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 …

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 …

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…

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…

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 committ…

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 committ…

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, Dive…

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, Dive…

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…

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…

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 Business…

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 Business…

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 committe…

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 committe…

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, a…

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, a…

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 co…

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 co…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 Ve…

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 Ve…

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 ou…

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 ou…

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 Inv…

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 Inv…

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 committe…

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 committe…

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…

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…

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 committe…

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 committe…

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 Developme…

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 Developme…

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Michael Jones Jules Schwerin Jon Keidan 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 com…

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Michael Jones Jules Schwerin Jon Keidan 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 com…

David Spreng of Runway Growth Capital joins Nate to discuss 2024: The Year of Reckoning in the Venture Markets, The Future of Venture Debt, and Why the Venture Cycle is Unique. In this episode we cover: Venture Capital, Technology Investments, and Late-Stage Funding Differentiating Venture Debt Providers and Red Flags to Watch Out For Venture Capit…

David Spreng of Runway Growth Capital joins Nate to discuss 2024: The Year of Reckoning in the Venture Markets, The Future of Venture Debt, and Why the Venture Cycle is Unique. In this episode we cover: Venture Capital, Technology Investments, and Late-Stage Funding Differentiating Venture Debt Providers and Red Flags to Watch Out For Venture Capit…

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Morgan Beller Colin Walsh Adrian Aoun 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 ou…

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Morgan Beller Colin Walsh Adrian Aoun 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 ou…

Rob Rueckert of Sorenson Capital joins Nick to discuss How NVIDIA Beat Intel, Building a Firm Based on Go-to-Market, and Why Deal Judgement Trumps Deal Access. In this episode we cover: Venture Capital, Marketing, and Sales Strategies AI's Impact on the Tech Industry, Jobs, and Innovation Hiring Early Employees, Building a Strong Team, Leadership, …

Rob Rueckert of Sorenson Capital joins Nick to discuss How NVIDIA Beat Intel, Building a Firm Based on Go-to-Market, and Why Deal Judgement Trumps Deal Access. In this episode we cover: Venture Capital, Marketing, and Sales Strategies AI's Impact on the Tech Industry, Jobs, and Innovation Hiring Early Employees, Building a Strong Team, Leadership, …

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tim Tully Michael Jones Mitchell Green 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 …

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tim Tully Michael Jones Mitchell Green 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 …

Semyon Dukach of One Way Ventures joins Nick to discuss Why Immigrant Founders Outperform, Lessons from Professional Blackjack, And Why Worrying About Downstream Financing is a Mental Trap. In this episode we cover: Investing, Immigration, and Blackjack Investing in Immigrant Founders and Their Unique Perspectives Startup Investment Criteria and Sc…

Semyon Dukach of One Way Ventures joins Nick to discuss Why Immigrant Founders Outperform, Lessons from Professional Blackjack, And Why Worrying About Downstream Financing is a Mental Trap. In this episode we cover: Investing, Immigration, and Blackjack Investing in Immigrant Founders and Their Unique Perspectives Startup Investment Criteria and Sc…

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ian Sigalow Peter Wagner Morgan Beller 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 …

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ian Sigalow Peter Wagner Morgan Beller 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 …