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Pattern Breakers
Host Mike Maples Jr. from venture capital firm Floodgate offers lessons from the rare startup super performers — BEFORE they were successful. Pattern Breakers features interviews with some of Silicon Valley’s most legendary entrepreneurs and thought leaders, including Netscape…
Overview
Pattern Breakers podcast overview
About Pattern Breakers
Host Mike Maples Jr. from venture capital firm Floodgate offers lessons from the rare startup super performers — BEFORE they were successful. Pattern Breakers features interviews with some of Silicon Valley’s most legendary entrepreneurs and thought leaders, including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Kreiger, business maverick Mark Cuban, and Shopify co-founder Tobi Lütke.
Why Upseed includes it
The podcast features interviews with legendary entrepreneurs and is hosted by a venture capital firm, focusing on startup success stories.
Who may find it useful
Founders, Investors may find this series useful. Its recurring topics include Venture Capital, Startup Building, Founder Interviews, Silicon Valley.
Operational profile
Series profile
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- Series type
- Episodic
- Content type
- Audio
- Published by
- Floodgate
- Language
- English
- Geographic focus
- United States
- Last reviewed
- March 11, 2026
- Published episodes
- 111
- publisher-supplied series count
- Recent episodes linked
- 12
- admitted official episode destinations
- Series first published
- November 19, 2019
- publisher-supplied publication metadata
- Latest episode
- July 21, 2026
- latest official destination found
Publication metadata and latest official episode destinations · Independent Upseed startup-relevance assessment · March 11, 2026
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Source basis
Public podcast distribution metadata, publisher-supplied destinations, and structured Upseed relevance research.
Last reviewed
March 11, 2026
Known limits
Series description, artwork, author, publication count, and episode destinations come from public podcast distribution metadata. Startup relevance, topics, audience, and inclusion are Upseed's machine-assisted assessment. Verify current details at the publisher's official destination.
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