#354 Mike Maples Jr.- Unlocking the Secrets to Successful Startup Investing: A Conversation with the Co-founder of Floodgate

<p class="p1">“My whole business isn’t about how often I lose but it’s about the magnitude of the rightness when I win”<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>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. </p> <p>Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike 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.)</p> <p>Some of Mike’s investments include Twitter, Twitch.tv, Clover Health, Okta, Outreach, ngmoco, Chegg, Bazaarvoice, and Demandforce.</p> <p>Mike is the host of the Starting Greatness podcast, which shares startup lessons from the super performers.</p> <p>On this episode Mike shares the mindset that has had the greatest impact on his life, what is true about the greatest startup founders and the key to unlocking greatness in investments. </p> <div class="entry-content"> <div class=""> <div class=""> <p>Interested in having Sean DeLaney be your executive coach? <a href="https://whatgotyouthere.com/coaching/">CLICK HERE </a></p> <h4 class="p1"><a href="https://calderalab.com/delaney" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Caldera Lab</a>– Get 20% off high performance men’s skincare!  – Click <a href= "https://calderalab.com/delaney" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">HERE</a></h4> <h4 class="p1"><a href="https://try.marketerhire.com/WGYT" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Marketer Hire</a>– Get $500 off your first hire! – Click <a href="https://try.marketerhire.com/WGYT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href= "https://youunleashedcourse.com/">https://youunleashedcourse.com/</a></p> <div class="" data-read-aloud-multi-block="true"> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://whatgotyouthere.com/you-unleashed/">You Unleashed</a> is an online pers