Which start-ups change the future? Investor Mike Maples Jr. with Reid Hoffman

Masters of Scale

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Reid Hoffman, Mindset, Diversity & Inclusion, Jeff Berman, Bob Safian, Startups

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Silicon Valley investor Mike Maples Jr. is known for having a ‘Midas Touch.’ Think of a tech start-up that has changed your life in the last 20 years, and he was probably helping fuel its growth. Mike talks with host Reid Hoffman about the insights he’s gathered from decades of investing, which he shares in his new national bestseller book: Pattern Breakers. They also riff on how to build – and invest – in the AI revolution.

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0:00.0	Hey listeners, we couldn't be more excited to announce the first round of speakers for the Masters of
0:05.9	Scale Summit, our flagship event taking place in San Francisco this October 22nd to 24th.
0:13.0	The lineup is packed with visionary leaders,
0:16.0	like Microsoft AIs, Mustafa Suleiman,
0:19.0	Reddit, Steve Huffman,
0:21.0	Pattern Beauty's Tracy Ellis Ross, and more.
0:24.0	Go to Masters of Scale.com forward slash apply
0:27.2	to see the entire first round lineup
0:29.4	and submit your application to join us live.
0:32.4	Plus, keep an eye out for even more of phenomenal speakers to be announced in the coming weeks.
0:37.0	Again, go to Masters ofScale.com forward slash apply
0:42.0	and submit your application today.
0:44.7	Twitter started as Odeo, Liff started a Zimmeride, Justin TV became Twitch and I'd
0:51.6	forgotten I was a shareholder in Twitch and then it got acquired by
0:55.1	Amazon for 970 million and I'd notice that 80% of my exit profits had come from Bivots.
1:01.1	Mike Maples Jr. has an iconic track record as a Silicon Valley investor,
1:08.0	but he isn't just content taking the wins as they come.
1:12.0	He's been on a quest recently, maybe endlessly, to explore why some
1:17.5	startups change the future and others fizzle out. I couldn't explain why things were working and not working.
1:27.0	You kind of misrememember how it really happened.
1:29.0	You'd think you knew stuff you didn't really know.
1:32.0	And so the genesis of the book was I need to
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