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

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

  • Eric Tarczynski
  • Ajay Agarwal
  • Brian Barnes

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.


Rob Biederman of Asymmetric joins Nate to discuss The Surprising Challenge of Launching a Venture Fund, Analyzing AI Horizontally Versus Vertically, and Why Most Companies Are Overstaffed. In this episode, we cover:

  • The difference between a Founder VC and a Non-Founder VC
  • What are the areas that are getting the team excited
  • Vertical vs Horizontal Solutions
  • Building in Use Cases that expand Customer Value with Minimal Cost
  • How to Evaluate Horizontal Business Software Companies
  • Overstaffing and Underinvestment

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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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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

  • Rick Zullo
  • Catharine Dockery
  • Rob Biederman

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.

Direct download: Investor_Stories_301__Lessons_Learned_Zullo_Dockery_Biederman.mp3
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Tony Conrad of True Ventures joins Nick to discuss Avoiding Attribution, The 50.1% Rule of Life, How to Invest in Red Oceans, and Why Investor Inaction is Often Best. In this episode, we cover:

  • The importance of building camaraderie
  • What does it take to get 20% Ownership in a Company
  • How to Invest in Red Oceans
  • Investing in Hardware
  • Selling Hardware vs. Software
  • Impact of Consumer Trends on Tech Startups
  • Is AI a threat to humans and what is the role of AI in the market

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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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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

  • Nadav Eylath
  • Kyle Harrison
  • Alex Pruden

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.

Direct download: Investor_Stories_300__Post_Mortems_Eylath_Harrison_Pruden.mp3
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David Pakman of Coinfund joins Nate to discuss Why Now is the Best Time to be Investing in Crypto and Web3, What's Next in NFTs, and The Future of Crypto Regulation. In this episode, we cover:

  • The difference between Crypto-native and Crypto-dabble firms.
  • Catalysts driving adoption of Bitcoin & Crypto Currency.
  • Consumer use case for Crypto Currencies?
  • What's Next in NFTs
  • Advice for web3 founders.
  • Why we don’t want five companies to control the future.

Guest Links:

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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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

  • David Tisch
  • Wesley Chan & Pegah Ebrahimi
  • Tony Conrad

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, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

Direct download: Investor_Stories_299__Why_I_Passed_Tisch__Pegah_Conrad.mp3
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Kyle Harrison and Eric Tarczynski of Contrary Capital join Nate to discuss Finding Product Market Fit As a Venture Firm, How to Identify World-Class Founders Before Anyone Else, And Debating Whether or Not Venture Has Hit The Bottom. In this episode, we cover:

  • The thesis and investment approach at Contrary.
  • Content and content marketing?
  • Ideating and scaling the MVP?
  • How much time are investors spending on other areas?
  • How do you differentiate your company?

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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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

  • Rick Zullo
  • Deena Shakir
  • Jim Andelman

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.

Direct download: Investor_Stories_298__Strange__Unusual_Zullo_Shakir_Andelman.mp3
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