Greatest Hits: Mike Maples on Building Successful Startups and Venture Funds

Erik was joined on this episode by Mike Maples (@m2jr) of Floodgate. We're re-releasing some of the best episodes of the podcast from over the years.

They discuss:

- How the best founders approach entrepreneurship.

- The power of “change events” for startup creation.

- How important is it for your idea to be non-consensus.

- What makes a great founding team.

- How you know when you have an insight that’s worth pursuing.

- What VC could look like a decade from now

- The relationship between VCs and their LPs.

- Mental models for what makes a successful investor.

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