• I recently founded Elepath. We're based in SF and make hi-tech products for everyday life. I can be reached at jake@elepath.com.

• Some things I created in the past:
• Vimeo, the high-quality video hosting service.
• NowDoThis, a todo list that shows you one thing at a time.
• Pummelvision, which makes music videos from your photos.
• Standards, which generates printable charts for managing one's behavior.
• The Lip Dub, an amateur, group music video format that unexpectedly became this popular cultural thing.

• Some companies I invested in or helped start:
• Partner in Mast Brothers Chocolate, makers of American Craft Chocolate.
• Founding investor in MakerBot Industries, makers of consumer 3D printers.
• Series A investor in Tumblr.
• Angel investor in Francis and the Lights, a Polydor Records recording artist.
• Investor in Goodsie, which lets anyone make an online store in minutes.
• Founding investor in Bleacher Report, sports journalism by and for fans.
• Angel investor in Muxtape, the best music site ever, RIP.
• Cofounder of Busted Tees and quasi-cofounder and former CTO of CollegeHumor.

• I'm on Instagram as jakelodwick.

• Phases of my life (approximate):
  1981-1985: Pre-awareness
  1984-1992: Montessori
  1992-2003: Conventional schooling
  2000-2007: Internet success
  2008-2011: Trial, error, frustration
  2011-????: Elepath

• The book I'm currently reading is Great by Choice by Jim Collins.

• Consumer suggestions:
  For shower ideas: AquaNotes
  For food storage: VersaGlass by Ziploc
  For midcentury-style 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: Built to Last
  For nasal clarity: neti pots
  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
  

Some short films I made in the past couple years:

Older short films and goofs:

Some Reggie Watts videos I directed:

• My wife is Robin Cantrell.