Aug 4
The Mindset Behind Building a Great Little Business | Brad Jacobs
This summer, I’m revisiting one of my favorite episodes. If you haven’t heard it, now is the time. If you have, it’s a classic and worth listening to again. Brad Jacobs has built eight billion-dollar companies, completed more than 500 acquisitions, and created extraordinary retur ... Show More
1h 40m
Jun 2021
#191 with Mike Maples - 4 Big Trends and $0 to $1 Billion Startup Idea Frameworks
Shaan (@ShaanVP) and Sam (@TheSamParr) talk with seed VC Mike Maples (@m2jr). Mike is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate. He has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times in the last decade due to notable investments like Twitter, Twitch, Lyft, and Okta. In this episode he talks ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2025
Mike Maples on 100-Baggers, David Swensen & the AI Revolution | #568
Today’s guest is Mike Maples Jr. a partner at Floodgate, a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm that’s invested in companies like Twitter, Lyft, Twitch, Okta. He’s also the author of Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future. In today’s episode, Mike shares h ... Show More
1h 7m
Jun 2020
Stepping into the New Normal with Mike Stemple
A proud US veteran, Mike Stemple is the CEO of Inspirer, a company that trains executives to think and act more entrepreneurial through lectures, workshops, and consulting. Mike joined Mission Daily and discussed how his time in the military changed the lens through which he oper ... Show More
38m 33s
Jul 2024
Pattern Breakers: How to find a breakthrough startup idea | Mike Maples, Jr. (Founding Partner at Floodgate, ex-Product at Silicon Graphics)
<p><strong>Mike Maples, Jr.</strong> is a legendary early-stage startup investor and a co-founder and partner at Floodgate. He’s made early bets on transformative companies like Twitter, Lyft, Twitch, Okta, Rappi, and Applied Intuition and is one of the pioneers of seed-stage inv ... Show More
1h 49m
Sep 2024
E061 - Q&A: My Honest Dating Advice, Morning Routine, Personal Branding, Business Tips + MORE
<strong>This week’s podcast is a special solo Q&A with the head honcho himself, uncle Mike.</strong> We invited the First Things THRST community to ask their questions for an unfiltered take on topics such as business, fitness, personal branding and more. <em>Get comfy for an hou ... Show More
1h 33m
Mike Maples, a partner at the VC firm Floodgate, shares how mental models shape his decision-making process, where to find the next big idea, and how to rally people to your cause.
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