Investor Stories 474: Trusting Your Own Point of View, Why Conventional Wisdom Leads to Mediocrity, and Building a Personal Conviction Engine (Byunn, Levine, Dillon)

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Eric Byunn of Centana Growth Seth Levine of Foundry Natalie Dillon of Maveron 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. 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?

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Investor Stories 474: Trusting Your Own Point of View, Why Conventional Wisdom Leads to Mediocrity, and Building a Personal Conviction Engine (Byunn, Levine, Dillon) is an episode from The Full Ratchet: VC | Venture Capital | Angel Investors | Startup Investing | Fundraising | Crowdfunding | Pitch | Private Equity | Business Loans by Nick Moran.

This episode is 06:12 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2026.

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