Pattern Breakers by Mike Maples Jr
From the man who invested in Twitter, Twitch and Lyft back when they were named Odeo, Justin.TV and Zimride, an analysis of what it is that makes start-ups successful, and an exploration of how those companies can be identified at the seed stage of their development.An indispenable guide to start-up success -- Safi Bahcall, author of Loonshots
Reveals how elite founders don't just navigate uncertainty - they harness it to redefine what's possible -- Annie Duke, author of Thinking in Bets
Mike Maples, Jr is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and the co-founder of FLOODGATE, a leading seed stage fund in Silicon Valley that invested in companies like X (formerly Twitter), Twitch, Okta, and Outreach at the very beginning of their startup journeys. An eight-time member of the Forbes Midas List of Top Venture Capital investors, he was one of the pioneers of the seed investing movement, which started in the mid-2000s and now is a mainstream part of startup funding. Mike has over 80,000 X followers and a popular podcast, Pattern Breakers (previously Starting Greatness).
Peter Ziebelman splits his time between academia and the business world. He teaches entrepreneurs as a lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he is the principal instructor for the popular graduate school course on entrepreneurship and venture capital. He has also lectured at the Wharton School and the University of Chicago. He started his career as part of the innovative start-up team for speech synthesis semiconductors at Texas Instruments and then later he was a systems software entrepreneur at a venture-backed start-up. In 1996 he co-founded Palo Alto Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. He consults with Fortune 500 companies on entrepreneurship, and advises start-up companies as an independent board member.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781035055074 |
| ISBN 10 | 1035055074 |
| Title | Pattern Breakers |
| Author | Mike Maples Jr |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2024-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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