• 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)
    2025/06/16

    D.A. Wallach of Time BioVentures joins Nick to discuss 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. In this episode we cover:

    • Transition from Music to Tech Investing
    • Investing in Tech and Healthcare
    • Lessons from the Music Industry
    • Healthcare System and Policy
    • Value-Based Care and Functional Medicine
    • Creative and Tech Talent

    Guest Links:

    • D.A.’s LinkedIn
    • D.A.’s X
    • Time BioVentures’ LinkedIn
    • Time BioVentures’ Website

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

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

    • Laura Chau
    • Jon Terbell and Ted Clark
    • Mathias Schilling

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

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

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

    • David Garcia
    • Bradley Tusk
    • Ted Seides

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

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

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

    • Jon Terbell and Ted Clark
    • Jay Patil
    • Mathias Schilling

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

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    7 分
  • 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)
    2025/06/02

    Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital joins Nick to discuss 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. In this episode we cover:

    • Exits and Liquidity in Venture Capital
    • The Experimentation Machine and AI Opportunity
    • Evaluating AI Businesses and Founders
    • Challenges and Opportunities in AI Investing
    • Entrepreneurship Education and Startup Ecosystems
    • Product-Market Fit and Customer Discovery
    • Future of AI and Venture Capital

    Guest Links:

    • Jeff’s LinkedIn
    • Jeff’s X
    • Flybridge’s LinkedIn
    • Flybridge’s Website

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

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

    • Godard Abel
    • Manish Patel
    • Han Shen

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

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

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

    • Laura Chau
    • Mike Whitmire
    • David Garcia

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

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

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

    • Oren Yunger
    • Bradley Tusk
    • Jon Terbell and Ted Clark

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

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    5 分