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

867 Episodes

1. Investor Stories 314: What's Next (Kimerling, Akhund, Borumand)

   Published: 21/09/2023
2. 401. Founder Vs. Investor – A debate between an Experienced Founder and the VC that Backed Her (Jerry Neumann and Elizabeth Zalman)

   Published: 18/09/2023
3. Investor Stories 313: Why I Passed (Cowgill, Ehrenberg, Neumann)

   Published: 14/09/2023
4. 400. Building and Leaving the Iconic Seed Firm IA, Mastering Reserve Strategy, Investing in Sports and the Next Wave of Entertainment, and Analyzing the Pysche of Unicorn Founders (Roger Ehrenberg)

   Published: 11/09/2023
5. Investor Stories 312: Lessons Learned (Lerer, Kimerling, Akhund)

   Published: 07/09/2023
6. 399. Why You Should Always Bet on The Founder, The Future of Cybersecurity, and Will AI Live up to the Hype? (John Cowgill)

   Published: 04/09/2023
7. Investor Stories 311: Why I Passed (Biederman, Kaul, Susan)

   Published: 31/08/2023
8. 398. Behind the Scenes at Mercury During the SVB Crisis, Tactical Fundraising Advice for Founders, Lessons from 300+ Angel Investments (Immad Akhund)

   Published: 28/08/2023
9. Investor Stories 310: Post Mortems (Agarwal, Lerer, Kimerling)

   Published: 24/08/2023
10. 397. Defying the VC Orthodox, Re-inventing Financial Services, Picking Righteousness Over Returns, and Why VCs Should be More Like Rick Rubin and Less Like Don Wilson (Dan Kimerling)

    Published: 21/08/2023
11. Investor Stories 309: Strange & Unusual (Wilk, Susan, Kaul)

    Published: 17/08/2023
12. 396. Scaling Dave to IPO, How to Recruit a Word Class Team, And Predictions for the Future of FinTech (Jason Wilk)

    Published: 14/08/2023
13. Investor Stories 308: Why I Passed (Agarwal, Barnes, Kimerling)

    Published: 10/08/2023
14. 395. How to Thrive in a Down Market; Investing through the AI Hype Cycle; and Consumer Exits and Key Lessons from Warby Parker, MIRROR, Casper, Allbirds, and Oscar (Ben Lerer)

    Published: 07/08/2023
15. Investor Stories 307: What's Next (Kaul, Susan, Lerer)

    Published: 03/08/2023
16. 394. Scaling to Exit Without Venture Capital, Why VCs Might be Incentivizing the Wrong Type of Company Building, and How GenAI Will Shape the Future of Media Businesses

    Published: 31/07/2023
17. Investor Stories 306: Strange & Unusual (Biederman, Agarwal, Barnes)

    Published: 27/07/2023
18. 393. The $40T Opportunity Investing in Physical Industries, The Framework for Investing in Hardware, and Lessons Learned from Industry Legend, Pierre Lamond (Lior Susan)

    Published: 24/07/2023
19. Investor Stories 305: Lessons Learned (Conrad, Kaul, Susan)

    Published: 20/07/2023
20. 392. Cutting the 1st and Largest Check into OpenAI; Assessing Generative AI Moats, Monopolies, and Market Opportunities; and Why Now is the Right Time for ClimateTech (Samir Kaul)

    Published: 17/07/2023