Replay 2026 / talk 11
Mike Maples × Balaji Srinivasan · 31:56
Mike Maples Jr. is cofounder of Floodgate, the seed-stage venture firm behind early bets on Twitter, Twitch, Lyft and Okta, and author of Pattern Breakers. He joins Balaji Srinivasan for a fireside chat.
Website: https://floodgate.com/team/mike-maples-jr
OUTLINE
1:10 - 500,000 is the new 5 million
4:56 - A startup that matters has to refuse something
7:18 - California's governance has become the logical conclusion of unchecked lack of accountability
12:05 - The network state ethos is don't get mad, get organized
12:49 - It's always better to jump than be pushed
13:31 - Kazakhstan, just legenda