Mike Maples on Building Successful Startups and Venture Funds

Erik is joined on this episode by Mike Maples (@m2jr) of Floodgate. They Discuss:- Have all of the low hanging fruit of startup ideas been picked- How do the best founders approach entrepreneurship- Mike’s thoughts on the various conventional wisdoms of building startups- The power of “change events” for startup creation- How important is market timing- How important is it for your idea to be non-consensus- What makes a great founding team- Can you predict product market fit- Why do co-founder breakups happen and how do you prevent them- How do you know when you have an insight that’s worth pursuing- Thoughts on the Operator Angel movement- What does VC look like a decade from now- The relationship between VCs and their LPs- Investing in non-tech businesses- Can crypto disrupt the VC model- Mental models for what makes a successful investorThanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.