TLDR Founders · MISCELLANEOUS

HOW TO BUILD A TIER 1 FUND

thegeneralist.substack.com14 min read

Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

Kirsten Green's Forerunner has grown into a major venture firm. It has raised nearly $3 billion since 2012 by focusing on strategic team-building and decision-making. Green emphasizes partnership, seeking traits like complementary strengths and strategic foresight in investors, even with long feedback cycles. Forerunner has established itself as a premier player, especially in consumer investments, by creating an in-house research team and focusing on consistent yearly strategic expansion.