"Turpentine VC" | Venture Capital and Investing

E29: Mike Maples on Building Successful Startups and Venture Funds

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Mar 5, 2024
Mike Maples shares insights on building successful startups, Thunder Lizard perspective, missed opportunities like Airbnb, and the future of VC. The discussion covers navigating the idea maze, investing in non-consensus ideas, fostering artistic vision in startup teams, and the evolution of Justin TV to Twitch. It also explores operator angels, the future of seed markets in venture capital, tech trends, fund strategies, blitz scaling, and the essence of entrepreneurship and investing.
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ADVICE

Living in the Future

  • Live in the future and identify what's missing.
  • Build something to fulfill that need and bring the future forward.
INSIGHT

Three Startup Miracles

  • Startups are not companies yet, they must hack three miracles: insight, value, and growth.
  • Founders must be good pickers and prioritize having a powerful insight before starting.
ADVICE

Insight Hacking Framework

  • Focus on change events, either technological or adoption-based, to drive insights.
  • Look for exponential changes that create opportunities not present today.
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