Pattern Breakers

Floodgate
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Pattern Breakers

Host Mike Maples Jr. from venture capital firm Floodgate offers lessons from the rare startup super performers — BEFORE they were successful. Pattern Breakers features interviews with some of Silicon Valley’s most legendary entrepreneurs and thought leaders, including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Kreiger, business maverick Mark Cuban, and Shopify co-founder Tobi Lütke.

  1. Baiju Bhatt: First Robinhood, Next …. Outer Space?

    JAN 28

    Baiju Bhatt: First Robinhood, Next …. Outer Space?

    As the co-founder of Robinhood, Baiju Bhatt didn't just help launch a company. He sparked a movement that fundamentally shifted the dynamics of investing, and created a new path for everyday people to participate in the markets. But can the man who changed the way people think about money do the same for energy? In this episode, Mike Maples, Jr. of Floodgate speaks with Bhatt about the origins of Robinhood and how hands-on research in the Stanford cafeteria helped the company find product-market fit, and how Bhatt’s new renewable energy company Aetherflux could make science fiction ideas a reality.

    41 min
  2. Josh Reeves: How Gusto Took The Pain Out Of Payroll

    12/16/2024

    Josh Reeves: How Gusto Took The Pain Out Of Payroll

    When Josh Reeves, Tomer London and Edward Kim founded Gusto in 2012, roughly 40 percent of the employers in the United States were still doing their payroll by hand. Thousands of small business owners spent their time reading up on various federal and local tax codes or buried in late-night paperwork, drained of the energy to truly chase their dreams. In this episode, Mike Maples, Jr. of Floodgate speaks with Reeves about how Gusto identified pain points for small business founders everywhere, what it took to turn payroll from a grind into a tool that freed entrepreneurs to focus on what truly matters, and what he’s learned as the CEO of a revolutionary $9.5B software company.

    39 min

  3. 10/07/2024

    Breakthrough Lesson: RIP To Old-School Marketing

    Most startups stick to traditional methods of getting their message out. Pattern Breakers, however, don't follow the old rules of marketing. Instead they ignite a movement where they ultimately rise to the top, uncontested, while others later scramble for the leftovers. In this Breakthrough Lesson, Mike Maples Jr. of Floodgate examines three lessons learned from the recent viral breakout of the educational technology company Mentava, and why true Pattern Breakers don’t depend on the media or outside voices to shape their narrative. Instead, they speak for themselves, directly and boldly, telling the world their story in their own words.

    10 min
  4. Niels Hoven: Teaching Two Year-Olds to Read Like Second Graders

    09/23/2024

    Niels Hoven: Teaching Two Year-Olds to Read Like Second Graders

    The team behind the educational technology company Mentava is a small one, but its product idea is extremely ambitious: An app that teaches two year-olds to read at a second grade level. The idea is the brainchild of founder Niels Hoven, a father of four committed to accelerating K-12 education and helping high-achieving kids reach their true potential. In this episode, Mike Maples, Jr. of Floodgate speaks with Hoven about the origins of Mentava, how one very online critic gave the company an unexpected sales boost, and why Hoven has found himself engaged in a much bigger story about the shared and growing frustration with the cult of lower standards in education.

    35 min
  5. Daphne Koller: Changing Lives With Coursera

    08/05/2024

    Daphne Koller: Changing Lives With Coursera

    Pattern Breakers

    44 min

  6. 07/29/2024

    Pattern Breakers: Which Startups Change the Future?

    Pattern Breakers

    37 min

  7. 07/09/2024

    A Sneak Peek at Pattern Breakers

    Pattern Breakers

    40 min
  8. Maddie Hall: A Different Path to the Future

    07/01/2024

    Maddie Hall: A Different Path to the Future

    Pattern Breakers

    40 min
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Host Mike Maples Jr. from venture capital firm Floodgate offers lessons from the rare startup super performers — BEFORE they were successful. Pattern Breakers features interviews with some of Silicon Valley’s most legendary entrepreneurs and thought leaders, including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Kreiger, business maverick Mark Cuban, and Shopify co-founder Tobi Lütke.

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  • Creator
    Floodgate
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    97
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Pattern Breakers

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