On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Matt Cohen Yanev Suissa Rob Go 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? Matt Cohen Episode 321Yanev Suissa Episode…
Annie Kadavy of Redpoint Ventures joins Nick to discuss Investing in $B+ Marketplaces, Beating the Cold Start Problem, Warby Parker’s Key to Scaling, and the Backstory Behind Redpoint’s Social Media Surge. In this episode we cover: Musings on New Marketplace Models Increasing Diversity in Venture The Importance of Building a…
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Karen Page Nagraj Kashyap Santosh Sankar Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they’ve encountered as an investor. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? Karen Page Episode 323Nagraj Kashyap Episode 309Santosh Sankar…
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…