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The podcast dedicated to demystifying Venture Capital. Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti interview VC's & Startup Founders and on how they build great technology startups.

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Investor Stories 497: Passing on Snapchat, Canva, and Hugging Face: The Rules of Thumb That Cost VCs Billions (Vaidya, Fubini and Patel, Rosenbloom)

October 15, 2026

Nick Moran (0:00)

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SPEAKER_2 (0:24)

Welcome to the podcast about Venture Capital, where investors and founders alike can learn how VCs make decisions and reach conviction. Your host is Nick Moran, and this is The Full Ratchet.

Nick Moran (0:40)

Welcome back to TFR. On today's special segment, we asked guests to discuss their antiportfolio, a startup investment that they passed on. Here's the segment called Why I Passed.

On today's special segment, we have Vivek Vaidya of Superset. Vivek, tell us a story about a startup that you passed on, your antiportfolio.

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