Elizabeth Galbut of SoGal Ventures joins Nick to discuss Better Diversity, Better Outcomes. In this episode, we cover:

• Her involvement in creating the first VC investment group at Johns Hopkins
• What the focus is at SoGal and why that creates their edge
• How she and her partner divide responsibilities
• How the establishment has reacted to her and her firm
• We talk about her experience as a design professor and how that impacts her approach
• she gives an example of a design-centric investment
• she discusses her thinking when evaluating an early stage business
• we review their dealflow and sourcing strategy
• and we wrap up w/ Elizabeth's advice for a younger version of herself if she had the opportunity to give it

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

• Vic Pascucci
• Brendan Wallace
• Rebecca Kaden 

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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Paul Martino of Bullpen Capital joins Nick to discuss the emergence of the Post-Seed round. In this episode, we cover:

• Why Paul passed on joining Mike Maples at Floodgate in order to start Bullpen
• The product/market fit algorithm he developed for Mike
• If the stages of funding are moving out or if there are just more of them
• How Bullpen is differentiated
• The metrics they require to engage with startups
• How his quant background has helped make this subjective discipline more objective
• The hardest aspect of developing new, young VCs
• We discuss lack of innovation in the asset class
• Why herd mentality is pervasive
• Other contrarian principles he and Bullpen embrace
• If it's harder to get A or B round funding for the non-traditional founders or industries that he invests in
• How Private Equity is impacting exits
  the differences in sourcing at post-seed
  and we wrap up w/ Paul's thoughts on how branding and investment focus helps drive opportunity for Bullpen

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

• Peter Boyce
• Jordan Nof
• Sergio Gurrieri 

Each investor describes their investment thesis and
how they evaluate startups for investment.

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