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

Today we cover Part 2 of Student-Focused VC Funds with Peter Boyce II of General Catalyst & Rough Draft Ventures. In this segment we address: One of the biggest issues I’ve encountered at university is that schools and their students have been siloed. How have you considered bridging the gap...

 

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Direct download: FR097_Boyce_p2.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 12:45pm EDT

Peter Boyce II of General Catalyst & Rough Draft Ventures joins Nick to cover Student-Focused Venture Funds, Part 1. We will address questions including: Today we’re talking about University and Student-focused funds… First off, can you give an overview of the hypothesis here and why you choose to launch a...

 

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Direct download: FR096_Boyce_p1.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 10:19am EDT

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet,

the following investors are featured:

  • Buttrick
  • Sanwal
  • O'Donnell

Each investor describes their investment thesis and

how they evaluate startups for investment.

 

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Direct download: IS44_Thesis_Buttrick_Sanwal_ODonnell.mp3
Category:Investor Stories -- posted at: 7:15am EDT

In this episode, Nick answers questions from the listeners including: First off, a question from Dave at a family office in the midwest…  Dave asks: “Nick, I recently reviewed a great startup but am not going to pursue because of the terms. Our lawyer requires a that a convertible note...

 

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Direct download: FR095_QA_1.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Today we cover Part 2 of “What’s Wrong with Venture?” with Dave McClure of 500 Startups. In this segment we address: Are there any problematic issues that you’ve observed w/ founders? Any thoughts on who might be one of the most misunderstood people in the venture ecosystem? How do you...

 

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Direct download: FR094_McClure_p2.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 1:30pm EDT

Welcome back to TFR.  We’ve got a good one today as we welcome one of the most respected and polarizing figures in venture, Dave McClure, to the program.  Dave, of course, is a founding partner at 500 startups and, with Christine Tsai, they have built an organization that may be...

 

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Direct download: FR093_McClure_p1.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 11:41am EDT

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

  • Davis

  • Heymann

  • Ramsinghani

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

 

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Direct download: IS43_Invested_Davis_Heymann_Ramsinghani.mp3
Category:Investor Stories -- posted at: 1:37pm EDT

Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following episodes:

Ep32: Capital Outside of the Valley (Morris Wheeler, Mike Belsito)

Ep33: Syndicate Investing (Gil Penchina)

Ep35: Developing Startup...

 

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Direct download: FR092_CRAM_Ep32-36.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 12:30pm EDT

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