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Phin Barnes

Co-Founder @ The General Partnership | Sneakerhead. VC.

San Francisco, California

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Work Experience

  • Co-Founder

    2021

    The best companies have incredible people, world class products, superior distribution and access to capital. The General Partnership is designed for maximum impact in each of these areas for the select group of founders we serve.

2009 - 2021

  • Partner

    2012 - 2021

  • Principal

    2009 - 2012

2008 - 2008

  • Summer Apprentice

    2008 - 2008

2008 - 2008

  • Summer Associate

    2008 - 2008

2005 - 2007

  • Founder

    2005 - 2007

    Consulted for MTV Networks and American Express on marketing and product initiatives

2003 - 2006

  • Chief Marketing Officer / Founder

    2003 - 2006

    After training for an Ironman in 2002, I wanted to build fitness technology and founded responDESIGN to do it. The company developed and published Yourself!Fitness, the first fitness game for Xbox and PlayStation 2. As Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, I managed product, marketing and distribution and secured retail partnerships with Nordstrom and Best Buy as well as promotional partnerships with Procter & Gamble and McDonald’s.

1997 - 2003

  • Creative Director

    1997 - 2003

    As the Creative Director for Footwear, I led product direction, managed relationships with national retail accounts, and created the initial concept for the signature AND 1 marketing property — the AND 1 Mix Tape. Over 6 years, I helped scale AND 1 Basketball from $15 million to over $225 million in revenue.

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