Joe Medved of Lerer Hippeau joins Nick to discuss The ‘Softbank Effect’, Financial Discipline and the Interworkings of a Top Seed Investment Firm. In this episode, we cover: The focus at Lerer Hippeau The adoption and integration of the Binary Capital Portfolio Why they dropped ventures from the name Joe’s…
On this special segment of the Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Jason Heltzer Sergio Gurrieri Mamoon Hamid Each investor highlights a situation with a startup that they decided not to invest in and why it was that they passed. Itunes: http://apple.co/1lBWf2u Direct-audio: http://bit.ly/1LP6tlt SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1NviNgc
Mark Peter Davis of Interplay Ventures joins Nick to cover The Hunt for Investors, Part 2. We will discuss the remaining questions including: When an entrepreneur gets a first meeting w/ an investor, what should they do, and conversely, what should they avoid doing in that meeting? After initial meetings, let’s…
Below is the ‘Tip of the Week’ transcript from the Podcast Ep52: The Hunt for Investors, Part 2 (Mark Peter Davis) In today’s interview, Mark shared a number of wise tips for for founders. I’m going to take this week’s tip to list out a number of his great suggestions for…
Mark Peter Davis of Interplay Ventures joins Nick to cover The Hunt for Investors, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and how you became involved in startup investing? Can you talk a little about the startup foundry concept and how Interplay differs from…
On this special segment of the Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Jonathan Struhl John Huston Peter Wilkins Each investor illustrates the most critical lesson they have learned about startup investing and how that has changed their approach. Itunes: http://apple.co/1NfT4ns Direct-audio: http://bit.ly/1R8Jw3M SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1TgUAuZ
David S. Rose is back on the program. He is Managing Partner of Rose Tech Ventures, Founder & Chairman Emeritus of New York Angels, Associate Founder of Singularity University and, of course, Founder & CEO of Gust. David joins us to cover recent news that the SEC has finally adopted rules on title 3…
Below is the ‘Tip of the Week’ transcript from the Podcast Ep46: The 3-year Wait is Over | SEC Vote on JOBS Act Title III (David S. Rose) I wanted to take this weeks tip to talk about the implications of this ruling and how it may fit in with…
On this special segment of the Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Mamoon Hamid Charlie O’Donnell Tomasz Tunguz Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or market trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for out-sized returns. Itunes: http://apple.co/1WWcV6a Direct-audio: http://bit.ly/1N1z6Dd SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/212OH9D
Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures joins Nick to cover The Value of Data, Part Two. We will address questions including: Transitioning to business models and the way data can be wielded to generate value. Can you provide an example of a business that relies on data within their business model to…