Phin Barnes
InvestorCofounder at General Partnership
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Phin Barnes is co-founder of The General Partnership, a venture capital firm. He previously served as managing partner at First Round Capital and worked at AND 1 Basketball. He is based in San Francisco with his family.
Experience
- The General PartnershipCo-Foundercurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- First Round CapitalPartner2012 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- First Round CapitalPrincipal2009 β 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
- First Round CapitalSummer Apprentice2008Greater Philadelphia
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2008
- Loki ConceptsFounder2005 β 2007Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- responDESIGNChief Marketing Officer / Founder2003 β 2006
- AND 1Creative Director1997 β 2003
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance & Operations and Information Management2007 β 2009
- Haverford CollegeBA, Economics / Sociology1994 β 1998
Skills & more
Marketing Strategy27Venture Capital46Product Strategy3Consumer Insights1Product Development13Customer Insight1Business Strategy14Start-ups48Product Marketing2Product Management15Business Development9Social Media3
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New Business DevelopmentSocial NetworkingMarketingEntrepreneurshipOnline AdvertisingAdvertisingSocial Media MarketingContract NegotiationStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipCompetitive AnalysisFrom Phin's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Haverford College20
Laura BoydPrincipal, Head of M&A & Capital Markets at Norwest Venture PartnersJonas ClarkPartner at Elm Street VenturesAngad SinghPartner at Long Ridge Equity PartnersDeborah Lafer ScherBoard Director & Strategic Advisor at Joyance PartnersPedro ArntRetail Champion at 30N VenturesMatthew StoreygardSenior Managing Director, Investments and Bio Team Director at Connecticut Innovations
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Shared employers
Also worked at First Round Capital97
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalMatt SacksInvestor at LightbankAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment ManagementAbdul LyInvestor at Initialized CapitalLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpEmily KramerVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,127
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
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Colleagues at General Partnership
Alec Flett
Engineering at General Partnership
Allison Light
GTM at General Partnership
Anthony Kline
Investments at General Partnership
Ben Cmejla
Investments at General Partnership
Breanna Manore
Operations at General Partnership
Bret Reckard
Talent at General Partnership
Dan Hanover
CEO and co-founder of Dandy at General Partnership
Dan Pupius
Chief Technology Officer at General Partnership
Network2
Bill EricsonScout
Managing Director at Wildcat Venture Partners
Bryan StolleScout
Managing Director at Wildcat Venture Partners
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