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

The 1st podcast dedicated to demystifying Venture Capital (est. May 2014). Nick Moran interviews the VC and Angel investor experts on how they find, evaluate and select the next great technology startups.

Investor Stories 414: Key Advice (Seides, Patil, Stevens) 07/17/2025

487. A 20-Year Journey from the Garage to Nine-Figure ARR, Reinventing with Every Platform Shift, Avoiding the Innovator’s Dilemma, and Future-Proofing for Generative AI (Dave Link) 07/14/2025

Investor Stories 413: Visionary Founders (Schilling, Abel, Patel) 07/10/2025

Investor Stories 412: Best LP Question (Garcia, Tusk, Seides) 07/07/2025

Investor Stories 411: Lessons Learned (Patil, Schilling, Abel) 07/03/2025

486. From Power Law to Proprietary Insight: Unlocking Early-Stage Alpha, Data-Driven VC, and Building a Next-Gen Firm (Nnamdi Okike) 06/30/2025

Investor Stories 410: Why I Passed (Stevens, Patel, Shen) 06/26/2025

Investor Stories 409: Key Advice (Terbell and Clark, Schilling, Abel) 06/23/2025

Investor Stories 408: Visionary Founders (Seides, Ralston, Stevens) 06/19/2025

485. From Touring with Lady Gaga, Blink‑182, and Pharrell Williams to investing in Spotify, SpaceX, and Ripple… How an Artist Went from Tastemaker to Transformative Healthcare VC (D.A. Wallach) 06/16/2025

Investor Stories 407: Best LP Question (Chau, Terbell and Clark, Schilling) 06/12/2025

Investor Stories 406: Lessons Learned (Garcia, Tusk, Seides) 06/09/2025

Investor Stories 405: Why I Passed (Terbell and Clark, Patil, Schilling) 06/05/2025

484. Calculating the Market Size for AI, Building an "Experimentation Machine," the Bull Case for Non-Technical Founders, and the Key to PMF in the AI Age (Jeff Bussgang) 06/02/2025

Investor Stories 404: Disruptive Forces (Abel, Patel, Shen) 05/29/2025

Investor Stories 403: Key Advice (Chau, Whitmire, Garcia) 05/26/2025

Investor Stories 402: Visionary Founders (Yunger, Tusk, Terbell and Clark) 05/22/2025

483. AI Revenue-Model Transformation, Building an AI Moat, and The Arrival of Agents (Medha Agarwal) 05/19/2025

Investor Stories 401: Best LP Question (Chase, Boduch, Whitmire) 05/15/2025

482. How AI Reshapes Distribution Models, What Startups Get Wrong About Product-Led Growth, and the Real Use Case for Agents (Casber Wang) 05/12/2025

Investor Stories 400: Lessons Learned (Yunger, Chau, Terbell and Clark) 05/08/2025

481. Co-Founding Meritech, Betting Early on Facebook and Salesforce, Avoiding Shiny Objects, and Thinking Like a Public Market Investor (Paul Madera) 05/05/2025

Investor Stories 399: Why I Passed (Whitmire, Garcia, Tusk) 05/01/2025

480. The OG Seed Investor, Mike Maples Jr., on Spotting Inflection Points, Living in the Future, and Why the Best Form of Competition Is No Competition (Mike Maples) 04/28/2025

Investor Stories 398: Disruptive Forces (Ralston and Patil, Schilling, Stevens) 04/24/2025

479. Inside the LP Playbook with Venture Vanguard, Chris Rizik: What Metrics Actually Matter, How to Fix Venture’s Liquidity Crisis, and Why Co-Invests Are a Trap (Chris Rizik) 04/21/2025

Investor Stories 397: Key Advice (Ho, Yunger, Tusk) 04/17/2025

478. Classical vs. Jazz Leadership, IPO Readiness & Key Metrics for a Successful Offering, Requirements for David to Beat Goliath, and Why Altman and Other Leaders are Pivoting to Open Source (Somesh Dash) 04/14/2025

Investor Stories 396: Visionary Founders (Chau, Whitmire, Garcia) 04/10/2025

477. The Biggest Misconceptions About AI Agents, Why Defensibility Doesn’t Matter at Seed, and Whether the AI Center of Gravity Is Shifting to China (Aaref Hilaly) 04/05/2025