Mike Maples, Jr

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Co-Founder, Partner at Floodgate.

Host, Starting Greatness podcast.

Co-conspirator with founders.

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Tweet Feb 17, 2023

According to nationwide MAP testing, the average high school student in the United States learns… nothing. 👇

by Austin Scholar

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Tweet Feb 15, 2023

One of the things that I work with many of my portfolio companies on is storytelling in their pitch decks. But it can be a frustrating process - even for people who are great at presentations. And here’s why… Read on >>

by Elizabeth Yin

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Tweet Jan 10, 2023

Valuation of startups is such a mystifying concept and certainly something I didn't understand as a founder. What makes one startup "more valuable" than another? Today's tweet thread is about the relationship between valuation and milestones. Read

by Elizabeth Yin

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Book Mar 1, 2011

The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World

by David Deutsch

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Movie Oct 9, 2003

by Jon Favreau

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Tweet Dec 1, 2022

1/ On SBF & FTX I think this is not going to be a hugely long thread (I think). It is not going to be hugely insightful for anyone deep in crypto. But maybe it will help as a reference to our friends in the media who are struggling quite a bit wit

by 6529

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Book Jan 1, 2011

The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

by Howard Marks

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Podcast

by Ann Miura-Ko and 2 others

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Article Feb 21, 2022

I was wrong, we need crypto

by David Heinemeier Hansson

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Tweet Feb 23, 2022

Global warming is the biggest threat of our time & trees are one of our natural weapons to capture carbon. What if they could help faster? We @living_carbon are excited to unveil that photosynthesis-enhanced trees can grow faster and capture more

by Maddie Hall

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Article Dec, 2019

The Lesson to Unlearn

by Paul Graham

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