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

Mar 06 2025 881 ep. 27 mins 424
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The podcast dedicated to demystifying Venture Capital. Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti interview VC's & Startup Founders and on how they build great technology startups.

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Investor Stories 391: Key Advice (Upham, Patil, Chase)

Mar 06 2025 8 mins  
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Phin Upham Sandeep Patil Jill Chase 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

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)

Mar 03 2025 50 mins  
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: Impact of AI on Venture Capital and Developer Tools Challenges and Opportunities in Scaling Developer-First Companies Utilizing GitHub and Other Tools for Market I

Investor Stories 390: Visionary Founders (Roizen, Boduch, Ho)

Feb 27 2025 8 mins  
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Heidi Roizen Eric Boduch Gregory Ho 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

471. How AI Transforms Services into Software and Revolutionizes Enterprise SaaS (Shashank Saxena)

Feb 24 2025 30 mins  
Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures joins Nick to discuss How AI Transforms Services into Software and Revolutionizes Enterprise SaaS. In this episode we cover: Vendor Management System Vinley The Future of Work and AI The Role of AI in Enterprise Adoption Regulation and AI Adoption Characteristics of Successful Founders Guest Links: Shashank’s LinkedIn Company’s

Investor Stories 389: Best LP Question (von Tobel, Felesky, Patil)

Feb 20 2025 7 mins  
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Alexa von Tobel Adam Felesky Sandeep Patil 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 kee

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)

Feb 17 2025 52 mins  
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: Challenges and Innovations at Facebook Lessons from Working with Mark Zuckerberg Gigascale Capital's Investment Thesis Deep Tech Inves

Investor Stories 388: Lessons Learned (Roizen, Upham, Ho)

Feb 13 2025 7 mins  
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Heidi Roizen Phin Upham Gregory Ho 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 d

469. Overcoming the Odds: Pismo's Journey to Build API-First Banking, Fixing Finance's Broken Core, and the Future of Payments (Daniela Binatti)

Feb 10 2025 34 mins  
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: Challenges in Banking and Pismo's Solution Target Market and Client Base Overcoming Objections and Sales Cycles Innovation and Cultural Transformation Trends and Opportunities in B

Investor Stories 387: Why I Passed (Patil, Chase, Boduch)

Feb 06 2025 5 mins  
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Sandeep Patil Jill Chase Eric Boduch 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 Ba

468. When Product-Market-Fit Isn’t Enough: The Hidden Forces Behind Brand Loyalty, Gravity, and Increasing Consumer Spend (Shamin Walsh)

Feb 03 2025 44 mins  
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: Investment Metrics and Market Dynamics Consumer Spend Bifurcation and Market Trends Consumer Tech and Signal Identification Thesis-Driven vs. Founder-Driven Investing Brand Market