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Mike Maples

Mike Maples, Jr is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and the co-founder of FLOODGATE, a leading seed stage fund in Silicon Valley. He is the co-author of Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future.

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Trick of the brain on hindsight: Founders who think they’re heroes

Why the best entrepreneurs should be more Obi-Wan Kenobi than Luke Skywalker.