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  2. The Democratization of Entrepreneurship with Ann Miura-Ko & Mike Maples Jr. (FLOODGATE)

The Democratization of Entrepreneurship with Ann Miura-Ko & Mike Maples Jr. (FLOODGATE)

Sep 22, 2014

Mike Maples, Jr. is the managing partner of FLOODGATE, and was recently named as one of "8 Rising VC Stars" by Fortune Magazine for his investments in business and consumer technology companies. Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike was an entrepreneur and operating executive who worked in a variety of senior management roles in high-growth companies. Ann Miura-Ko is a co-founding partner at FLOODGATE where her investment interests include the innovations in e-commerce, security, and big data. Her board seats include Modcloth, Refinery29, Wanelo, and Rise. She was previously a board member and lead seed investor of TaskRabbit and Lyft. In addition to serving at FLOODGATE, Ann is a lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University, where she got her PhD focused on mathematical modeling of computer security. This episode is an insightful conversation between Ann and Mike about the democratization of entrepreneurship.