THE ONES WHO RUN IT

[INTRO — spoken word over building drums] "You think the deal gets done by itself?" "You think the portfolio just… runs?" "Nah. That's us." [VERSE 1] Six AM and the Slack is already on fire Forty founders need a favor and the GPs need a flier You're the one who reads the room before the room has a name You're running point on everything — no credit, no fame Portfolio day is coming and the deck isn't done You've got twelve competing priorities and you're starting at one You map the chaos to a system, you turn friction to flow You are the reason this whole machine has anywhere to go [PRE-CHORUS] They say "who should we call for this?" The answer's always you You didn't get a cape — you got a calendar and made it through [CHORUS] You are the ones who run it Behind the headline, under the wire You are the ones who run it Platform operators, you never retire Nothing falls through the cracks on your watch You catch it all before it drops The GPs pitch it, the founders build it But YOU are the ones — who run it [VERSE 2] Talent intros, vendor contracts, LP comms on a deadline Events to plan and sponsors to wrangle and nobody's online You built the playbook from scratch when there wasn't one yet You're the institutional memory — the best the firm has ever met Board prep Monday, offsite Tuesday, new portfolio Wednesday too Thursday somebody needs a reference and Friday — they need two You don't just connect the dots — you drew the dots to start You are the operating system and the beating heart [PRE-CHORUS] They'll never write a TechCrunch piece about the work you do But every company in this portfolio got built because of you [CHORUS] You are the ones who run it Behind the headline, under the wire You are the ones who run it Platform operators, you never retire Nothing falls through the cracks on your watch You catch it all before it drops The GPs pitch it, the founders build it But YOU are the ones — who run it [BRIDGE — half-time, anthemic build] You're the emergency contact and the strategic advisor The warmest intro sender and the sharpest early-riser You know which founder's struggling before they send the note You keep the whole firm floating — you're the one who built the boat (drums drop out — single voice) You didn't ask for recognition (band slams back in) YOU BUILT THE WHOLE DAMN INSTITUTION [SPOKEN BREAK over slow burn] Operations. Platform. Community. Chief of Staff. Head of Talent. Director of Everything. You know what we call that? Supercharged. Superhero. Essential. This one's for you. [FINAL CHORUS — key change up a full step, gospel ensemble joins] YOU are the ones who RUN it Not behind the headline — you ARE the fire YOU are the ones who run it Platform operators — we lift you higher NOTHING falls through the cracks on your watch You CATCH it all before it drops The GPs pitch it, the founders build it But YOU — you are the ones YOU are the ones YOU ARE THE ONES WHO RUN IT! 🔥