Chapter One - Jeff Morris Jr. (Episode #19)
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In this episode, Ben sits down with Jeff Morris Jr., Founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One. Jeff was VP of Product and Revenue at Tinder and an active angel investor before leaving to start Chapter One. Jeff has a growth and product oriented mindset and has built his firm to identify founders with audacious missions and then support them on their entrepreneurial journey. Let's get into it. Timestamps 2:01 What does it mean to get hit by a "Lucky Truck”? 6:10 What is your background? 10:57 Common threads among your early angel investments? 14:58 What are some moon shot ideas that you’ve come across recently? 19:02 What are your thoughts on Spindl and the roadmap for its products? 23:37 What growth tactics have been most successful for web3 projects? 28:48 What do you think about quests as a way to onboard authentic, organic users? 34:59 What's it like transitioning from an angel investor to running your own fund? 39:30 How do you think about portfolio construction at Chapter One? 42:30 Is AI in a bubble? 44:23 What will be a more valuable investment out of these next two vintages: consumer or infrastructure? 50:22 What are your thoughts on Web3 social? 55:49 What is your most contrarian take on crypto? 57:21 What is your most contrarian take outside of crypto? 59:52 Where can people learn more about you? Resources Mentioned Medici Robert Leshner Hivemapper Spindl Chaos Monkeys DeGods Farcaster Daylight Optimism Quests Connect with the guest Follow Jeff on Twitter https://twitter.com/jmj Follow Chapter One on Twitter https://twitter.com/chapterone Chapter One https://chapterone.com/ Disclaimer  Ben Jacobs is a partner at Scenius Capital Management. All views expressed by Ben and the guests of this podcast are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Scenius Capital Management. Guests and the host may maintain positions in the assets or funds discussed in this podcast. You should not treat any opinion expressed by anyone on this podcast as a specific inducement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy but only as an expression of their personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.
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