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The Full Ratchet

Episode summaries:
Strategy

Disruptive Forces Shaping Venture Capital’s Future

February 1, 2025

Investors explore emerging trends reshaping the VC landscape for the next decade.

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Strategy

Lessons from Innovators Transforming Industries

January 29, 2025

Barry Schuler shares insights from Jobs, Musk, Case, and Armstrong on building impactful trillion-dollar companies.

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Miscellaneous

Visionary Founders: Insights from Top Investors

January 18, 2025

Investors share stories of standout founders and their traits.

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Hiring

The Villain Test: Mastering Consumer Tech Trends

January 14, 2025

Craig Shapiro shares insights on founders, investing, and future consumer tech trends.

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Fundraising

Lessons from Top Investors: Insights & Strategies

January 10, 2025

Discover career-changing lessons from investors von Tobel, Felesky, and Patil in this episode of *The Full Ratchet*.

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Fundraising

Investor Stories: Best LP Questions

January 9, 2025

Mike Droesch, Sami Inkinen, and Heidi Roizen reveal the most insightful allocator questions they've encountered.

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Fundraising

Why Top Investors Passed on Opportunities

January 3, 2025

Insights from Inkinen, Roizen, and Upham on deals they passed and lessons learned from their decisions.

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Strategy

Healthcare Disrupted: AI, GLP-1, and Industry Insights

December 30, 2024

Explore AI's influence, GLP-1 trends, and industry shifts in specialties, bundling vs. unbundling, and value-based care.

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Fundraising

Disruptive Forces Shaping Venture's Next Decade

December 30, 2024

Mike Droesch, Sandeep Patil, and Jill Chase discuss industry disruptions and future-shaping trends in venture capital.

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Strategy

Why Top Investors Chose Not to Invest

December 26, 2024

Insights from Heitzmann, Von Tobel, and Felesky on investment decisions and outcomes.

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Fundraising

Investor Advice: Insights from Top VC Leaders

December 19, 2024

Key advice from Bhattacharyya, Heitzmann, and von Tobel for aspiring venture capitalists.

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Fundraising

Visionary Founders: Lessons from Top Investors

December 18, 2024

Investors share insights on exceptional founders and their vision.

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Distribution

The Future of Energy: Challenges and Opportunities

December 8, 2024

Kevin Stevens dives into energy transformation, nuclear vs. renewables, and the key to investing in energy innovation.

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Fundraising

Investors Reveal Top LP Questions

December 6, 2024

Investors Pejman Nozad, James Joaquin, and Rick Heitzmann share the best questions they've been asked by LPs.

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Fundraising

3 Investors Share Their Career Lessons

December 4, 2024

On The Full Ratchet, investors Ambar Bhattacharyya, Mike Droesch, and Sami Inkinen share their most important career lessons.

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