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Jeff Morris
Managing Partner at Chapter One
Jeff Morris Jr. is the Founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One, an early-stage venture fund focused on helping companies find product-market fit.4 He has a notable background in the tech industry, with experience as both an operator and investor.
Career Highlights
Operational Experience::
- Jeff previously served as the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder from August 2015 to October 2019.2 During his tenure, Tinder became the #1 top-grossing app in the App Store and one of the top-grossing products in mobile history.1
- Prior to Tinder, he held roles such as Growth Lead at Zaarly, Inc. and worked in Media & Technology at FTI Consulting.2
Venture Capital::
- Founded Chapter One in February 2017, where he currently serves as Managing Partner.2
- Active angel investor with investments in companies like Lyft, Roam, and Superhuman.3
Expertise and Recognition
Jeff is known for his product leadership skills and is often considered "the" product person to have on a startup's cap table.3 He has been a frequent speaker and guest lecturer at various events and institutions, including Dreamforce, USC, UCLA, and Google Monetization Days in multiple countries.2
Current Focus
At Chapter One, Jeff and his team focus on early-stage investments, particularly in the web3 space.1 They aim to support founders in finding product-market fit and offer expertise drawn from their experiences as former product leaders at recognizable startups.45
Jeff also maintains an active online presence, sharing insights through his Twitter account (@jmj) and writing on "The New Internet" via his Substack newsletter.6
Highlights
Consumer hardware founders are on another level of crazy—and I mean that as a compliment.
Believing you can create an entirely new hardware category as a startup? Takes an insane level of conviction.
Appreciate you all.
Have always dreamed of an IMDB for tech where we actually know what projects people contributed to at companies.
As far as I can tell, every person who worked at Facebook in the early days wrote the entire codebase, launched their ads business, and created their mobile strategy.
