 Tim Draper of Draper Associates joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Tim Draper on Investing in Elon, Where Theranos Went Wrong, and Why Decentralization is the Next Great Tech Frontier. In this episode we cover:  - Lessons from Investing in Theranos  - Elon Musk's First Check  - Bitcoin and the Future of the Blockchain  Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up!  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. You can follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!  Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

358. Lessons from Tim Draper on Investing in Elon, Where Theranos Went Wrong, and Why Decentralization is the Next Great Tech Frontier (Tim Draper)

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 Alex Edelson of Slipstream Investors joins Nick to discuss LPs Seeking Alpha - Decoding the Myths and Mastery of Fund Structure, Size, Reserves, Access, and Selection. In this episode we cover:    Evaluating Emerging VC Firms and Co-Investing Opportunities  Overcoming Challenges in Investing in Emerging Managers with Limited Track Records  Evaluating Venture Capitalists' Competitive Advantages and Sustainability  Venture Capital Incentives and Non-Consensus Investments  Fundraising Challenges for VCs, With Advice on Structuring Fundraising Efforts  Using Reserves in Venture Capital Investments  How a GP Can Pitch Themselves to Limited Partners LPs to Build a Successful Partnership    Guest Links:    LinkedIn  X  Slipstream Investors    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.   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! 

430. LPs Seeking Alpha - Decoding the Myths and Mastery of Fund Structure, Size, Reserves, Access, and Selection (Alex Edelson)

  On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:    Joe Kaiser  Michael Jones  Gaurav Jain    We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator.   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.   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! 

Investor Stories 344: Best LP Question (Kaiser, Jones, Jain)

 Larsen Jensen of Harpoon Ventures joins Nick to discuss TFR Declassified: Olympic Medalist and Navy SEAL on National Security, Deep Tech, and Taking Commercial Tech to Government Customers. In this episode we cover:    Startups Selling to Government Sector  Geopolitics and National Security in the Tech Industry  Startup Potential in Defense Industry  Investing in Tech Startups with a Focus on Government Contracts  AI Adoption in Government and Enterprise Sectors  Supporting Startup Founders with Differentiated Value  Drone and Counter-Drone Technology in National Security    Guest Links:    LinkedIn  Harpoon Ventures    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.   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! 

429. TFR Declassified: Olympic Medalist and Navy SEAL on National Security, Deep Tech, and Taking Commercial Tech to Government Customers (Larsen Jensen)

  On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:    Tim Tully  Jules Schwerin  Morgan Beller    We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special.   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.   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! 

Investor Stories 343: Visionary Founders (Tully, Schwerin, Beller)

 Ashu Garg of Foundation Capital joins Nate to discuss The Future of Large Language Models, Open vs. Closed Sourced, and Why 2024 is the Year of Inference. In this episode we cover:    Venture Capital Investing Strategies and Ideal Founder Characteristics  AI Model Development and Its Future  AI Models for Legal Tech and Their Potential Applications  Tech Giants' Positioning in the AI Shift  Google's Innovation Dilemma and AI Adoption    Guest Links:    LinkedIn  X  Foundation Capital    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.   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! 

358. Lessons from Tim Draper on Investing in Elon, Where Theranos Went Wrong, and Why Decentralization is the Next Great Tech Frontier (Tim Draper)

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