STARTUP QUESTIONS ANSWERED.Startups are hard work. Resources are scarce, time is tight and you're often working in uncharted territory. When everything is going great, there's nothing better. But sometimes you have an issue that you'd like to discuss with someone. Or maybe you just have a general startup question. Getting perspectives from entrepreneurs and investors who have built successful startups can be invaluable in those cases. That's where FounderLine comes in.
FounderLine's host, Joe Beninato, has started, advised and invested in dozens of startups. Each week, Joe and a guest entrepreneur or investor will share insights and advice with you LIVE. Email or Tweet your questions and learn how others have tackled similar issues. |
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Mike Maples Jr. has been on the Forbes Midas List since 2010 and was also named one of "8 Rising Stars" by FORTUNE Magazine. Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike was involved as a founder and operating executive at back-to-back startup IPOs, including Tivoli Systems (IPO TIVS, acquired by IBM) and Motive (IPO MOTV, acquired by Alcatel-Lucent.)
Some of Mike's investments include Twitter, Twitch.tv, ngmoco, Weebly, Chegg, Bazaarvoice, Spiceworks, Okta, and Demandforce. Mike is known for coining the term "Thunder Lizards," which is a metaphor derived from Godzilla that describes the tiny number of truly exceptional companies that are wildly disruptive capitalist mutations. Mike likes to think of himself as a hunter of the "atomic eggs" that beget these companies. |
UPCOMING guests
May 20, 2015
Kirsten Green Forerunner Ventures |
May 27, 2015
Jason Lemkin Storm Ventures |
June 3, 2015
Jessica Livingston Y Combinator |
