Author: Nick Moran
Investor Stories 265: What’s Next (Pantoja, Wroblewski, Mehta)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Marcelino Pantoja Julie Wroblewski Manan Mehta Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are poten…
354. The VC Networking Playbook, Credit and Pricing Risk in New Asset Classes, and How VC Market Hype Should Impact Stage Focus and Net Buy/Sell Positions (Ali Hamed)
Ali Hamed of CoVenture and Crossbeam Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The VC Networking Playbook, Credit and Pricing Risk in New Asset Classes, and How VC Market Hype Should Impact Stage Focus and Net Buy/Sell Positions. In this episode we cover…
Investor Stories 264: Why I Passed (Sands, Page, Falvey)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Greg Sands Karen Page Ryan Falvey Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The …
353. The Current State of Venture, SaaS Growth Versus Efficiency, and Predictions for a Market Correction (Doug Pepper)
Doug Pepper of Iconiq Capital joins Nate to discuss The Current State of Venture, SaaS Growth Versus Efficiency, and Predictions for a Market Correction. In this episode we cover: Growing Iconiq Growth Advice in a Post-Pandemic Economy Following t…
Investor Stories 263: Post Mortems (Jones, Lehr, Nagaraj)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tripp Jones Jonathan Lehr Sunil Nagaraj Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. The host of The Full Ra…
352. The Second Wave of SaaS, Using Software to Scale a Venture Firm, and Predictions for the Future of Venture Capital (Aaron Holiday)
Aaron Holiday of 645 Ventures joins Nick to discuss The Second Wave of SaaS, Using Software to Scale a Venture Firm, and Predictions for the Future of Venture Capital. In this episode we cover: Creating an OS for VC Statistical Predictors of Succes…
Investor Stories 262: Strange & Unusual (Zulkosky, Fernandez, O’Malley)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Sara Zulkosky Hernán Fernandez Brian O’Malley Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they’ve encountered as an investor. The host of Th…
351. Founding Union Square Ventures, Driving Persistent, Top Decile Returns, How Top Founders Have Changed, and the Outlook for Web 3.0 and Data Control (Brad Burnham)
Brad Burnham of Union Square Ventures joins Nick to discuss Founding Union Square Ventures, Driving Persistent, Top Decile Returns, How Top Founders Have Changed, and the Outlook for Web 3.0 and Data Control. In this episode we cover: Founder Focus …
Investor Stories 261: Lessons Learned (Zhuo, Morgan, Achler & Iseri)
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: TX Zhuo Howard Morgan Mark Achler & Mert Iseri Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it’s changed their approach. T…
350. How to Maximize Investor Value for Founders, the Future of Cloud Infrastructure, and the Bull Case for Cybersecurity (Guru Chahal)
Guru Chahal of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nate to discuss How to Maximize Investor Value for Founders, the Future of Cloud Infrastructure, and the Bull Case for Cybersecurity. In this episode we cover: How Cloud Infrastructure Impacted Innovat…