Sep 29
Bill Ackman: The Biggest Fight of His Life
Bill Ackman is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, one of the most closely watched investment firms in the world. In this conversation, he breaks down how he tells the difference between real innovation from hype, what he looks for before making a billion-d ... Show More
1h 17m
Sep 15
Tobi Lütke: The Skills AI Makes More Valuable
Shopify founder and CEO Tobi Lütke joins Shane Parrish to discuss AI agents, better decision-making, and the future of work. He explains how he uses an AI council to examine his hardest decisions and why taste, judgment, and responsibility become more valuable as AI becomes more ... Show More
1h 5m
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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