When you meet Mike Maples, Jr, you notice two things. First, he is authentically tear-up-during-the-story passionate about founders and the journey that they're on. He is himself an entrepreneur who's made multiple IPO's happen, and has more jaw dropping stories about the process of "starting greatness" than almost anyone I know. Turns out, you collect a lot of lore after you literally help invent seed investing. Second, Mike is maybe the most thoughtful and nuanced scholar of startups in Silicon Valley. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of mental models that attempt to answer the big question on everyone's minds - why do some companies reach escape velocity and others don't? The depth by which Mike goes into this question makes him an outlier investor. Mike and his co-conspirator Peter Ziebelman have just released all their wisdom in a new book called Pattern Breakers - the ultimate set of mental models for the mindset and actions required to achieve extraordinary startup success. I genuinely think this will become required reading some day for anyone interested in building a new company, and I recommend you grab a copy ASAP. Here's a link - https://a.co/d/07JAqxzf Mike - you're one of a kind, and still the person I want to be when I grow up. Congrats on launch, being a sounding board for you in the early days of writing this book was surreal and the best education I could have asked for! "This is for the founders who stick their necks out, who decide to do something different. Without you, nothing different would ever happen." #startups #entrepreneurship #tech #innovation #venturecapital
Awesome. I bought the book last night! So pumped.
just bought the book this morning, I'm excited to start reading!
I attended an event where Mike was the featured speaker and I was practically awestruck. His authenticity and passion was very apparent and inspiring. I went only and brought the book before he was even finshed with his talk..lol
Love this so much! Mike Maples, Jr humble, doesnt take himself too seriously, and always *always* has time and support for founders. Legend. Get the book!!!!
Now this is a strong review, Shawn! Omw to get a copy
Strikingly similar cover (and somewhat related topic) to Adam Grant’s Originals
Seed investing OG at Floodgate; Author of the bestselling book Pattern Breakers, available wherever you buy books. Co-conspirator with awesome Startup Founders who want to dominate the future.
1moShawn - Thanks for the kind words. I'm very touched and the feeling is mutual. Hopefully we can get into some trouble together again sooner rather than later!