Mike Maples on Building Successful Startups and Venture Funds

<p>This episode features an interview with Mike Maples, Jr, the co-founder of Floodgate, that took place in 2020. Mike's interview on Turpentine VC from September 2023 is one of our most popular episode to date, and this earlier interview offers relevant context to his success and discipline. The conversation covers how Mike got his first fund from Austin Ventures, his view on "Thunder Lizard," missed opportunities like Airbnb, and what VC could look like in the future.</p><p>---</p><p>RECOMMENDED PODCAST: History 102 with WhatifAltHist</p><p> </p><p>Every week, creator of WhatifAltHist Rudyard Lynch and Erik Torenberg c...