Our first hire: Chief of Staff | by Jeff Morris Jr. | Dec, 2020 | Medium | Medium
A few years ago, I started Chapter One with a very simple concept — there should be a venture fund that focuses exclusively on helping founders with all things product. Not the craziest idea. The concept resonated. Our first fund has become a product partner to 40+ founders from the earliest stage (first check) through the Series B. We already have many breakout companies in Fund One including Roam Research, Misfits Market, Sunday, Alt, and Pipe. We also launched a mentorship program focused solely on product development called Product Club. 500+ companies applied to the program and we accepted 3 teams. During the first class, Product Club became my passion. The relationships I developed with the founders of Metafy, Spline, and AZPop are amongst the highlights of my career. The program feels like a family and I love these teams. Now we want to double down on Product Club and a few other things. The Chief of Staff title gets thrown around a lot and it’s pretty ambiguous, so I will try t
Press enter or click to view image in full size Our first hire: Chief of Staff Jeff Morris Jr. 3 min read · Dec 27, 2020 -- Listen Share A few years ago, I started Chapter One with a very simple concept — there should be a venture fund that focuses exclusively on helping founders with all things product. Not the craziest idea. The concept resonated. Our first fund has become a product partner to 40+ founders from the earliest stage (first check) through the Series B. We already have many breakout companies in Fund One including Roam Research , Misfits Market , Sunday , Alt , and Pipe . We also
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