Pattern Breakers
Floodgate
Host Mike Maples Jr. from venture capital firm Floodgate offers lessons from the rare startup super performers — BEFORE they were successful. Pattern Breakers features interviews with some of Silicon Valley’s most legendary entrepreneurs and thought leaders, including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Kreiger, business maverick Mark Cuban, and Shopify co-founder Tobi Lütke.
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Dec 2, 2019 • 7min
Breakthrough Lessons: Hack Value Before Hacking Growth
Why proving a startup’s value hypothesis before testing its growth hypothesis is critical.
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Dec 2, 2019 • 50min
Sarah Leary of Nextdoor: “The Moment You Know You've Created Something Valuable"
Nextdoor today is worth more than $2 Billion and is used by 250,000 neighborhoods throughout the world. Silicon Valley types had doubts about their approach, but Sarah offers valuable ideas for finding the path to the light. One crucial hint is that users matter far more than the folks in the "chattering class."
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Dec 2, 2019 • 6min
Breakthrough Lessons: You Need a Breakthrough Insight
Learn why great startups have unique insights that defy conventional wisdom.
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Dec 2, 2019 • 39min
Andy Rachleff on “How to Know If You’ve Got Product Market Fit”
The Co-founder of Benchmark Capital & Wealthfront explains the most important goal of a startup: how do you find product-market fit? As the man who coined the term, he’s the expert—and in this episode, he also shares lessons learned from legendary startup super performers such as Scott Cook, Reed Hastings, Don Valentine, and many others.
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Nov 19, 2019 • 5min
Why Greatness is a Decision
In the Starting Greatness premier, Floodgate co-founder and podcast host Mike Maples, Jr., explains why greatness is a decision—and what questions you need to ask yourself to make your startup a success.
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