Pattern Breakers
Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future
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People once hesitated to get into a stranger’s personal vehicle or open their homes to unknown travelers. The rise of Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb turned these norms on their heads. Breakthrough start-ups bring about cultural shifts by thinking, feeling, and acting radically differently and inspiring others to join them, venture capitalist Mike Maples Jr. and Stanford Business School lecturer Peter Ziebelman explain. The pair argue that you must shift your focus away from the present to build a business that changes the world. Embrace “inflection theory,” and look into the future to see what others cannot.
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About the Authors
Mike Maples Jr. is a venture capitalist and co-founder of Floodgate, a seed-stage fund that invested in X/Twitter, Twitch, Okta, and others early on. Peter Ziebelman is on the faculty at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and co-founder of Palo Alto Venture Partners.
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