On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

• Sami Inkinen
• Heidi Roizen
• Eric Boduch

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 Bay Area.

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Kevin Jiang of Mangusta Capital joins Nick to discuss Investing in xAI, Wiz, and Flexport; Masayoshi Son’s Superpower; How Elon Will Win the LLM War; and Whether AI Is an Extinction-Level Event for SaaS. In this episode we cover:

• Choosing Early-Stage Investing Over Growth Investing
• Masayoshi and SoftBank's Investment Decisions
• X AI and Elon Musk's Vision for AI
• Vertical AI and Industry-Specific Solutions
• Scalability and Expansion in Vertical AI
• Challenges and Opportunities in AI Adoption

Guest Links:

• Kevin Jiang’s LinkedIn
• Company’s LinkedIn
• Company’s Website
• Kevin Jiang's Twitter/X

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.

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

• Phin Upham
• Sandeep Patil
• Jill Chase

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 Area.

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Craig Shapiro of Collaborative Fund joins Nick to discuss The Villain Test, Lessons from an OG at Sequoia, Spotting Superstars at Seed, Mastering Follow-on, and the Future of Consumer Tech. In this episode we cover:

• Mission-Driven Founders and Impact Investing
• Future of Consumer Products and Personalization
• Consumer Behavior and Building Long-Term Brands
• Data Privacy and Consumer Behavior
• Later-Stage Investing and Identifying Breakouts
• Hiring and Talent Development
• The Villain Test and Consumer Decision-Making

Guest Links:

• Craig’s LinkedIn
• Collab Fund’s LinkedIn
• Collab Fund’s Website
• Twitter/X
• Collab Fund Twitter

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.

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

• Mike Droesch
• Sami Inkinen
• Heidi Roizen

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.

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

• Alexa von Tobel
• Adam Felesky
• Sandeep Patil

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.

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

• Sami Inkinen
• Heidi Roizen
• Phin Upham

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 Bay Area.

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In this special replay episode Ambar Bhattacharyya of Maverick Capital joins Nick to discuss Healthcare Deep Dive – How AI and GLP-1 Megatrends Affect the Industry, Why Specialities Need to be Integrated, and Insights on Bundling vs. Unbundling. In this episode we cover:

• Healthcare Trends, Including High Deductible Health Plans and Cash Pay Models
• US Halthcare System, Incentives for Preventative Medicine, and Potential for Value-Based Outcome-Oriented Systems
• AI Adoption in Healthcare, Including Adoption and Risks
• The Future of Healthcare Technology, New Codes, and Credentialing Process
• Healthcare, Aging, and End-of-Life Care

Guest Links:

• LinkedIn
• X
• Maverick

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.

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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

• Mike Droesch
• Sandeep Patil
• Jill Chase

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 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.

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In this special replay episode Adrian Aoun of Forward joins Nick to discuss Why Healthcare is Broken and How to Fix it, A Future Path Forward Where Doctors are Architects not Providers, and How the Employer-Sponsored Healthcare System is Designed to Fail Us. In this episode we cover:

• AI, Startups, and Entrepreneurship With Google Executives Larry Page and Sergey Brin
• Democratizing Healthcare Through AI-Powered Pods
• Healthcare Innovation and Technology Adoption
• Assessing Talent and Building Teams in Person Vs. Remote
• Healthcare System Flaws and Potential Solutions
• Improving Healthcare with AI and Remote Monitoring

Guest Links:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Forward

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.

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You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.

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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 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 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!