Maples: Pitch quality has nothing to do with whether to invest
Mike Maples, Jr. · Pattern Breakers: How to find a breakthrough startup idea | Mike Maples, Jr. (Partner at Floodgate) · Jul 7, 2024 · at 35:43
Floodgate partner Mike Maples, Jr. reflects on passing on Airbnb's seed round after a broken live demo and a messy pitch meeting.
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“Just because the presentation is good or bad, it has nothing to do with whether you should necessarily invest or not. Sometimes you have to be awake to the possibility of what it's going to be, regardless of how messed up the presentation is.”
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