John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures joins Nick to discuss The DNA of Startup Success. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/path to venture. Talk about your experience at Lightspeed and your decision to leave. Where/when did you first meet Jyoti Bansal, the founder, AppDynamics? What’s unusual about what you do? ‘Unusual…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Jeff Clavier Bradley Tusk Scott Kupor Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed.
Courtney Reum of M13 joins Nick to discuss Creating Unfair Advantages, Surviving Founder Burnout and Driving Successful Exits. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/path to venture Tell us about your experience being an investor at Goldman Sachs and working with brands like Procter & Gamble, Under Armour and Vitamin water….
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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 —…
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.