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

841 Episodes

1. 234. Breaking into VC; Excelling at Goldman Sachs; and the Origin of BLCK VC (Brian Hollins)

   Published: 22/06/2020
2. Investor Stories 145: Why I Passed (Ingersoll, Ajao, Kerby, Horowitz)

   Published: 20/06/2020
3. 233. Investment Decision in < 3 weeks; the Challenges and Opportunities with 3D Printing; and the Future for Industrial Automation (Kane Hsieh)

   Published: 18/06/2020
4. 232. Network Effects; 9 Days Until a Funding Decision; Software as the Foundation for the Modern VC firm; and the Future of Social Media (James Currier)

   Published: 15/06/2020
5. Investor Stories 144: Post Mortems (Solivan, Klaff, Whitney, Bechtel)

   Published: 13/06/2020
6. 231. Crisis Coverage w/ Ramy Adeeb - Why Facebook Should be Broken Up; SV Hype vs Returns; Amara's Law; and VC's Track Record Predicting Trends

   Published: 11/06/2020
7. 230. Crisis Coverage w/ David Rabie - Finding PMF, Raising Series B, & Navigating a Startup Amidst the Pandemic

   Published: 08/06/2020
8. Investor Stories 143: Strange & Unusual (Isford, Dash, Blank, Suster)

   Published: 06/06/2020
9. 229. Racism in Venture -- A White, Male VC Threatens Black & Brown Founders (featuring Taranvir Johal & Salman Elmi)

   Published: 04/06/2020
10. 228. Crisis Coverage w/ Jim Douglass - Pandemic Effects on B2B SaaS and Healthcare -- Total $ Invested, Multiples, and the Exit Environment

    Published: 01/06/2020
11. Investor Stories 142: Lessons Learned (Vrionis, Yin, Franklin, Neilson)

    Published: 29/05/2020
12. 227. Crisis Coverage w/ Melody Koh - Super-Technologies; The Everyday Economy; The Overlooked Working Class; and Fear of Missing Out vs. Fear of Looking Dumb

    Published: 27/05/2020
13. 226. Crisis Coverage w/ Jeff Fluhr - Launching StubHub During the Dotcom Crash; Why Market Need Trumps Market Timing; Choosing B2B vs. B2C; and Why Founders Shouldn't Let VCs Decide Their Fate

    Published: 25/05/2020
14. Investor Stories 141: What's Next (Gembala, Rooke, Clavier, Reum)

    Published: 23/05/2020
15. 225. Crisis Coverage w/ Sarah Tavel - Consumer Marketplace Investing; Why Aggregate GMV is a Red Herring; and Minimum Viable Happiness as the Key to Market Leadership

    Published: 21/05/2020
16. 224. Crisis Coverage w/ Beezer Clarkson - Platform LP; Allocations in a Down-Market; COVID Strategy Drift; and Emerging Manager Selection

    Published: 18/05/2020
17. Investor Stories 140: Why I Passed (Osterwalder, Kupor, Cheng)

    Published: 14/05/2020
18. 223. Crisis Coverage w/ Byron Deeter - Why This is the Seminal Moment for Cloud and Lessons from 19 Unicorn Investments

    Published: 11/05/2020
19. Investor Stories 139: Post Mortems (Cardamone, Kim, Calacanis)

    Published: 09/05/2020
20. 222. Crisis Coverage w/ Leah Solivan - Building TaskRabbit in a Recession; COVID Effects on the Independent/Gig Economy; and Key Factors for Early-Stage Marketplace Success

    Published: 07/05/2020