Mike Maples Jr.

Co-Founder of Floodgate, Startup Investor & Author of "Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future"

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Mike Maples Jr. Biography

Mike Maples is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate. He has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times in the last decade and was also named a “Rising Star” by FORTUNE and profiled by Harvard Business School for his lifetime contributions to entrepreneurship.

Before becoming a full-time investor, Maples was involved as a founder and operating executive at back-to-back startup IPOs, including Tivoli Systems (IPO TIVS, acquired by IBM) and Motive (IPO MOTV, acquired by Alcatel-Lucent). Some of Maples’ investments include Twitter, Twitch.tv, Clover Health, Okta, Outreach, ngmoco, Chegg, Bazaarvoice, and Demandforce.

Maples is known for coining the term “Thunder Lizards,” which is a metaphor derived from Godzilla that describes the tiny number of truly exceptional companies that are wildly disruptive capitalist mutations. Maples likes to think of himself as a hunter of the “atomic eggs” that beget these companies.

Maples is the host of the "Starting Greatness" podcast, which shares startup lessons from the super performers, and is the author of "Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future."

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 02/17/2024.

Mike Maples Jr. Videos

  • How to find a breakthrough startup idea | Mike Maples, Jr.
    Mike Maples, Jr. is a legendary early-stage startup investor and a co-founder and partner at Floodgate.
  • Mike Maples Jr.: 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...

Mike Maples Jr. Books

  • Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future
    Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future

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