Mike Maples

Pattern Breakers

Mike Maples is a pioneering Silicon Valley investor who founded Floodgate Ventures in 2005, introducing the concept of seed investing. He achieved major successes with early investments in Twitter, Twitch, and Lyft.

His curiosity about what it takes to create a world-changing startup led him to explore how revolutionary ideas often appear crazy at first. Listen to Mike as he shares this exploration in his new book, “Pattern Breakers.”