Joff Redfern
Partner·Menlo Ventures
Bio
Professional summary
Joff Redfern is a partner at Menlo Ventures with a product-operator background. Menlo’s profile says he is passionate about the software development lifecycle, AI’s impact on future-of-work products, next-generation business and productivity apps, and businesses with network effects. Before investing, he held senior product roles including Chief Product Officer at Atlassian and VP of Product roles at LinkedIn and Yahoo. He also co-founded FlattenMe and holds 11 patents.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
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How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with product insight: show why a workflow, developer, productivity, or marketplace product will become meaningfully better because of AI, network effects, or both. Given Joff’s operator background, a concise narrative around product craft, user adoption, and team quality is likely more compelling than a purely financial pitch.
Partneralization hooks
- 1Reference his prior CPO role at Atlassian and VP Product experience at LinkedIn.
- 2Connect the pitch to software development lifecycle or productivity workflows.
- 3Emphasize product sensibility and technical founder depth, which Menlo’s profile says he values.
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