Mike Maples is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate, a seed fund. He has invested in companies like Twitter and Twitch, and authored the book Pattern Breakers.
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Career
- Tivoli Systems · Director of Product Marketing1995-1996
- Motive Communications · Chief Marketing Officer2004-2007
- Floodgate · PartnerNow
- Tivoli Systems · founder and operating executive
- Motive · founder and operating executive
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Who is Mike Maples?
Mike Maples is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate, a seed fund. He has invested in companies like Twitter and Twitch, and authored the book Pattern Breakers.
How much does Mike Maples invest?
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What did Mike Maples do before Floodgate?
Director of Product Marketing at Tivoli Systems; Chief Marketing Officer at Motive Communications; founder and operating executive at Tivoli Systems; founder and operating executive at Motive.
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