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Pattern Breakers episodes

  • Sarah Leary of Nextdoor: “The Moment You Know You've Created Something Valuable"
    Nextdoor today is worth more than $2 Billion and is used by 250,000 neighborhoods throughout the world. Silicon Valley types had doubts about their approach, but Sarah offers valuable ideas for finding the path to the light. One crucial hint is that users matter far more than the folks in the "chattering class."
     
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    51 min
  • Breakthrough Lessons: You Need a Breakthrough Insight
    Learn why great startups have unique insights that defy conventional wisdom.  
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    7 min
  • Andy Rachleff on “How to Know If You’ve Got Product Market Fit”
    The Co-founder of Benchmark Capital & Wealthfront explains the most important goal of a startup: how do you find product-market fit? As the man who coined the term, he’s the expert—and in this episode, he also shares lessons learned from legendary startup super performers such as Scott Cook, Reed Hastings, Don Valentine, and many others.
     
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    39 min
  • Why Greatness is a Decision
    In the Starting Greatness premier, Floodgate co-founder and podcast host Mike Maples, Jr., explains why greatness is a decision—and what questions you need to ask yourself to make your startup a success.
     
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    5 min

About Pattern Breakers

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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…

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