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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)
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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)

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified · Nick Moran

April 28, 20251h 6m

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Show Notes

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

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