Ask me anything

Recent Responses

    1. Mike Maples
    2. Mike Maples
    3. Mike Maples
      m2jr responded to tom 15 Dec 11

      PC software, online web sites, and the TV industrial complex are most ripe for disruption in my opinion.

    4. Mike Maples
    5. Mike Maples
      m2jr responded to geoffyang 8 Nov 11

      Walking Dead for me too! I have my 11 year old son to thank for this! Zombies are taking over...

    6. Mike Maples
    7. Mike Maples
    8. Mike Maples
    9. Mike Maples
    10. Mike Maples
      m2jr responded to geoffyang 2 Jun 11

      I would be surprised if they do. One thing that I think is overlooked is that part of Apple's success in consumer is their ability to sell devices (phones, music players) that are frequently updated and re-purchased. I think people tend to keep their TVs longer, which IMO makes the upside of making a TV less compelling than partnering with others who make TVs and selling an attachment that can be frequently upgraded and improved like other Apple consumer products.

    11. Mike Maples
    12. Mike Maples
    13. Mike Maples
    14. Mike Maples
    15. Mike Maples
      m2jr responded to geoffyang 10 Nov 10

      Yes! It is now so bad that the iPhone can't be used for business IMO. Getting a new phone unfortunately :-(

    16. Mike Maples
    17. Mike Maples
    18. Mike Maples

      Determine your limiting core beliefs and get rid of them.

    19. Mike Maples
    20. Mike Maples

      Would be a spectator at the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. USA had an awesome "start-up team" and this was one of the most important moments that involved the founders.

Mike Maples’s Bio

Palo Alto, CA

www.floodgate.com

Entrepreneur and helper of startups