{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"121 Mike Maples:, Jr:  A Master Seed Investor Shares his Wisdom","description":"Mike Maples, Jr. is Founder and General Partner of Floodgate, a seed investing firm that has made early investments in companies like Twitter, Demandforce and Lyft.&amp;nbsp; He was #12 on the 2018 \u201cMidas List\u201d of top venture capitalists. The seed investing trend he identified has become, literally, an entire category of investors.&amp;nbsp; He is also the host of his own podcast \u2013 Starting Greatness. In this episode of Something Ventured we talk about Mike\u2019s path to Silicon Valley, the investing opportunity he saw here, and how it has changed over time.&amp;nbsp; He explains terms like \u2018earned secret\u2019 and \u201cthunder lizard\u201d, and the overarching importance of \u201cwhy now\u201d. If you\u2019d like to get to know Mike Maples, Jr. \u2013 don\u2019t miss this episode, and listen to his new podcast \u2013 Starting Greatness. Starting Greatness podcast https:\/\/medium.com\/starting-greatness Floodgate https:\/\/floodgate.com Something Ventured https:\/\/somethingventured.us&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/somethingventured.us","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12355217\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/59606660"}