The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified


Latest Episodes

Investor Stories 360: Visionary Founders (Tunguz, Rotman, Levy)
August 08, 2024

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tomasz Tunguz Frank Rotman Abby Miller Levy We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they'v

445. Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur and VC: Fraudulent Founders, Radical Recaps, C-suite Shuffles, and Reviving Dysfunctional Boards (Heidi Roizen)
August 05, 2024

Heidi Roizen of Threshold Ventures joins Nick to discuss Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur and VC: Fraudulent Founders, Radical Recaps, C-suite Shuffles, and Reviving Dysfunctional Boards. In this epis

Investor Stories 359: Best LP Question (Klein, Jensen, Edelson)
August 01, 2024

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Todd Klein Larsen Jensen Alex Edelson We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by a

444. Lessons from Founding Trulia to IPO, How to Enter New Industries with No Experience, and Why Technology is Critical to Combat Diabetes in an era of GLP-1s (Sami Inkinen)
July 29, 2024

Sami Inkinen of Virta Health joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Founding Trulia to IPO, How to Enter New Industries with No Experience, and Why Technology is Critical to Combat Diabetes in an era of G

Investor Stories 358: Disruptive Forces (Levy, Strebulaev, Nozad)
July 25, 2024

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Abby Miller Levy Ilya Strebulaev Pejman Nozad We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most

443. The Path from Aspiring VC to Partner at Bessemer, Building Non-Consensus Conviction, The Most Compelling Vertical Applications of AI, and Why Fintech is the New Frontier in Supply Chain (Mike Droesch)
July 22, 2024

Mike Droesch of Bessemer Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The Path from Aspiring VC to Partner at Bessemer, Building Non-Consensus Conviction, The Most Compelling Vertical Applications of AI, an

Investor Stories 357: Key Advice (Klein, Jensen, Edelson)
July 18, 2024

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Todd Klein Larsen Jensen Alex Edelson We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd shar

442. The Prospects & Primary Benefits of Open Banking, Assessing Multi-Variate Risk in Fintech, and Whether Larger Outcomes will come from Embedded Fintech or Vertically Integrated Platforms (Adam Felesky)
July 15, 2024

Adam Felesky of Portage joins Nick to discuss The Prospects & Primary Benefits of Open Banking, Assessing Multi-Variate Risk in Fintech, and Whether Larger Outcomes will come from Embedded Fintech or

Investor Stories 356: Lessons Learned (Rueckert, Tunguz, Rotman)
July 11, 2024

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rob Rueckert Tomasz Tunguz Frank Rotman We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in

441. ID’ing Generational Founders, Targeting Structurally Broken Markets, Bringing Venture Back to the Studs, and How Value will Accrue in AI Between Incumbents and Upstarts (Alexa von Tobel)
July 08, 2024

Alexa von Tobel of Inspired Capital joins Nick to discuss IDing Generational Founders, Targeting Structurally Broken Markets, Bringing Venture Back to the Studs, and How Value will Accrue in AI Betwe