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

385. Why AI is Still Being Underhyped, Innovating at the Hardware Layer, and Why the Future of AI is Open Source (Rodrigo Liang)

Investor Stories 297: What's Next (Dockery, Tisch, Harrison)

384. Building with a 100-Year Vision, Getting to Conviction in Canva, the Mission-Driven Mindset, and Lessons from the Legend, Bill Campbell (Wes Chan and Pegah Ebrahimi)

Investor Stories 296_ Lessons Learned (Shakir, Tisch, Chan & Ebrahi)

383. The Fallout of First Republic and SVB and its Implications on Tech, The Algorithm Behind the Midas List, and Will AI Actually Replace Journalists? (Alex Konrad)

Investor Stories 295: Why I Passed (Andelman, Dockery, Tarczynski)

382. Why Optimizing for Ownership is a Trap, The Future of Seed Investing, and The Opportunity in Consumer Social (David Tisch)

Investor Stories 294: What's Next (Chan & Ebrahim, Shakir, Zullo)

381. The Opportunity in Gen Z, Deciphering Signal From the Noise in Generative AI, and The Future of Work (Rex Woodbury)

380. The Lux Capital Playbook, Deeptech and The Application Layer, and What the Future Holds for Digital Health (Deena Shakir)

Investor Stories 293: Post Mortems (Andelman, Chan & Ebrahi, Liang)

Investor Stories 292: Lessons Learned (Zullo, Shakir, Pruden)

379. 85% Graduation from Seed to Series A, SaaS Metric Mastery, The Right Time to Stop Founder-Led Sales, and Advice for Emerging Managers (Jim Andelman)

Investor Stories 291: Why I Passed (Ross, Shakir, Zullo)

378. Betting on "Bad" Industries, the opportunity in Alcohol, Nicotine, SexTech and other vices, and Why Early Stage Investors Should Avoid Consumer Investing (Catharine Dockery)

Investor Stories 290: What's Next (Andelman, Hershenson, Pruden)

377. From Special Forces to Leading Aleo, The Bull Case for Crypto and Web 3, and The Future of the Internet (Alex Pruden)

Investor Stories 289: Post Mortems (Schlacks, Hershenson, Zullo)

This episode of "The Full Ratchet," a podcast about venture capital, features a segment called "Postmortems" where investors discuss failed startups. Willy Schlacks of EquipmentShare recounts a failed karaoke business due to a business partner absconding with funds. Mar Hershenson of PairVC discusses the failure of Wa...

376. Architecting a Thesis-Driven Philosophy, Why There's Riches in Niches, How Founder-Market Fit is Changing, and Building the Largest Community of Emerging Managers (Rick Zullo)

Investor Stories 288: Strange & Unusual (Eylath, Ross, Hershenson)