📶 Jeff Morris, Jr. (GP @ Chapter One) on growing your internet surface area

Publishing on the internet, building leverage through teambuilding, and scaling a fund into an institution

February 14, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

Good morning 👋

Today we’re breaking down a conversation with Jeff Morris, Jr. (GP @ Chapter One).

I met Jeff a few years ago as part of a reference call. I’ve been lucky to stay in touch, and I’ve meet plenty of others through him.

Jeff is one of the more accomplished fund managers from his 2019 vintage, and he has taken a different approach than most to get there:

He never wanted the “solo GP” label, and he bypassed higher pay for himself in order to create more leverage for the firm by building out a team
He has built a writing flywheel that unlocks opportunity for himself and the fund
He has created a talent pipeline that has attractive some of the smartest venture people I’ve talked to

We talk about all of that in more in today’s piece - let’s get into it.

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