<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:"}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":255}}"&gt; On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;Mike Maples Jr. of Floodgate&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;Nnamdi Okike of 645 Ventures&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;Hemant Mohapatra of Lightspeed India&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:list --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The host of The Full Ratchet is &lt;a href= "https://a99e9542.streaklinks.com/Ckv-y7jGxtU16tHcaw6dRG8I/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fnick-moran-a738503%2F" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Nick Moran&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href= "https://a99e9542.streaklinks.com/Ckv-y7XmJjj45VneOwZrT-cw/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newstack.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;New Stack Ventures&lt;/a&gt;, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We're proud to partner with &lt;strong&gt;Ramp&lt;/strong&gt;, the modern finance automation platform. &lt;a href= "https://a99e9542.streaklinks.com/Ckv-y7j4OLXDOmCUWQ-un5xB/https%3A%2F%2Framp.com%2Fpartners%2Ftfr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Book a demo&lt;/a&gt; and get &lt;strong&gt;$150—no strings attached&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? &lt;a href= "https://a99e9542.streaklinks.com/Ckv-y7jsrD1_WmA14wvppxR1/https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Ftfr_pod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Follow us on social&lt;/a&gt;. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our &lt;a href= "https://a99e9542.streaklinks.com/Ckv-y7rFRXfgaCQIQQUGdF5U/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fnew-stack-ventures%2F" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://a99e9542.streaklinks.com/Ckv-y7jFxSHfla7LAgqXiccz/https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fnewstackvc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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

Nick Moran

Investor Stories 444. The Biggest Misses in VC: Passing on Airbnb, Overlooking Skype, and Arriving Hours After Postman Closed (Maples, Okike, Mohapatra)

DEC 4, 20256 MIN
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified

Investor Stories 444. The Biggest Misses in VC: Passing on Airbnb, Overlooking Skype, and Arriving Hours After Postman Closed (Maples, Okike, Mohapatra)

DEC 4, 20256 MIN

Description

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

  • Mike Maples Jr. of Floodgate
  • Nnamdi Okike of 645 Ventures
  • Hemant Mohapatra of Lightspeed India

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.

We're proud to partner with Ramp, the modern finance automation platform. Book a demo and get $150—no strings attached.

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.