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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managersFinding greatness in non-consensus startups, the story of Twitch from Justin.TV, and why great companies need insights and inflection points with Mike MaplesFollow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape.We're re-joined by Mike Maples, Jr. of Floodgate, this time to discuss his just released new book "Pattern Breakers."Mike was first on the pod in 2021 and it was great to catch up again, this time to discuss the importance of identifying founders who are true pattern breakers. We spoke about how his observations on the last 14 years at Floodgate inspired him to write the book. We went through concepts such as f...2024-07-1047 min
Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managersScott Kupor, Managing Partner of a16z on Building a lasting Venture FranchiseFollow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape.This week we’re joined by Scott Kupor, Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Scott was the first employee of the firm alongside Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. He has been instrumental in the firm’s growth to now having north of $35B in AUM. Scott also authored a Wall Street Journal bestselling book called Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It, and previously also served as chairman of the board of the...2023-05-1747 min
Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managersMike Maples of Floodgate on investing models, how he thinks about exceptional companies, and building a lasting firm - Venture Unlocked Episode 019We have a special treat of an episode this week with one of the top first generation seed investors in Mike Maples, Jr. of Floodgate. After leading two successful startups, Mike started Floodgate (formerly Maples Investment) in 2006, and has since invested on companies such as Twitter, Lyft, Twitch, and Okta. As is always the case when I speak to Mike, he provided many nuggets of investing, firm building, and went deep into his early days of Floodgate. In this episode we discuss the following topics:04:54 How Mike raised his first fund from Austin Vent...2021-01-2654 min