On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: David Horowitz Jim Kim Ash Rust Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they’ve encountered as an investor.
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195. Flip The Script & Perfect Your Pitch (Oren Klaff)
Oren Klaff of Intersection Capital joins Nick to discuss Flip The Script & Perfect Your Pitch. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/path to finance What led to the founding of Intersection? What’s your mandate and focus at Intersection? Tell us about the Velocity product. Your bestselling book Pitch Anything, provides a detailed…
Investor Stories 122: Lessons Learned (Ajao, Bahat, Cheng)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Adeyemi Ajao Roy Bahat Cheryl Cheng Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it’s changed their approach.
194. Special Edition! The Story behind TFR & New Stack Ventures (John Gannon interviews Nick Moran)
John Gannon of Going VC interviews Nick to discuss The Story Behind TFR & New Stack Ventures. In this episode, we cover: How did you get Brad Feld on early on? How did you stay true to your vision when you were getting asked early on by entrepreneurs to feature…
Investor Stories 121: What’s Next (Dorsey, Senkut, Banister)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Scott Dorsey Aydin Senkut Cyan Banister Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns.
193. SaaS Acceleration, Sales Savvy Founders & the Rise of Tech-Enabled Services (Michael Cardamone)
Michael Cardamone of Acceleprise joins Nick to discuss SaaS Acceleration, Sales Savvy Founders & the Rise of Tech-Enabled Services.. In this episode, we cover: What is Aaron Levie like to work for? Backstory and path to Acceleprise When you started Acceleprise a lot of folks told you not to —…
Investor Stories 120: Why I Passed (Hea Nahm, Moatti, Clavier)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Tae Hea Nahm SC Moatti Jeff Clavier Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.
192. Secrets of Sand Hill Road (Scott Kupor)
Scott Kupor of Andreessen Horowitz joins Nick to discuss Secrets of Sand Hill Road. In this episode, we cover: When Marc and Ben first reached out to you about joining A16Z, you hesitated. Why? “When Marc and Ben first started A16Z, they described a founder’s leadership capability as “egomaniacal”… what…
Investor Stories 119: Special Edition! Why I Invested in Curv Labs (Moran, Balish, Deshays)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Nick Moran Shea Balish Henri Deshays This will be a unique segment where, Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures and Henri Deshays of NewFund will discuss why they invested in Curv Labs. Founder of Curv, Shea Balish, will join…
Investor Stories 118: Strange & Unusual (Glickman, Wortmann, Fein)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Steve Glickman Craig Wortmann John Fein Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they’ve encountered as an investor.