Stanford Technology Ventures Program : Mike Maples Jr.

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Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Exponential Edge for Startups

Mike Maples Jr., co-founder of venture capital firm Floodgate, explains how three laws of exponential growth favor tech entrepreneurs: Moore's law ensures products will possess ...

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Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Dare to Do Legendary Things [Entire Talk]

Mike Maples Jr., co-founder of the venture capital firm Floodgate, explains what entrepreneurs can learn from the very few technology startups that achieve hyper-exceptional success ...

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Mike Maples Jr. , Floodgate

Dare to Do Legendary Things [Entire Talk]

Mike Maples Jr., co-founder of the venture capital firm Floodgate, explains what entrepreneurs can learn from the very few technology startups that achieve hyper-exceptional success ...

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Technical and Management Debt

Floodgate Co-Founder Mike Maples Jr. describes two types of conceptual debt that founders should avoid. One is technical debt, where a startup resolves a problem ...

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Capitalism and Competitive Advantage

Floodgate's Mike Maples Jr. discusses how startups in the bustling tech sector do best when they have a "structural competitive advantage," rather than just proving ...

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Network-Effects Businesses

Venture capitalist Mike Maples Jr. talks about how businesses seeking to exploit network effects must deeply understand the network itself, its nodes and the role ...

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The Dance of Product-Market Fit

Mike Maples Jr., co-founder of Floodgate, describes the dynamic between a company's product and its intended market: If demand is high, the market essentially pulls ...

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Clarity of Business and Price

Floodgate Co-Founder Mike Maples Jr. explains how a venture's business model is rooted in the uniqueness of its product and a clear understanding of how ...

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Have a Sense of Urgency

Floodgate's Mike Maples Jr. sums up the story of how NASA's first moon landing was the result of many teams who overcame resistance all along ...

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Create New Categories

Companies that top their category don't just sell more product than their competitors, they likely created the category and made people see the world in ...

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Make Your Life Legendary

Silicon Valley veteran Mike Maples Jr. shares heartfelt advice urging aspiring entrepreneurs to "only do things that you think have a chance to be legendary." ...

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ETL Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Podcast

Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Dare to Do Legendary Things

Mike Maples Jr., co-founder of the venture capital firm Floodgate, explains what entrepreneurs can learn from the very few technology startups that achieve hyper-exceptional success ...

Podcast 59 minutes

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What Does an Angel Investor Do?

Investors Mike Maples and Ron Conway explain their job like this: They help all lights turn green for the fast-moving car of the Internet start-up. ...

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Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Flying with Angel Investors

Taking its name from the early investors of classic Hollywood, Ron Conway and Mike Maples define the angel investor. In addition, they explain the differences ...

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Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

A Match Made in Heaven? Your Angel Investor and You

How should an aspiring entrepreneur choose an angel investor? And, more importantly, how will an angel investor select you? Entrepreneurs need to gain access to ...

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Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Attrition Rates for Potential Investors

The numbers are stacked against the inspired business owner-to-be. Seasoned angel investors Ron Conway and Mike Maples talk about how many ideas they receive, how ...

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Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Investors Assess Failure and Success

Facebook and Digg investors Ron Conway and Mike Maples unveil a surprising yardstick on what makes an entrepreneur's ideas a go or a no. Even ...

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Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

An Angel Investor’s Strategic Advice for the Start-Up

A million dollars should last any new venture at least a year. And companies are most productive when they're less than ten people strong. These ...

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Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Transitioning from an Angel to a VC

Part of the responsibility of the angel is to help secure the VC round. Experienced entrepreneurs Ron Conway and Mike Maples lay out the blueprint ...

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Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Silicon Valley: Ground Zero for The Deal

Don't live in Silicon Valley? If you're serious about business, you'd better pack your bags. The local ecosystem of ideas, entrepreneurship, and venture is so ...

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Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP

The Overfunded Start-Up?

Too much money in a start-up can be toxic, says angel investor Mike Maples, and that there's an inverse correlation between the amount of money ...

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Becoming an Angel Investor

Proven investors Mike Maples and Ron Conway offer tips on what it takes to enter the field of capital investment: A Rolodex of ripe talent ...

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Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Balancing Team, Idea, and Market

A good idea is critical - but it's only a small fraction of a company's success as compared to its founders, says investor Ron Conway. ...

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ETL Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Podcast

Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP

Angel Investing Revealed

Experienced angel investors, Ron Conway, Founder of Angel Investors LP, and Mike Maples, Founder of Maples Investments, provide a rare look into the ins and ...

Podcast 61 minutes