The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified

Nick Moran
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Dec 22, 2022 • 6min

Investor Stories 275: What's Next (Borumand, Kadavy, Waliszewski)

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Cameron Borumand Annie Kadavy Konrad Waliszewski 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.
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Dec 19, 2022 • 38min

364. The FTX Fallout, What's Next for Crypto and Web 3.0, and Lessons From Backing 13 IPOs (Jai Das)

Jai Das of Sapphire Ventures joins Nick to discuss The FTX Fallout, What's Next for Crypto and Web 3.0, and Lessons From Backing 13 IPOs. In this episode we cover: Playing Defense and Offense in a Downturn Predictions for Crypto and Web 3.0 Indicators of a Future IPO And 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.
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Dec 15, 2022 • 13min

Investor Stories 274: Why I Passed (Sarracino, Fernandez, Draper)

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Steve Sarracino Hernán Fernandez Tim Draper 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.
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Dec 12, 2022 • 44min

363. Building a Construction Unicorn in Missouri, Leaving Communism for Capitalism, and How to Win a Market When Everything is a Commodity (Willy Schlacks)

Willy Schlacks of EquipmentShare joins Nick to discuss Building a Construction Unicorn in Missouri, Leaving Communism for Capitalism, and How to Win a Market When Everything is a Commodity. In this episode we cover: From Communism to Capitalism The Philosophy of Altruistic Capitalism Fusing The Digital and Built Worlds Common Company Killers from Founders And More!
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Dec 8, 2022 • 9min

Investor Stories 273: Post Mortems (O'Malley, Burnham, Holiday)

this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Brian O'Malley Brad Burnham Aaron Holiday 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! 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.
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Dec 5, 2022 • 33min

362. Orchestrating a $1B+ Secondaries Purchase from NEA, Tradeoffs of Burn, Growth, and Valuation, and Winning Against Multistage Firms (Ravi Viswanathan)

Ravi Viswanathan of NVC joins Nick to discuss Orchestrating a $1B+ Secondaries Purchase from NEA, tradeoffs of Burn, Growth, and Valuation, and Winning Against Multistage Firms. In this episode we cover: The Birth of New View Capital Multistage Firms and web 3 Damage Control for 2023 How to know if a company is the next rocket ship Super Apps Ethics And 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.
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Dec 1, 2022 • 6min

Investor Stories 272: Strange & Unusual (Sands, Hamed, Draper)

this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Greg Sands Ali Hamed Tim Draper 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! 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.
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Nov 28, 2022 • 44min

361. Valuation Inflation, the IPO Pause and What that Means for M&A, If Twitter is in Better Hands, and How to Construct a Successful Board (Eric Liaw)

Eric Liaw of IVP joins Nick to discuss Valuation Inflation, the IPO Pause and What that Means for M&A, If Twitter is in Better Hands, and How to Construct a Successful Board. In this episode we cover: Parsing Out the IPO Process Thoughts on Twitter's Acquisition Market Predictions And 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.
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Nov 24, 2022 • 9min

Investor Stories 271: Lessons Learned (Khera, O'Malley, Mejia Hernandez)

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Neha Khera Brian O'Malley Samara Mejia Hernandez Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. 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.
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Nov 21, 2022 • 42min

360. Stories, Advice, and Leveraging 35 Years of Startup Board Experience (Brad Feld)

Brad Feld of Foundry Group and Techstars joins Nate to discuss Stories, Advice, and Leveraging 35 Years of Startup Board Experience. In this episode we cover: How to Build and Leverage a Board from the Beginning Advice for Board Members Avoiding the Most-Common Mistakes And 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.

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