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

897 Episodes

1. Investor Stories 144: Post Mortems (Solivan, Klaff, Whitney, Bechtel)

   Published: 6/13/2020
2. 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: 6/11/2020
3. 230. Crisis Coverage w/ David Rabie - Finding PMF, Raising Series B, & Navigating a Startup Amidst the Pandemic

   Published: 6/8/2020
4. Investor Stories 143: Strange & Unusual (Isford, Dash, Blank, Suster)

   Published: 6/6/2020
5. 229. Racism in Venture -- A White, Male VC Threatens Black & Brown Founders (featuring Taranvir Johal & Salman Elmi)

   Published: 6/4/2020
6. 228. Crisis Coverage w/ Jim Douglass - Pandemic Effects on B2B SaaS and Healthcare -- Total $ Invested, Multiples, and the Exit Environment

   Published: 6/1/2020
7. Investor Stories 142: Lessons Learned (Vrionis, Yin, Franklin, Neilson)

   Published: 5/29/2020
8. 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: 5/27/2020
9. 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: 5/25/2020
10. Investor Stories 141: What's Next (Gembala, Rooke, Clavier, Reum)

    Published: 5/23/2020
11. 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: 5/21/2020
12. 224. Crisis Coverage w/ Beezer Clarkson - Platform LP; Allocations in a Down-Market; COVID Strategy Drift; and Emerging Manager Selection

    Published: 5/18/2020
13. Investor Stories 140: Why I Passed (Osterwalder, Kupor, Cheng)

    Published: 5/14/2020
14. 223. Crisis Coverage w/ Byron Deeter - Why This is the Seminal Moment for Cloud and Lessons from 19 Unicorn Investments

    Published: 5/11/2020
15. Investor Stories 139: Post Mortems (Cardamone, Kim, Calacanis)

    Published: 5/9/2020
16. 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: 5/7/2020
17. 221. Crisis Coverage w/ Grace Isford - GTM Playbook; Building a Career in VC; Societal Challenges and Opportunities post-COVID; and a Comprehensive Analysis of Successful GPs and Venture Investments

    Published: 5/4/2020
18. Investor Stories 138: Strange & Unusual (Ingersoll, Dorsey, Siegler)

    Published: 5/2/2020
19. 220. Crisis Coverage w/ Ash Fontana - The AI Investing Playbook; Why "Dev Tools" for Data Scientists is the Next Great Opportunity; When Fund Returns Don't Fit the Power Law; and Ash's Favorite Invest

    Published: 4/30/2020
20. 219. Crisis Coverage w/ Tomasz Tunguz - SaaS Strategies, Sector Data, and the $ Ceiling for Deals over Zoom

    Published: 4/27/2020