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Mike Maples Jr.

Startup investor and software operator

A Floodgate cofounder and early investor in companies including Twitter and Twitch, with earlier operating work at Tivoli Systems and cofounding work at Motive. His original essay and interview document his reading selections.

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Investing Technology

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Books Mike Maples Jr. recommends, documented so far

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Memoir Reflection

Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing

by Bronnie Ware

Documented citation: Mike Maples Jr. recommends Top Five Regrets of the Dying as a prompt for reflecting on life choices.

Documented citation · Recommended

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Mike Maples interview transcript (#286)

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The Tim Ferriss Show · 2018-02-04 · accessed 2026-10-01

interview · Own reading recommendation

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Investing Mental Models

Poor Charlie's Almanack

by Charles T. Munger · 2005

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Charles T. Munger · Berkshire Hathaway investor

Documented citation: Mike Maples Jr. describes reading Poor Charlie's Almanack as a fascinating look at Munger's ideas.

Documented citation · Recommended

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Go Time

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Starting Greatness / Medium · 2019-12-02 · accessed 2026-10-01

article · Own positive reading account

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