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Mike Maples: Your Startup Idea Isn’t Crazy Enough—And it's holding you back | Mike Maples, Founder of Floodgate

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Ever wonder why some startups follow every “right” rule and still fail, while others break every norm and dominate? Mike Maples (Floodgate, author of Pattern Breakers) reveals how true breakthrough startups aren’t built by checking boxes—they’re created by founders bold enough to reject consensus, ignore conventional wisdom, and rewrite the rules entirely.

This episode explains why your biggest risk isn’t failure, it’s wasting years on the wrong idea. If you want to build something people are desperate for, not just mildly interested in, Mike’s insights will change how you think about startup success.

Why You Should Listen

  • How to know if your startup idea is worth years of your life—or if it’s secretly wasting your time.
  • Why “non-consensus and right” ideas create billion-dollar breakthroughs.
  • How raising too much money too soon can sabotage product-market fit.
  • The difference between playing by market rules and inventing your own.
  • Why the best startup ideas polarize rather than please everyone.

Keywords

product market fit, startup ideas, breakthrough startups, seed funding, Mike Maples, lean startup, inflection points, AI startups, zero to one, startup growth

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:12 The Real Reason “Pattern Breakers” Win

00:12:00 Stop Finding Problems Start Living in the Future

00:21:23 Why Most Founders Play the Wrong Game

00:31:01 How to Know You’re Actually in the Future

00:36:38 The Hidden Cost of Raising Too Much Money

00:46:20 The True Purpose of Your First Million in ARR

00:50:58 Three Tests to Know You’ve Found Product Market Fit

Send me a message to let me know what you think!

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. The Real Reason “Pattern Breakers” Win (00:04:12)

3. Stop Finding Problems Start Living in the Future (00:12:00)

4. Why Most Founders Play the Wrong Game (00:21:23)

5. How to Know You’re Actually in the Future (00:31:01)

6. The Hidden Cost of Raising Too Much Money (00:36:38)

7. The True Purpose of Your First Million in ARR (00:46:20)

8. Three Tests to Know You’ve Found Product Market Fit (00:50:58)

224 episodes

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Ever wonder why some startups follow every “right” rule and still fail, while others break every norm and dominate? Mike Maples (Floodgate, author of Pattern Breakers) reveals how true breakthrough startups aren’t built by checking boxes—they’re created by founders bold enough to reject consensus, ignore conventional wisdom, and rewrite the rules entirely.

This episode explains why your biggest risk isn’t failure, it’s wasting years on the wrong idea. If you want to build something people are desperate for, not just mildly interested in, Mike’s insights will change how you think about startup success.

Why You Should Listen

  • How to know if your startup idea is worth years of your life—or if it’s secretly wasting your time.
  • Why “non-consensus and right” ideas create billion-dollar breakthroughs.
  • How raising too much money too soon can sabotage product-market fit.
  • The difference between playing by market rules and inventing your own.
  • Why the best startup ideas polarize rather than please everyone.

Keywords

product market fit, startup ideas, breakthrough startups, seed funding, Mike Maples, lean startup, inflection points, AI startups, zero to one, startup growth

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:12 The Real Reason “Pattern Breakers” Win

00:12:00 Stop Finding Problems Start Living in the Future

00:21:23 Why Most Founders Play the Wrong Game

00:31:01 How to Know You’re Actually in the Future

00:36:38 The Hidden Cost of Raising Too Much Money

00:46:20 The True Purpose of Your First Million in ARR

00:50:58 Three Tests to Know You’ve Found Product Market Fit

Send me a message to let me know what you think!

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. The Real Reason “Pattern Breakers” Win (00:04:12)

3. Stop Finding Problems Start Living in the Future (00:12:00)

4. Why Most Founders Play the Wrong Game (00:21:23)

5. How to Know You’re Actually in the Future (00:31:01)

6. The Hidden Cost of Raising Too Much Money (00:36:38)

7. The True Purpose of Your First Million in ARR (00:46:20)

8. Three Tests to Know You’ve Found Product Market Fit (00:50:58)

224 episodes

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