Neha Khera of 2048 Ventures joins Nate to discuss Competing with a16z & Sequoia at Pre-Seed, the Evolution of Accelerators, and Deciphering Signal From Noise in Web 3. In this episode we cover: The Case for Underdog Founders and What Creates One Business Models that Lend Themselves to Becoming Platforms…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Miriam Rivera Jonathan Ebinger Maryanna Saenko 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? Miriam Rivera Episode 332Jonathan Ebinger Episode 302Maryanna…
Tripp Jones of Uncork Capital joins Nate to discuss Billion $ Lessons from a Dozen Unicorns, Why Consumer VC is not Dead, How to Size a Marketplace, and What the LP Pullback means for VC Funds. In this episode we cover: What Sets Apart a Unicorn Founding Team The Problem…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Eric Sippel Sara Zulkosky Greg Sands 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? Eric Sippel…
Howard Morgan of B Capital Group joins Nick to discuss Founding Renaissance Technologies & First Round Capital, The Origins of Idealab, Reasons Not to Grow your Fund, and How Sourcing from YC Has Changed. In this episode we cover: Starting the First Quantitative Hedge Fund Idealab’s First Check The Story Behind…
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…