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Month: December 2016

122. Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 2 (Niki Scevak)

by Nick Moran

Today we cover Part 2 of Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under with Niki Scevak of Blackbird Ventures. In this segment we address: What’s your take on water and the water crisis in Australia?  How do you see innovation happening around water in the country? Would a company like Instacart be...

121. Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 1 (Niki Scevak)

by Nick Moran

Niki Scevak of Blackbird Ventures joins Nick to discuss Customer-centric Startup Investing Down Under, Part 1. We will address questions including: To start off… in your estimation, what are the key factors that make a startup investable? What are your thoughts on a company like Box? At the seed stage...

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

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120. Cram Session, Episodes 55-60 (Nick Moran)

by Nick Moran

Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following episodes:

55. The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing, Part 1 (John Greathouse)

56. The Hands-on Investor | High-Engagement Investing,...

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

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Investor Stories 56: My Investing Strategy (Mohnot, Mougayar, Tunguz)

by Nick Moran

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet,

the following investors are featured:

  • Mohnot
  • Mougayar
  • Tunguz

Each investor describes their investment thesis and

how they evaluate startups for investment.

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

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Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann Fireside with Sarah Tavel | #ProductSF

by Greylock Partners
This post is by Greylock Partners from Greymatter

At #ProductSF, Greylock's Sarah Tavel is joined by Pinterest co-founder Ben Silbermann to talk about the evolution of his roles as both CEO and product leader at a high growth company. Ben shares how thinks about distribution, hiring and scaling teams, and what makes a strong product manager. #ProductSF is a product-centric event hosted by Greylock Partners. The conference brings together a community of founders, PMs, and product leaders to talk about the challenges of building new, innovative products that change lives and create habits.

Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann Fireside with Sarah Tavel | #ProductSF

by Greylock Partners
This post is by Greylock Partners from Greymatter

At #ProductSF, Greylock's Sarah Tavel is joined by Pinterest co-founder Ben Silbermann to talk about the evolution of his roles as both CEO and product leader at a high growth company. Ben shares how thinks about distribution, hiring and scaling teams, and what makes a strong product manager. #ProductSF is a product-centric event hosted by Greylock Partners. The conference brings together a community of founders, PMs, and product leaders to talk about the challenges of building new, innovative products that change lives and create habits.

James Currier on Unlearning What You Have Learned | #ProductSF

by Greylock Partners
This post is by Greylock Partners from Greymatter

Growth expert and managing partner at NFX Guild James Currier teaches us, in the words of the wise master Yoda, to unlearn what we have learned about scaling a business. He provides eight counter-intuitive examples for ways to think about growing and developing an early product. #ProductSF is a product-centric event hosted by Greylock Partners. The conference brings together a community of founders, PMs, and product leaders to talk about the challenges of building new, innovative products that change lives and create habits.

James Currier on Unlearning What You Have Learned | #ProductSF

by Greylock Partners
This post is by Greylock Partners from Greymatter

Growth expert and managing partner at NFX Guild James Currier teaches us, in the words of the wise master Yoda, to unlearn what we have learned about scaling a business. He provides eight counter-intuitive examples for ways to think about growing and developing an early product. #ProductSF is a product-centric event hosted by Greylock Partners. The conference brings together a community of founders, PMs, and product leaders to talk about the challenges of building new, innovative products that change lives and create habits.

dScout CEO Michael Winnick on Modern Research and How We Live Now | #ProductSF

by Greylock Partners
This post is by Greylock Partners from Greymatter

dScout CEO Michael Winnick shares his eye opening research on how people interact with mobile technology. According to him, an average user touches their phone 2.5K times a day over 90 sessions, while a heavy user can reach over 4.6K touches a day in 300+ sessions. Another interesting point: apps owned by Facebook and Alphabet account for 43% of all touches. A lot of interesting data and insight into how we interact with our phones. #ProductSF is a product-centric event hosted by Greylock Partners. The conference brings together a community of founders, PMs, and product leaders to talk about the challenges of building new, innovative products that change lives and create habits.

dScout CEO Michael Winnick on Modern Research and How We Live Now | #ProductSF

by Greylock Partners
This post is by Greylock Partners from Greymatter

dScout CEO Michael Winnick shares his eye opening research on how people interact with mobile technology. According to him, an average user touches their phone 2.5K times a day over 90 sessions, while a heavy user can reach over 4.6K touches a day in 300+ sessions. Another interesting point: apps owned by Facebook and Alphabet account for 43% of all touches. A lot of interesting data and insight into how we interact with our phones. #ProductSF is a product-centric event hosted by Greylock Partners. The conference brings together a community of founders, PMs, and product leaders to talk about the challenges of building new, innovative products that change lives and create habits.