Sneakerhead VC

Build in The Bay

We're from The Bay so we build a little different

Oct 14, 2024 • 

Phin Barnes

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Please stop with the first principles

90% of the time CEOs should prioritize pace of execution over cleverness and novel solutions

Oct 9, 2024 • 

Phin Barnes

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If everyone is an analyst, be an artist.

A truth is emerging in the age of AI everything.

Oct 4, 2024 • 

Phin Barnes

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July 2023

How we partner at TheGP

An explainer on our “services-for-equity” model

Jul 21, 2023 • 

Phin Barnes

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March 2023

The risk in your assumptions

The hidden lesson for founders in SVB's collapse

Mar 29, 2023 • 

Phin Barnes

2

September 2022

Sneakerhead x AI

A return to my roots in sneaker design

Sep 9, 2022 • 

Phin Barnes

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Creative Compute

Software as a creative partner

Sep 1, 2022 • 

Phin Barnes

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August 2022

I just learned The Standard Conversion framework. You should too.

How to unlock better prioritization across any company

Aug 25, 2022 • 

Phin Barnes

Hot talent in a cold market

What options do experienced builders have in a cold market?

Aug 18, 2022 • 

Phin Barnes

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The Founder Puzzle

A lesson on company building from the man who invented the Rubik’s Cube

Aug 10, 2022 • 

Phin Barnes

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February 2022

My choice to do the work: Joining The General Partnership

I’m joining The General Partnership

Feb 23, 2022 • 

Phin Barnes

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November 2020

Meditation on power and insecurity

Watching the train wreck of Donald Trump and looking for something to learn from it, I started thinking about power and the way folks…

Nov 13, 2020 • 

Phin Barnes