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464: Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future with co-founder of FLOODGATE, Mike Maples, Jr
Jul 10, 2024
Mike Maples Jr, co-founder of FLOODGATE, discusses pattern-breaking success in startups, challenging limiting beliefs, and identifying breakthrough opportunities. He explores the origin of great startup ideas, empowering inflections in startups, and the importance of living in the future for innovation.
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Quick takeaways
- Pattern-breaking success requires a different mindset to recognize missed opportunities.
- Founders must live in the future to disrupt patterns and create transformative impacts.
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Mike Maples Jr.'s Career Overview
Mike Maples Jr. reflects on his career, starting as a child in the PC revolution, studying engineering and computer science at Stanford, working at Silicon Graphics, co-founding companies like Motive, and transitioning to seed investing in the mid-2000s. He discusses his early investments, including Twitter, and the circuitous path to its success.
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