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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ambar Bhattacharyya Rick Heitzmann Alexa von Tobel We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Eric Boduch of Venture Studio 24 and Up and Revcast joins Nick to discuss Scaling Unicorn Pendo, When to Hire Your First Sales Leader, How To Construct a Team Pre and Post PMF, and How to Balance Stretch vs. Strain. In this episode we cover: Pendo's Origin, Product Development, and Customer Acquisition Product Market Fit, Growth Strategies and Team Composition for Early-Stage SaaS Startups Hiring and Company Culture at a Fast-Growing Startup Building and Optimizing Revenue Organizations - Metrics and Assumptions AI's Impact on Software, Dashboarding and Agent Orchestration Guest Links: Eric’s LinkedIn Eric's Twitter/X Revcast LinkedIn Revcast Website Pendo Website The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are y

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tomasz Tunguz Pejman Nozad James Joaquin We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Jill Chase of CapitalG joins Nick to discuss Where AI Value will Accrue in the Tech Stack, How Far we are from AGI, The Role of Adversarial AI, and Enterprise Adoption of AI in 2024. In this episode we cover: AI Technology and Investment, LTM Nets and Potential for Fully Autonomous Software Engineering AI Technology, Growth Strategies, and Outlier Metrics in the Industry AI Adoption in Enterprise, Challenges in Measuring ROI Ethical Considerations Around Data Usage for Model Training AI Research and Its Potential Impact on Society Guest Links: Jill's Twitter/X Jill’s LinkedIn CapitalG’s LinkedIn CapitalG’s Website The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit o

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Alan Patricof Ilya Strebulaev Jake Yormak We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Sandeep Patil of QED Investors joins Nick to discuss From India to IPO: Cracking the Code of Cross-Border FinTech Investments, Regulation, and Market Dynamics. In this episode we cover: Investment Strategies in Asia and Australia, with a Focus on FinTech Companies Challenges of Starting a Successful Tech Company in India FinTech in India, Market Differences and Data Privacy Concerns FinTech Trends, Embedded Finance, Digital Infrastructure, and Open Banking Benefits of Regulation in Fintech, Importance of Understanding Regulatory Agenda, and IPO Considerations for Indian Companies Indian Tech Companies' Listing Preferences and NASDAQ vs. Indian exchanges India's Startup Ecosystem, Growth Potential, Tailwinds, and Challenges Guest Links: Sandeep’s LinkedIn Sandeep’s Twitter/X QED’s LinkedIn QED’s Website The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up t

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Larsen Jensen Pejman Nozad James Joaquin Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Phin Upham of Haymaker Ventures joins Nick to discuss Why Fewer is Better; Pursuing a Frictionless World, The Value in Reframing Everything. In this episode we cover: The Challenges of Being a Good Venture Capitalist in a Rapidly Institutionalized Industry Startup Growth Strategies in a Capital-Tight Environment Fraud and Open Banking in the US Friction in Efficiency Business, Picking Good Companies and Adding Value after Investing The Benefits and Challenges of FinTech and AI in the Financial Industry US Business Culture, Trust, and Escape Velocity AI's Role in Personalized Decision-Making Wealth Management, and Crypto Investments Guest Links: Phin’s LinkedIn Phin’s Twitter/X Haymaker Venture’s LinkedIn Haymaker Venture's Website The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tomasz Tunguz Frank Rotman Abby Miller Levy We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Heidi Roizen of Threshold Ventures joins Nick to discuss Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur and VC: Fraudulent Founders, Radical Recaps, C-suite Shuffles, and Reviving Dysfunctional Boards. In this episode we cover: VCs' Bad Behavior During Market Downturns, Self-Optimization for Short-Term Gain and Poor Treatment of Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship, Investors, and Advisors with Tips for Founders Secondary Shares in VC Investments, with Focus on Founder and VC Perspectives Startup Funding, Board Dynamics, and Founder Liquidity Board Member Behavior and How to Address Negative Actions Gender Diversity in Venture Capital, Including Challenges Faced by Women in the Industry Entrepreneurship Program at Stanford with a Focus on Ethics and Social Impact Guest Links: Heidi's LinkedIn Heidi's Twitter/X Threshold's Website Threshold Podcast The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Ba

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Todd Klein Larsen Jensen Alex Edelson We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Sami Inkinen of Virta Health joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Founding Trulia to IPO, How to Enter New Industries with No Experience, and Why Technology is Critical to Combat Diabetes in an era of GLP-1s. In this episode we cover: Early Days of Trulia, Product Market Fit, and Challenges Faced by the Founder Building a Successful Company Without an Exit Strategy Reversing Diabetes through Nutrition and Technology Using Biomarkers and Software to Track and Adjust Diet and Lifestyle for Optimal Health Addressing Obesity through Telemedicine and Value-Based Care Healthcare ROI and Patient Retention in a US-Based Digital Health Platform Managing Complex Stakeholders in Healthcare and Real Estate Industries Guest Links: LinkedIn Twitter/X Virta Health Website The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Abby Miller Levy Ilya Strebulaev Pejman Nozad We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Mike Droesch of Bessemer Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The Path from Aspiring VC to Partner at Bessemer, Building Non-Consensus Conviction, The Most Compelling Vertical Applications of AI, and Why Fintech is the New Frontier in Supply Chain. In this episode we cover: AI Applications in Various Industries, Advancements in AI-Powered Voice Transcription Technology, AI's Potential to Disrupt Vertical SaaS Industries Business Models for AI Software, Including Copilots, Agents, and Tech-Enabled Services AI Applications, Defensibility, and Market Potential Open Source vs. Closed Source AI Models Supply Chain Inefficiencies and the Role of FinTech in Improving Payment and Invoicing Processes Investing in Non-Consensus Supply Chain Software Categories, Focusing on Procurement and Freight Audit Guest Links: LinkedIn Twitter/X  Bessemer Venture Partners The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in fou

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Todd Klein Larsen Jensen Alex Edelson We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Adam Felesky of Portage joins Nick to discuss The Prospects & Primary Benefits of Open Banking, Assessing Multi-Variate Risk in Fintech, and Whether Larger Outcomes will come from Embedded Fintech or Vertically Integrated Platforms. In this episode we cover: Investing in Web3, Crypto, and Blockchain, with a Focus on Global Markets and Entry Points Investing in International Companies, with a Focus on Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Modernizing Financial Infrastructure and Stacks Open Banking, Payment Rails, and Acquisitions in the FinTech Industry FinTech Investing, Risk Management, and Portfolio Support Guest Links: LinkedIn Twitter/X Portage The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder look

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rob Rueckert Tomasz Tunguz Frank Rotman We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Alexa von Tobel of Inspired Capital joins Nick to discuss ID’ing Generational Founders, Targeting Structurally Broken Markets, Bringing Venture Back to the Studs, and How Value will Accrue in AI Between Incumbents and Upstarts. In this episode we cover: Support Innovative Companies Addressing Societal Problems Investing in Structurally Broken Markets AI Adoption, Future of Work, and Potential Job Automation AI Value Distribution, Incumbents Vs. Startups, and M&A Challenges Future of FinTech and Reimagining Products Investment Strategy in Uncertain Macro Environment Guest Links: LinkedIn X Inspired Capital The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our fr

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Todd Klein Alan Patricof Ilya Strebulaev Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

Rick Heitzmann of First Mark joins Nick to discuss Building First Mark, A Leading VC in NYC, Will New York Overtake the Bay Area, Insights on Unicorn Selection from a Perennial Midas List Investor, and Why Remote Work can Ruin Great Startups. In this episode we cover: Consumer Investing Investing in DraftKings Despite Regulatory Risks AI's Impact on SaaS Development and Deployment AI and GLP-1 Impact on Quality of Life Evaluating Entrepreneurs' Potential for Success Guest Links: LinkedIn X First Mark The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we’ll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!