On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Miriam Rivera Seth Levine Nihal Mehta Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? Miriam Rivera Episode 332Seth…
Julie Wroblewski of Magnify Ventures joins Nate to discuss The $640B Care Economy, The Invisible Work Dilemma, and Differentiation Tips for Emerging Managers. In this episode we cover: The Magnitude of the Care Economy and Why The Time is Now How Technology is Influencing How We Care for Each Other…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Cameron Borumand Ryan Falvey Steve Sarracino Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? Cameron Borumand Episode 328Ryan Falvey Episode…
Nnamdi Iregbulem of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nate to discuss Navigating Macro Headwinds, Balancing Growth v. Profitability, and How to Get in Front of the Top 1% of Founders. In this episode we cover: Tips for Founders When Capital Gets Expensive Where Software is Still Eating the World The Uncapped…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jonathan Lehr Sunil Nagaraj Steve Sarracino Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they’ve encountered as an investor. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? Jonathan Lehr Episode 304Sunil Nagaraj Episode 319Steve Sarracino…
Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures joins Nick to discuss The Mendoza Line in VC, Why Most Investors Fail More than they Succeed, What Founder Greatness Looks Like, and Lessons from Pitching to 500 LPs & Closing $42.6M. In this episode we cover: What The Mendoza Line is & It’s…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rob Go Santosh Sankar Karen Page Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it’s changed their approach. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? Rob Go Episode 303Santosh Sankar Episode 317Karen…
Mike Evans of Grubhub & Fixer joins Nick to discuss The $2 Billion Pizza Order, The Founding Story of Grubhub, Why NPS Sucks, and How Fixer is Transforming Gig Work. In this episode we cover: How Grubhub Started with a Pizza Order Why Marketplace Founders Should Cheat NPS as a…
Greg Sands of Costanoa Ventures joins Nick to discuss A Decade at Costanoa, Where Large Multistage Funds Fail Founders, Denominator v. Numerator Effects, and Tips on Startup Selection. In this episode we cover: Lessons from 10 Years at Costanoa The Denominator Effect in VC Tips on Selecting Startups & More!…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nagraj Kashyap Matt Cohen Jennifer Stojkovic Jed Cairo Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. Did you miss our guests full length episodes?…