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

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet,

the following investors are featured:

  • Ramsinghani

  • Tsai

  • Gasser

Each investor describes their investment thesis and

how they evaluate startups for investment.

 

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Direct download: IS31_Thesis_Ramsinghani_Tsai_Gasser.mp3
Category:Investor Stories -- posted at: 11:21am EDT

Today we cover Part 2 of From Angel Group to Venture Fund with Maia Heymann of Converge Venture Partners. In this segment we address: What are the reasons why this structure attracts more great entrepreneurs? Have you found that you can move faster from the time you receive a deck...

 

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Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 7:15am EDT

Maia Heymann of Converge Venture Partners joins Nick to cover ‘From Angel Group to Venture Fund, Part 1’. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how you became involved in startup investing? From your experience as an institutional LP, how did you choose venture...

 

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Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 7:35am EDT

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

  • Moran

  • Label

  • Corey

Each investor highlights a situation where they decided to invest in a startup and why they said yes.        

 

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Category:Investor Stories -- posted at: 4:14am EDT

Today we cover Part 2 of The Fast No with Mike Collett of Promus Ventures. In this segment we address: Do you approach evaluation like a funnel process and what specific methods do you use to accelerate decision-making? Do you see investors that operate w/ a trigger… where they make...

 

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Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 12:46pm EDT

Mike Collett of Promus Ventures joins Nick to cover The Fast No, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you start off by walking through your background and how you became involved in venture capital? This has come up in previous episodes but can you start off by refreshing...

 

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Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 7:24am EDT

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

- Shah

- Wilkins

- Parker

Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.        

 

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Category:Investor Stories -- posted at: 12:10pm EDT

Christine Tsai of 500 Startups joins Nick to cover Diversity in Venture Capital, Part 1. We will address questions including: The Information recently published their “Future List” study, conducted w/ Social Capital on Diversity at VC firms. They found that 92% of the senior investors top-tier firms are male and...

 

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Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 6:24pm EDT

Today we cover Part 2 of Diversity in Venture Capital with Christine Tsai of 500 Startups. In this segment we address: You’ve said “The best thing women in tech can do is to invest in other women,” Last fall, 500 introduced its 500 Women AngelList syndicate and pledged to invest...

 

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Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 11:43am EDT

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

-Greathouse
-Medved
-Huston

Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or
trends that may have significant impact in the
future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns.

 

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Category:Investor Stories -- posted at: 3:21pm EDT

Andrew Parker of Spark Capital joins Nick to cover Algorithms as a Competitive Advantage. We will address questions including: Today we are talking data and algorithm-based startups. You’ve written a great deal about startups using algorithms as the basis of their value. When and why did you begin investing in...

 

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Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 9:44am EDT

Today we cover Part 2 of Algorithms as a Competitive Advantage with Andrew Parker of Spark Capital. In this segment we address: You’ve written about your investments in digital healthcare and education. Where do you see the future of these sectors and what areas are still potentially untapped? Are there...

 

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Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 7:45am EDT

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