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The Full Ratchet · 1 Dec 2025 · 41 min
497. Investing in Outsiders, Why Extreme Personalities Win, Weighing Timing versus Trends, and Rethinking Liquidity and Option Exercise Windows (Ethan Austin)
WithEthan Austin
Ethan Austin of Outside VC joins Nick to discuss Investing in Outsiders, Why Extreme Personalities Win, Weighing Timing versus Trends, and Rethinking Liquidity and Option Exercise Windows. In this episode we cover: Lessons from Founding Give Forward Investment Philosophy and Timing Founding… More on the show's page
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The Full Ratchet · 2 Jul 2026 · 7 min
Investor Stories 482: Key Advice from a Top Investor and Two Unicorn Founders: Why Companies Pick Investors, Authentic Leadership, and Loving the Game (Austin, Schlacks, Demaree)
MentionsEthan Austin
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ethan Austin of Outside VC Willy Schlacks of EquipmentShare Grant Demaree of Onebrief We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host… More on the show's page
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The Full Ratchet · 30 Apr 2026 · 6 min
Investor Stories 473: Speed at Legora, Intensity at Mysten, Mastery at Heights Labs, Why These Founders Stand Out (Effron, Austin, Simpson)
MentionsAndreessen HorowitzRedpointArianna SimpsonEthan AustinJacob Effron
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jacob Effron of Redpoint Ethan Austin of Outside VC Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special.on they've… More on the show's page
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The Full Ratchet · 16 Apr 2026 · 7 min
Investor Stories 471: Missing Great AI Bets, Losing Conviction, and Overweighting Founders, Lessons from Redpoint, a16z, and Outside VC (Effron, Austin, Simpson)
MentionsRedpointAndreessen HorowitzArianna SimpsonEthan AustinJacob Effron
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jacob Effron of Redpoint Ethan Austin of Outside VC Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick… More on the show's page
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The Full Ratchet · 9 Mar 2026 · 7 min
Investor Stories 464: Anti Portfolio Confessions: Missing Twilio, Zoom, DocuSign, MongoDB, and Solana (Austin, Simpson, Chaddha)
MentionsAndreessen HorowitzArianna SimpsonEthan AustinNavin Chaddha
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ethan Austin of Outside VC Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host… More on the show's page
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The Full Ratchet · 12 Feb 2026 · 5 min
Investor Stories 459: Inside the Best LP Questions: Getting Better Over Time, Building Networks, and Driving Outcomes (Effron, Austin, Simpson)
MentionsAndreessen HorowitzRedpointArianna SimpsonEthan AustinJacob Effron
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jacob Effron of Redpoint Ethan Austin of Outside VC Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The host of The Full Ratchet is… More on the show's page
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