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Pattern Breakers

Floodgate
Entrepreneurship
Twitch
Justin Tv
Mentava
Startups
Silicon Valley
Product Market Fit
Marketing
Y Combinator
Artificial Intelligence
Niels Hoven
Payroll Management
Small Business
Cruise Automation
Atrium
Pattern Breaking
Social Media
Kyle Vogt
MIT
Autonomous Vehicles

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 mav... more

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Recent Guests

Eric Schmidt
Former CEO of Google and AI expert
Episode: Eric Schmidt: The Implications of Superintelligence
Mitchell Hashimoto
Co-founder of HashiCorp and creator of Vagrant, Terraform, Vault, and Console
HashiCorp
Episode: Mitchell Hashimoto: How Solving His Own Problem Sparked HashiCorp
Jake Knapp
Creator of the design sprint, co-founder of Character VC, and author of Click
Episode: Jake Knapp: The Founder’s Guide to Product-Market Fit
Amjad Masad
Founder and CEO of Replit
Replit
Episode: Amjad Masad: Resolve, Persistence, and the Rise of Replit
Guillermo Rauch
Founder and CEO of Vercel
Vercel
Episode: Guillermo Rauch: The Product Visionary Fueling Vercel and Millions of Developers
Baiju Bhatt
Co-founder of Robinhood, currently working on Aetherflux
Aetherflux
Episode: Baiju Bhatt: First Robinhood, Next …. Outer Space?
Josh Reeves
Co-founder and CEO of Gusto
Gusto
Episode: Josh Reeves: How Gusto Took The Pain Out Of Payroll
Niels Hoven
Founder and CEO of Mentava, a startup focused on accelerated K-12 education leveraging tech to teach young children how to read.
Mentava
Episode: Niels Hoven: Teaching Two Year-Olds to Read Like Second Graders
Reid Hoffman
Co-founder of LinkedIn and renowned partner at Greylock.
Greylock
Episode: Pattern Breakers: Which Startups Change the Future?

Host

Mike Maples Jr.
Host of the series and a venture capitalist specializing in high-potential startups. He is known for his insights on entrepreneurship and venture capital.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 728 ratings
  • Awesome

    Transformative advice from the book with stories on the show to reinforce the concepts.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Nathan Tt
    United States8 months ago
  • What does it mean to live in the future? What is a movement with future impact? So many questions that motivate advanced thinking about what can change our world. Must listen!

    Audible
    5
    Abbystract
    United Statesa year ago
  • Advanced thinking

    What does it mean to live in the future? What is a movement with future impact? So many questions that motivate advanced thinking about what can change our world. Must listen!

    Audible
    5
    Abbystract
    United Statesa year ago
  • Though provoking.

    I think Pattern Breakers will prove to be habit forming for me. In some ways it provides language and insight to the entrepreneurial experience. I look forward to learning more about the discipline to assess a concept to evaluate if it is actively breaking or writing rules in a way that will change human behavior. I am hopeful the book and podcast will help me better understand the next project I am compelled to start.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ken Sunden
    United Statesa year ago
  • Totally extreme

    Typical vc advice. Just be different. Works great for founders who look like every generic guy out there.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    nbsfmc
    United Statesa year ago

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Listeners appreciate the actionable insights and real-life experiences shared by successful entrepreneurs.
The host is praised for conducting engaging interviews that reveal valuable lessons.
Many find it to be an inspiring resource for startup founders, emphasizing practical advice over fluff.

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Joe Liemandt: The AI-Powered School Rewriting the Future of Education
Q: What should I have asked you that I haven't so far?
Joe reflects on the significance of raising kids and the vast opportunities for innovation in education, combining purpose with business.
Joe Liemandt: The AI-Powered School Rewriting the Future of Education
Q: How do you define what grit is and how do you try to imbue it in people?
Joe outlines Alphas' approach, emphasizing the importance of hard challenges and feedback in developing grit among students.
Joe Liemandt: The AI-Powered School Rewriting the Future of Education
Q: What is Alpha School? What would I see that looks totally different from a traditional school?
Joe describes Alpha School as an institution where kids learn through AI tutoring, allowing them to master subjects in about 20 hours instead of the traditional 200 hours.
Joe Liemandt: The AI-Powered School Rewriting the Future of Education
Q: So why are you talking about Alpha School right now?
Joe explains that he is focused on transforming education over the next 20 years and addressing parental misconceptions about new educational models.
Eric Schmidt: The Implications of Superintelligence
Q: What ethical considerations should those in the tech industry keep in mind?
It's important for tech industry professionals to have philosophical grounding to navigate the ethical implications of AI advancements.

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Recent guests on Pattern Breakers include:

1. Eric Schmidt
2. Mitchell Hashimoto
3. Jake Knapp
4. Amjad Masad
5. Guillermo Rauch
6. Baiju Bhatt
7. Josh Reeves
8. Niels Hoven

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