))
480. The OG Seed Investor, Mike Maples Jr., on Spotting Inflection Points, Living in the Future, and Why the Best Form of Competition Is No Competition (Mike Maples)
Manage episode 479593108 series 3559508
Content provided by Nick Moran. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Nick Moran or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.
Mike Maples of Floodgate joins Nick to discuss The OG Seed Investor, Mike Maples Jr., on Spotting Inflection Points, Living in the Future, and Why the Best Form of Competition Is No Competition. In this episode we cover:
- The Evolution of Seed Investing
- Identifying Exceptional Founders
- The Role of Inflections in Startups
- The Impact of AI on Startups
- Sea Changes and Business Model Migrations
- The Importance of Specificity and Narrative Design
- The Role of Pattern Recognition in Venture Capital
Guest Links:
The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area.
Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social.
You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.
896 episodes
Share
