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Jul 2024
26m 9s

A Sea Change of Mass Cognition

The Motley Fool
About this episode

Mike Maples is a co-founding partner at the venture capital firm, Floodgate. He’s also the author of the new book, “Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future.” Alex Friedman caught up with Maples for a conversation about:

  • How to spot true visionaries.
  • Missing out on an early investment opportunity in Airbnb.
  • Whether the AI future will be defined by incumbents or upstarts.


Companies mentioned: AMZN, LYFT, OKTA, CHGG, AAPL, MSFT


Host: Alex Friedman

Guest: Mike Maples, Jr.

Producer: Mary Long

Engineers: Dez Jones, Tim Sparks

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