Venture capitalist Mike Maples, Jr, discusses the importance of 'superbuilders' in startups, citing Kyle Vogt's remarkable impact on Justin.tv. They explore how superbuilders tackle crises, drive innovation, and attract greatness to a team, showcasing their vital role in achieving startup success.
Having a super builder on a startup team accelerates progress and attracts greatness.
Super builders provide a fundamental competitive advantage by swiftly building what others can't.
Deep dives
The Importance of a Super Builder in Startups
Having a super builder on a founding team can be the difference between typical success and greatness in a startup. The ability to build what others can't, rapidly and without constraints, gives a fundamental competitive advantage. Super builders are invaluable in facing unpredictable challenges and accelerating a team's pace, crucial for success in the chaotic startup environment.
Attracting Excellence with a Super Builder
A super builder serves as a magnet for greatness in a startup, attracting co-conspirators, customers, and partners with their technical prowess. They lead by building great things, inspiring others focused on technical excellence. In the early stages, super builders complement startup leaders, accelerating a team's progress and influencing the company's success.
Kyle Vote's Impact and Traits of a Super Builder
Kyle Vote exemplifies the traits of a super builder through his technical expertise, problem-solving abilities, innovation, dedication, and leadership. His contributions to Crew's Automation, culminating in its acquisition by GM for over a billion dollars, showcase the lasting impact of having a super builder on a team. Getting a super builder like Kyle on a startup team early can provide an unfair advantage, crucial for challenging the status quo and thriving in the competitive startup landscape.
In the early days of a start-up, the superbuilder can be as important to greatness as the start-up leader, and they’re often not the same person. But what are the traits of a great superbuilder, and why do they play such a crucial role in the zero to one phase of a company? In this Breakthrough Lesson, Mike Maples, Jr of Floodgate discusses the success of superbuilder Kyle Vogt and how his ingenuity saved Justin.tv, as well as how superbuilders help a startup tackle adversity and attract greatness to the team.
Check out the new Pattern Breakers Blog at patternbreakers.substack.com for even more Pattern Breaking content from Mike.
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