My focus is designing software at Elepath.
I am interactable-with on twitter as @jakelodwick.
Entrepreneurial highlights: 2000-2006: Joined Connected Ventures, built CollegeHumor.com as CTO, co-founded BustedTees.com.
2004-2007: Created, then led Vimeo.
2006-2008: Sold CV, invested in and advised Tumblr, Bleacher Report, Muxtape, & Francis and the Lights.
2009: Was a founding investor of MakerBot.
2011: Became partner in Mast Brothers Chocolate and founded Elepath.
2012: Invested in and advised imgix. Sold Bleacher Report to Turner.
In 2009 and 2010 I made 20 short films for a project called Odwick. Here are my three favorites:
Some old goofs:
Some Reggie Watts videos I directed:
My wife is Robin Cantrell.
Consumer suggestions:
For letter openers: Presto Letter Opener
For orthopaedic surgery: David L. Helfet, MD
For "a toothbrush for your muscles": The Stick
For towels: Abyss & Habidecor
For jotting things down in the shower: AquaNotes
For food storage: VersaGlass by Ziploc
For handmade wooden furniture: Jeremiah Collection
For vacuum cleaners: Miele
For trash cans: simplehuman
For breaking web habits: Mindful Browsing
For writing code: TextMate
For a note-taking desktop app: Notational Velocity
For a diary: 5 Year Diary
For reading articles: Instapaper
For making personal websites: Flavors.me
For code hosting: github
For personal computers: Apple
For computing infrastructure: Amazon Web Services
For a business book: Great by Choice
For sanitizing neti pot water: DeLonghi Kmix 54-Ounce Kettle
For everyday headphones: Audio Technica ATH-ANC7B
For pens: Pilot G2 0.5mm
For adjustable-height desks: GeekDesk
For a table lamp: Miranda by Luce Plan
For a book about happiness: Flow
For desktop window management: Divvy
For making your monitor 'warm' at night: F.lux
For a paper shredder: Fellowes Powershred W-11C
For letter openers: Presto Letter Opener
For orthopaedic surgery: David L. Helfet, MD
For "a toothbrush for your muscles": The Stick
For towels: Abyss & Habidecor
For jotting things down in the shower: AquaNotes
For food storage: VersaGlass by Ziploc
For handmade wooden furniture: Jeremiah Collection
For vacuum cleaners: Miele
For trash cans: simplehuman
For breaking web habits: Mindful Browsing
For writing code: TextMate
For a note-taking desktop app: Notational Velocity
For a diary: 5 Year Diary
For reading articles: Instapaper
For making personal websites: Flavors.me
For code hosting: github
For personal computers: Apple
For computing infrastructure: Amazon Web Services
For a business book: Great by Choice
For sanitizing neti pot water: DeLonghi Kmix 54-Ounce Kettle
For everyday headphones: Audio Technica ATH-ANC7B
For pens: Pilot G2 0.5mm
For adjustable-height desks: GeekDesk
For a table lamp: Miranda by Luce Plan
For a book about happiness: Flow
For desktop window management: Divvy
For making your monitor 'warm' at night: F.lux
For a paper shredder: Fellowes Powershred W-11C
Other inventions and side projects:
The lip dub, a group music video combining audio dubbing and lip syncing.
NowDoThis, a todo list that shows you one thing at a time.
Pummelvision, which made music videos from your photos (RIP).
Standards, which generates printable charts for managing one's behavior.