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Mike Maples
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Mike Maples: Three Frameworks to Evaluate Startups and Founders | E1242
Mike Maples argues that fund size dictates strategy: with 4% of deals generating 64% of returns, a 25-investment fund needs an extreme outlier, making entry price and dilution decisive for a 10x outcome.Floodgate’s frameworks emphasize founder-future-fit, insight, and inflection, while 30% follow-on reserves and selective secondary sales add leverage; excess multistage capital, weak product-market fit, and cyclical exits remain key risks.