<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;Kevin Jiang of Mangusta Capital&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;Shamin Walsh of BAM Ventures&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures&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;We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator.&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 447: Choosing the Right VC: Understanding Value Add, Assessing Alignment, and Identifying the Best Board Partner (Jiang, Walsh, Saxena)

DEC 18, 20254 MIN
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified

Investor Stories 447: Choosing the Right VC: Understanding Value Add, Assessing Alignment, and Identifying the Best Board Partner (Jiang, Walsh, Saxena)

DEC 18, 20254 MIN

Description

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Kevin Jiang of Mangusta Capital Shamin Walsh of BAM Ventures Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures 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. 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.