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Mike Maples on 100x Investments, Lessons from David Swensen & the AI Revolution | #568

Jan 31, 2025 • 67 mins

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 his framework for investing in successful early-stage companies. He explores the nature of startups as acts of disagreement with the status quo and the importance of being disagreeable in the entrepreneurial journey. Mike also touches on the evolving landscape of IPOs and private markets, the transformative power of AI, lessons from one of his first Limited Partners, Yale’s David Swensen, and more.

Key Points

  • Venture capital success hinges on identifying early-stage startups with radically different ideas rather than incremental improvements.
  • Financial literacy is a crucial skill that should be universally taught, starting at a young age, to empower individuals to make better economic decisions.
  • The current AI landscape presents significant opportunities, but discerning unique, scalable ideas among the hype is essential for venture success.
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