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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Colin Walsh Adrian Aoun Semyon Dukach We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

James Joaquin of Obvious Ventures joins Nick to discuss Solving the World's Toughest Problems, the Ethics of AI, and the Rise of Generative Science. In this episode we cover: Growth of Funds and Measuring Alignment Between Investors and Founders Investing in Tech Companies with Positive Impact Generative AI for Scientific Breakthroughs and Renewable Energy AI's Potential to Transform Healthcare, Life Expectancy, and Scientific Research Climate Tech Investment Potential and the Role of Venture Capital in Driving Sustainable Economic Growth AI Ethics, Regulation, and Cybercrime Risks Guest Links: LinkedIn Twitter Obvious Ventures 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next inv

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: David Spreng Larsen Jensen Alex Edelson We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

Pejman Nozad of Pear VC joins Nick to discuss How a Sports Journalist, Car Washer, and Rug Salesman Built a Tier 1 VC Firm . In this episode we cover: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Building a Firm for Generations Entrepreneur Mindset, Sales Skills, and Storytelling Investing in Startups, Pro Rata, and Valuation Evaluating Startup Potential, Including Market Size and Founder Quality Investing, Exit Strategies, and Building Relationships with Founders Guest Links: LinkedIn X Pear VC 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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: Rob Rueckert Tomasz Tunguz Frank Rotman Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

Ilya Strebulaev co-author of the Venture Mindset joins Nick to discuss Deconstructing the Venture Mindset -- The Data and Decision-Making Driving Top Tier Investing. In this episode we cover: Venture Capital Mindset and Decision-Making Principles Venture Capital's Role in Creating Successful Companies Sourcing and Selection in Venture Capital, Diversifying Networks and Meaningful Connections Venture Capital Investing Strategies and Portfolio Management Venture Capital Best Practices, Including Risk Management and Portfolio Analysis Venture Mindset, Incentives, and Innovation in Startups and Large Companies Investing in Venture Capital During Economic Downturns, with Insights on AI and Unicorn Valuations Guest Links: LinkedIn X Order The Venture Mindset Book a Conversation with Ilya 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jules Schwerin Colin Walsh David Spreng We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

Alan Patricof & Abby Miller Levy of Primetime Partners joins Nick to discuss Founding VC Firms Apax, Greycroft, and Primetime, the Keys to Unlocking Investment Value in Healthcare, and Why the Aging Population is the Biggest Opportunity in Tech. In this episode we cover: Launching a Horizontal Fund Focused on Ageing Population Investing in Businesses Catering to Aging Population Healthcare Investment, Regulation, and AI's impact Reducing Healthcare Costs Through Prevention and Engagement Healthcare Innovation, Monitoring, and Diagnostics Reaching Older Adults in Healthcare, Including Marketing Strategies and Challenges Guest Links: LinkedIn - Alan , Abby X - Alan Primetime Partners 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Adrian Aoun Semyon Dukach Rob Rueckert We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

Frank Rotman of QED Investors joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Building the Iconic Firm QED, the History of Fintech, the Efficiency of Carbon Vs. Silicon Processing, and Decentralizations Role in the Future of Finance. In this episode we cover: Decentralization, and Stable Coins in Finance Financial Nihilism and Is Impact on Savings, Investing, and the Economy Megatrends, Including Aging Population, Climate Change, and GLP-1 Drugs Carbon-Based vs Silicon-Based Learning Machines, Strengths and Limitations Balancing Investor and Founder Needs Venture Capital's Role in Startup Growth and the Need for Innovation in the Industry Investing in Startups, Importance of Reserves, and Portfolio Construction Guest Links: LinkedIn X -  QED Investors X - Frank QED Investors 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us o

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Mitchell Green Morgan Beller Gaurav Jain We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

Tomasz Tunguz of Theory Ventures joins Nick to discuss Web 3.0 Database Dominance, How to Trust Black-Box ML Models, Google's Ad Business in an LLM-First Search World, and Lessons from Looker, Monte Carlo, and MotherDuck. In this episode we cover: Blockchain and Web3 Databases, with a Focus on Ethereum and Its Potential Dominance AI, Data Analytics, and Their Applications in Business Machine Learning Challenges and Opportunities, AI Innovations in Robotics, Self-Driving Cars, and Programming Using AI to Personalize Sales Pitches and Improve Response Rates AI's Impact on GDP Growth, Productivity, and Profitability Guest Links: LinkedIn X Theory Ventures 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jules Schwerin Adrian Aoun Rob Rueckert We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

Alex Edelson of Slipstream Investors joins Nick to discuss LPs Seeking Alpha - Decoding the Myths and Mastery of Fund Structure, Size, Reserves, Access, and Selection. In this episode we cover: Evaluating Emerging VC Firms and Co-Investing Opportunities Overcoming Challenges in Investing in Emerging Managers with Limited Track Records Evaluating Venture Capitalists' Competitive Advantages and Sustainability Venture Capital Incentives and Non-Consensus Investments Fundraising Challenges for VCs, With Advice on Structuring Fundraising Efforts Using Reserves in Venture Capital Investments How a GP Can Pitch Themselves to Limited Partners LPs to Build a Successful Partnership Guest Links: LinkedIn X Slipstream Investors 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack V

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Joe Kaiser Michael Jones Gaurav Jain We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

Larsen Jensen of Harpoon Ventures joins Nick to discuss TFR Declassified: Olympic Medalist and Navy SEAL on National Security, Deep Tech, and Taking Commercial Tech to Government Customers. In this episode we cover: Startups Selling to Government Sector Geopolitics and National Security in the Tech Industry Startup Potential in Defense Industry Investing in Tech Startups with a Focus on Government Contracts AI Adoption in Government and Enterprise Sectors Supporting Startup Founders with Differentiated Value Drone and Counter-Drone Technology in National Security Guest Links: LinkedIn Harpoon Ventures 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tim Tully Jules Schwerin Morgan Beller We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

Ashu Garg of Foundation Capital joins Nate to discuss The Future of Large Language Models, Open vs. Closed Sourced, and Why 2024 is the Year of Inference. In this episode we cover: Venture Capital Investing Strategies and Ideal Founder Characteristics AI Model Development and Its Future AI Models for Legal Tech and Their Potential Applications Tech Giants' Positioning in the AI Shift Google's Innovation Dilemma and AI Adoption Guest Links: LinkedIn X Foundation Capital 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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: Mitchell Green Colin Walsh Adrian Aoun Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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!

Brian Long of Attentive joins Nate to discuss The Playbook to Finding Product-Market Fit, When Founders Should Begin to Scale, and Lessons from Building Attentive. In this episode we cover: Entrepreneurship, Product Development, and Market Opportunity Strategic Decisions for Early-Stage Companies Customer Discovery and Feedback in Product Development Product Market Fit and Customer Acquisition Strategies Customer Problem Evolution and Startup Success Strategies Sales Strategies, Company Growth, and Founder Experience Guest Links: LinkedIn X  Attentive 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. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our 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 investor