Explore every episode of the podcast The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investor Stories 465: Pricing Too Late, Selling Too Early, Investing Too Fast — Hard Lessons from Top VCs (Ramanujam, Cohen, Orlovski) | 12 Mar 2026 | 00:06:42 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. We're proud to partner with Ramp, the modern finance automation platform. Book a demo and get $150—no strings attached. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. | |||
| Investor Stories 464: Anti Portfolio Confessions: Missing Twilio, Zoom, DocuSign, MongoDB, and Solana (Austin, Simpson, Chaddha) | 09 Mar 2026 | 00:06:52 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. We're proud to partner with Ramp, the modern finance automation platform. Book a demo and get $150—no strings attached. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. | |||
| Investor Stories 457: Lessons for Early Career VCs: Fiduciary Mindset, Power Law Discipline, and Personal Edge (Dash, Okike, Hudson) | 05 Feb 2026 | 00:07:25 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. We're proud to partner with Ramp, the modern finance automation platform. Book a demo and get $150—no strings attached. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. | |||
| Investor Stories 394: Lessons Learned (Chase, Boduch, Whitmire) | 27 Mar 2025 | 00:06:00 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 475. Non-Dilutive Capital That's More Flexible Than Debt, Why Ruthless Prioritization Leads to Scale, and the One Ingredient That Makes a Company Investable at Any Stage (Vince Hsieh) | 24 Mar 2025 | 00:38:58 | |
Vince Hsieh of Cypress Growth Capital joins Nick to discuss Non-Dilutive Capital That's More Flexible Than Debt, Why Ruthless Prioritization Leads to Scale, and the One Ingredient That Makes a Company Investable at Any Stage. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. | |||
| Investor Stories 393: Why I Passed (Ho, Yunger, Chau) | 20 Mar 2025 | 00:07:04 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 474. The VC Myth, AI Hype, Mastering GTM, and The Smart Approach to Capital Strategy and Achieving Startup Success (Kyle York) | 17 Mar 2025 | 00:39:14 | |
Kyle York of York IE joins Nick to discuss The VC Myth, AI Hype, Mastering GTM, and The Smart Approach to Capital Strategy and Achieving Startup Success. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 392: Disruptive Forces (Garcia, Tusk, Seides) | 13 Mar 2025 | 00:09:18 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 473. The Future of AI is Vertical, Why Vertical TAMs are Getting Exponentially Larger, and Lessons from the Sector Giants that Lead to Dominance (Alexander Niehenke) | 10 Mar 2025 | 00:42:23 | |
Alexander Niehenke of Scale Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The Future of AI is Vertical, Why Vertical TAMs are Getting Exponentially Larger, and Lessons from the Sector Giants that Lead to Dominance. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 391: Key Advice (Upham, Patil, Chase) | 06 Mar 2025 | 00:08:15 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 472. DeepSeek's Impact on Other LLMs, AI's Effect on Software Engineering, Nvidia's Future, and the Next Wave of Developer-First Companies (Joseph Ruscio) | 03 Mar 2025 | 00:50:24 | |
Joseph Ruscio of Heavybit joins Nick to discuss DeepSeek's Impact on Other LLMs, AI's Effect on Software Engineering, Nvidia's Future, and the Next Wave of Developer-First Companies. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 390: Visionary Founders (Roizen, Boduch, Ho) | 27 Feb 2025 | 00:08:51 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 471. How AI Transforms Services into Software and Revolutionizes Enterprise SaaS (Shashank Saxena) | 24 Feb 2025 | 00:30:33 | |
Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures joins Nick to discuss How AI Transforms Services into Software and Revolutionizes Enterprise SaaS. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 501. Spotting the Next Big Thing, Why This Cycle Is Different, Acceptable vs Unacceptable Risk, and Why Duration Is a Feature Not a Bug (Jon Callaghan) | 02 Feb 2026 | 01:04:38 | |
Jon Callaghan of True Ventures joins Nick to discuss Spotting the Next Big Thing, Why This Cycle Is Different, Acceptable vs Unacceptable Risk, and Why Duration Is a Feature Not a Bug. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links: The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. We're proud to partner with Ramp, the modern finance automation platform. Book a demo and get $150—no strings attached. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. | |||
| Investor Stories 389: Best LP Question (von Tobel, Felesky, Patil) | 20 Feb 2025 | 00:07:36 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 470. The Former CTO of Meta on DeepSeek, Lessons from Zuckerberg, The Next $10T Market Opportunity, and the Impact of DeepTech on Energy Costs and Climate Change (Mike Schroepfer) | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:52:14 | |
Mike Schroepfer of Gigascale Capital joins Nick to discuss The Former CTO of Meta on DeepSeek, Lessons from Zuckerberg, The Next $10T Market Opportunity, and the Impact of DeepTech on Energy Costs and Climate Change. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 388: Lessons Learned (Roizen, Upham, Ho) | 13 Feb 2025 | 00:07:19 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 469. Overcoming the Odds: Pismo's Journey to Build API-First Banking, Fixing Finance's Broken Core, and the Future of Payments (Daniela Binatti) | 10 Feb 2025 | 00:34:19 | |
Daniela Binatti of Pismo joins Nick to discuss Overcoming the Odds: Pismo's Journey to Build API-First Banking, Fixing Finance's Broken Core, and the Future of Payments. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 387: Why I Passed (Patil, Chase, Boduch) | 06 Feb 2025 | 00:05:26 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 468. When Product-Market-Fit Isn't Enough: The Hidden Forces Behind Brand Loyalty, Gravity, and Increasing Consumer Spend (Shamin Walsh) | 03 Feb 2025 | 00:44:56 | |
Shamin Walsh of BAM Ventures joins Nick to discuss When Product-Market-Fit Isn't Enough: The Hidden Forces Behind Brand Loyalty, Gravity, and Increasing Consumer Spend. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 386: Disruptive Forces (Yunger, Chau, Whitmire) | 30 Jan 2025 | 00:04:47 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 467. Lessons from Jobs, Musk, Case, and Armstrong – What It Takes to Transform Industries and Build Trillion-Dollar Companies (Barry Schuler) | 27 Jan 2025 | 00:44:21 | |
Barry Schuler of DFJ Growth Ventures joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Jobs, Musk, Case, and Armstrong – What It Takes to Transform Industries and Build Trillion-Dollar Companies. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 385: Key Advice (Inkinen, Roizen, Boduch) | 23 Jan 2025 | 00:04:31 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 466. Investing in xAI, Wiz, and Flexport; Masayoshi Son's Superpower; How Elon Will Win the LLM War; and Whether AI Is an Extinction-Level Event for SaaS (Kevin Jiang) | 20 Jan 2025 | 00:51:38 | |
Kevin Jiang of Mangusta Capital joins Nick to discuss Investing in xAI, Wiz, and Flexport; Masayoshi Son's Superpower; How Elon Will Win the LLM War; and Whether AI Is an Extinction-Level Event for SaaS. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 456: Inside Visionary Leadership: Platform Leverage, Founder Adaptability, and Market Timing (Rizik, Wang, Wallach) | 29 Jan 2026 | 00:06:34 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. We're proud to partner with Ramp, the modern finance automation platform. Book a demo and get $150—no strings attached. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. | |||
| Investor Stories 384: Visionary Founders (Upham, Patil, Chase) | 16 Jan 2025 | 00:06:45 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 465. The Villain Test, Lessons from an OG at Sequoia, Spotting Superstars at Seed, Mastering Follow-on, and the Future of Consumer Tech (Craig Shapiro) | 13 Jan 2025 | 00:44:30 | |
Craig Shapiro of Collaborative Fund joins Nick to discuss The Villain Test, Lessons from an OG at Sequoia, Spotting Superstars at Seed, Mastering Follow-on, and the Future of Consumer Tech. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 383: Best LP Question (Droesch, Inkinen, Roizen) | 09 Jan 2025 | 00:05:50 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 382: Lessons Learned (von Tobel, Felesky, Patil) | 07 Jan 2025 | 00:06:52 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 381: Why I Passed (Inkinen, Roizen, Upham) | 02 Jan 2025 | 00:09:05 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Replay - Healthcare Deep Dive – How AI and GLP-1 Megatrends Affect the Industry, Why Specialities Need to be Integrated, and Insights on Bundling vs. Unbundling (Ambar Bhattacharyya) | 30 Dec 2024 | 00:51:59 | |
In this special replay episode Ambar Bhattacharyya of Maverick Capital joins Nick to discuss Healthcare Deep Dive – How AI and GLP-1 Megatrends Affect the Industry, Why Specialities Need to be Integrated, and Insights on Bundling vs. Unbundling. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
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You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
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| Investor Stories 380: Disruptive Forces (Droesch, Patil, Chase) | 26 Dec 2024 | 00:06:39 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Replay - Why Healthcare is Broken and How to Fix it, A Future Path Forward Where Doctors are Architects not Providers, and How the Employer-Sponsored Healthcare System is Designed to Fail Us (Adrian Aoun) | 23 Dec 2024 | 00:43:50 | |
In this special replay episode Adrian Aoun of Forward joins Nick to discuss Why Healthcare is Broken and How to Fix it, A Future Path Forward Where Doctors are Architects not Providers, and How the Employer-Sponsored Healthcare System is Designed to Fail Us. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 379: Key Advice (Bhattacharyya, Heitzmann, von Tobel) | 19 Dec 2024 | 00:09:12 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 464. Hyper-Concentration, Identifying $4B Weee! At Seed, How to Invest in Deals that Have No Competition, and How to Spot Consumer Trends Before They're Obvious (Han Shen) | 16 Dec 2024 | 00:52:37 | |
Han Shen of iFly.vc joins Nick to discuss Hyper-Concentration, Identifying $4B Weee! At Seed, How to Invest in Deals that Have No Competition, and How to Spot Consumer Trends Before They're Obvious. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 455: Lessons Learned: Building Investment Criteria, Missing HubSpot, and Staying True to Your Model (Madera, Agarwal, Bussgang) | 26 Jan 2026 | 00:06:53 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. We're proud to partner with Ramp, the modern finance automation platform. Book a demo and get $150—no strings attached. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. | |||
| Investor Stories 378: Visionary Founders (Felesky, Droesch, Inkinen) | 12 Dec 2024 | 00:06:40 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 463. Lessons from Larry Page, Why Subscriptions Won't Work in the Era of AI, How Enterprises Will Adopt AI, and the 3 Keys to Building Great Products (Manish Patel) | 09 Dec 2024 | 00:53:49 | |
Manish Patel of Nava Ventures joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Larry Page, Why Subscriptions Won't Work in the Era of AI, How Enterprises Will Adopt AI, and the 3 Keys to Building Great Products. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 377: Best LP Question (Nozad, Joaquin, Heitzmann) | 05 Dec 2024 | 00:05:54 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| 462. The Founder and CEO of G2 on AI's Impact on Enterprise SaaS, How to Embrace the Climb, and Insights on Managing Through Crisis (Godard Abel) | 02 Dec 2024 | 00:40:38 | |
Godard Abel of G2 joins Nick to discuss The Founder and CEO of G2 on AI's Impact on Enterprise SaaS, How to Embrace the Climb, and Insights on Managing Through Crisis. In this episode we cover:
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox! | |||
| Investor Stories 376: Lessons Learned (Bhattacharyya, Droesch, Inkinen) | 28 Nov 2024 | 00:08:06 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
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| 461. The Energy Transformation, Challenges with Transmission and Distribution, Nuclear vs. Renewables, and Why Unreasonable Hospitality is Necessary in VC (Kevin Stevens) | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:40:29 | |
Kevin Stevens of Energize Capital joins Nick to discuss The Energy Transformation, Challenges with Transmission and Distribution, Nuclear vs. Renewables, and Why Unreasonable Hospitality is Necessary in VC. In this episode we cover:
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| Investor Stories 375: Why I Passed (Heitzmann, Von Tobel, Felesky) | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:06:23 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
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| 460. Why Culture is King, The Role of "Founder Mode" in Building Iconic Companies, Lessons From 25 Years in the Business, and How to Make Tech a Force Multiplier Within a VC Firm (Mathias Schilling) | 18 Nov 2024 | 00:45:58 | |
Mathias Schilling of Headline joins Nick to discuss Why Culture is King, The Role of "Founder Mode" in Building Iconic Companies, Lessons From 25 Years in the Business, and How to Make Tech a Force Multiplier Within a VC Firm. In this episode we cover:
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| Investor Stories 374: Disruptive Forces (Inkinen, Roizen, Upham) | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:09:44 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
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| 459. Investing in "N-of-1" Companies, Focusing on Category Creators, How to Invest in AI While it's at Peak Hype, and Using Recruiting as a Key Differentiator (Rusty Ralston and Jay Patil) | 11 Nov 2024 | 00:37:42 | |
Rusty Ralston and Jay Patil of Swell VC joins Nick to discuss Investing in "N-of-1" Companies, Focusing on Category Creators, How to Invest in AI While it's at Peak Hype, and Using Recruiting as a Key Differentiator. In this episode we cover:
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The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
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| Investor Stories 454: When There Are No Good Choices: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas, Founder Splits, and Existential Company Threats (Cohen, Effron, Austin) | 22 Jan 2026 | 00:07:58 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We discuss major conflicts that guests have faced and how they resolved them. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. We're proud to partner with Ramp, the modern finance automation platform. Book a demo and get $150—no strings attached. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. | |||
| Investor Stories 373: Key Advice (Holloway, Felesky, Droesch) | 07 Nov 2024 | 00:06:59 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career.
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
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| 458. Lessons from Top Allocators, David Swensen's Principles for Investment, Insights on Private Equity Deals, and What Strategies are Timeless vs. Fleeting (Ted Seides) | 04 Nov 2024 | 00:47:13 | |
Ted Seides of Capital Allocators joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Top Allocators, David Swensen's Principles for Investment, Insights on Private Equity Deals, and What Strategies are Timeless vs. Fleeting. In this episode we cover:
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The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
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| Investor Stories 372: Visionary Founders (Bhattacharyya, Heitzmann, von Tobel) | 31 Oct 2024 | 00:06:19 | |
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:
We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special.
The hosts of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
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