Nicotine, SexTech and other vices, and Why Early Stage Investors Should Avoid Consumer Investing. In this episode we cover: Raising money for venture capital. Investment opportunities in psychedelics. What are the signals to look for in a consumer company? The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. To learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website and LinkedIn and be sure to follow us on Twitter. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Subscribe to our podcast and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jim Andelman Mar Hershenson Alex Pruden Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

Alex Pruden of Aleo joins Nate to discuss From Special Forces to Leading Aleo, The Bull Case for Crypto and Web 3, and The Future of the Internet. In this episode we cover: Leading a tech startup. How to cultivate a stronger sense of leadership. What is Aleo and what does it do? What are the initial use cases for Ai? The power of proof of humanity. The scalability of zero-knowledge proofs. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. To learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website and LinkedIn and be sure to follow us on Twitter. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Subscribe to our podcast and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Willy Schlacks Mar Hershenson Rick Zullo Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed.

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nadav Eylath Kristi Ross Mar Hershenson Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Laura Spiekerman of Alloy joins Nate to discuss What Does the Future of Fintech Hold? Insights on Growth, Fraud, and Community Banking. In this episode we cover: Alloy's mission and the role it plays in fintech The importance of community banks in fintech design and development Challenges of scaling a go-to-market business in fintech  Laura's insights on the future of fintech, including concerns about fraud and blockchain technology The impact of fed now on fraud prevention in fintech

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Kristi Ross Ravi Viswanathan Oz Alon The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Shardul Shah of Index Ventures joins Nick to discuss Assessing an entrepreneur’s imagination. What are the metrics and characteristics that demonstrate product market fit for Early-stage investing? (Shardul Shah). In this episode we cover: Outsourcing security risk and the need to outsource risk. The Importance of Imaginative Entrepreneurs How do you think about the trade-offs of a services business? Metrics and characteristics that demonstrate product market fit. The evaluation criteria Shardul uses in evaluating companies.

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jenny Lefcourt Mar Hershenson Ravi Viswanathan Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.

Kristi Ross of tastytrade joins Nick to discuss Bootstrapping to a Billion Dollar Exit, The History of Options Trading, Competing Against Robinhood, and How to Build a Brokerage Content Machine. In this episode we cover: Bootstrapping to a Billion Chicago Trading in the 90s ThinkorSwim, TCV, and Trading to Tastytrade Robinhood's Capital Intensive Strategy  Using Media and Content to Build a Brokerage Powerhouse Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. You can follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tim Draper Jenny Lefcourt Chris Sugden Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

 Dan Ahrens of Left Lane Capital joins Nate to discuss The $30 Trillion Dollar Market Opportunity, Formulas for Successful Consumer Investing, and the Current Macro Environment. In this episode we cover: Firm Building at Left Lane Raising a $1.4B Fund II Investing in Consumer Tech and SMB The Current Macro Environment and much more!

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Brian O'Malley Ravi Viswanathan Willy Schlacks Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

Mar Hershenson of Pear VC joins Nick to discuss Are Founders Born or Made?, What it Takes to Raise a Series A in 2023, and Weighing the Balance of Unit Economics vs Growth. In this episode we cover: Path to Pear and The Forbes Midas List Data on The DNA of Entrepreneurs Generative AI Hype Raising a Series A in 2023 & More! Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. You can follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Samara Mejia Hernandez Julie Wroblewski Brad Burnham Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.