About the Speaker - Mike Maples Jr
Mike Maples, Jr. is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author. He is focused on backing the founders of startup companies determined to achieve extraordinary success, from the very beginning. As a co-founding partner at
Floodgate, he’s been on the Forbes Midas List eight times for his investments in companies such as Twitter, Twitch, Okta, Outreach, Rappi, Chegg, and Applied Intuition.
Maples co-authored the upcoming book
Pattern Breakers, which noted entrepreneurship thought leader Steve Blank calls “the most important book on startups in the last ten years.” He additionally hosts a highly acclaimed podcast and newsletter, which explore the pivotal role of pattern breaking founders in reshaping business and culture in the 21st Century.
Venture Trailblazers is presented by the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator; and VC Lab, the leading venture capital accelerator for emerging managers worldwide.
This event is reserved for the Founder Institute and VC Lab networks: including Local Leaders, Alumni, Mentors, Investors, Partners, and Enrolled Founders/ Fund Managers.