On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jonathan Hung Santosh Sankar Matt Cohen 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? Jonathan Hung Episode 292Santosh…
Cameron Borumand of FUSE joins Nick to discuss Why the Pacific Northwest Will Win Big, Tapping the Enterprise Talent Pool, and Investing in Apps over Infrastructure. In this episode we cover: The Story of FUSE Spinouts in VC Attracting & Building Talent Networks Why Cameron avoids the Zoom Pitch Enterprise…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Emily Paxhia Nihal Mehta TX Zhuo Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they’ve encountered as an investor. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? Emily Paxhia Episode 298Nihal Mehta Episode 308TX Zhuo…
Steve Sarracino of Activant Capital joins Nick to discuss The Late Stage Reset, Competing with Tiger, and Last Mile’s Unit Economics. In this episode we cover: Launching a Growth Fund & The Late Stage Repricing The Economics of Full Stack Delivery Startups Why Europe Maybe the Next Leading Market The…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Dayna Grayson & Rachel Holt Nagraj Kashyap Parker Barille 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? Dayna Grayson &…
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…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Winter Mead Yanev Suissa Ruth Foxe Blader 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? Winter Mead Episode 297Yanev Suissa Episode…
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: Why Sara Started Recast and the Enablement Initiative An Exploration of the Fund of Funds Model What Questions She Asks an Emerging Manager…
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. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? Ali Tamaseb…
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…