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

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Dayna Grayson & Rachel Holt, Nagraj Kashyap, and Parker Barille. 

Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed.

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Direct download: 337_Investor_Stories_237__Post_Mortems_Grayson__Holt_Kashyap_Barille.mp3
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Jenny Stojkovic of The Vegan's Women Summit joins Nick to discuss FoodTech’s Female Founders, Crossing the Chasm for Alt Proteins, and Why the Psychedelics Market isn’t like Cannabis. In this episode we cover:

  • The SF Tech Exodus
  • Learning from Ron Conway
  • Alternative Milks & Crossing the Chasm
  • How to Avoid the GreenTech Failures of the 2000’s
  • Why Delivery Matters in Psychedelics

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Winter Mead, Yanev Suissa, and Ruth Foxe Blader. 

Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach.

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For other great episodes, go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/27155166/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/TFR_Pod).

Direct download: 336_Investor_Stories_236__Lessons_Learned_Mead_Suissa_Foxe_Blader.mp3
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Sara Zulkosky of Recast Capital joins Nick to discuss Finding Alpha in Emerging Managers, Common Mistakes & Pitfalls, and Sources of Differentiation. In this episode we cover:

  • Sara's Background and Path to VC
  • Tips for Emerging Managers
  • How To Differentiate Your Fund & more!

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

  • Ali Tamaseb
  • Jonathan Ebinger
  • Russ Heddleston

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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Direct download: 335_Investor_Stories_235__Whats_Next_Tamaseb_Ebinger_Heddleston.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00am EDT

Maryanna Saenko of Future Ventures joins Nick to discuss Support for Ukraine, 3 Measures for Evaluating DeepTech, a 15-year Fund Horizon, and Today’s Most Compelling Climate Technologies. In this episode we cover:

  • How Maryanna and Steve Jurvetson Founded Future Ventures
  • 3 Measures they look for when Evaluating DeepTech
  • How to "Grow the Pool" of Investors
  • Climate Tech Trends & Regenerative Agriculture
  • And more! 

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

  • Brian Requarth
  • Emily Paxhia
  • Eric Sippel

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

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For other great episodes, go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/27155166/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/TFR_Pod).

Direct download: 334_Investor_Stories_234__Why_I_Passed_Requarth_Paxhia_Sippel.mp3
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Karen Page of B Capital Group joins Nick to discuss Box's Go-To-Market Strategy, Building the Enterprise Sales Motion, and When to Bring on a Sales Leader. 

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
  • Seth Levine
  • Ben Wiener
  • Rob Go

Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor.

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Direct download: 333_Investor_Stories_233__Strange__Unusual_Levine_Wiener_Go.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00am EDT

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