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Designing and building companies · Currently at @emigrantventure . Previously: Cash App, Square, Capital (acq. by Rho), and more.

New York, NY

https://t.co/DidRLvZCDQ

Joined August 2009

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@JacobyBrandon

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every now and then, I assist founders with their deck design—refining something existing or working closely to build something from scratch. currently able to take on a few projects, and you deserve to have a deck that you're proud of. shoot me a DM and we can get started.

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@JacobyBrandon

Brandon Jacoby

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graphic design (2021)

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lots of 35 year olds with families telling single 21 year olds that remote is better than in-person

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1 year

So many designers these days don’t even know what this is

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Nike and Apple principles from the early days. Absolute gold. “If we do the right things, we’ll make money damn near automatic”

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3 years

steve jobs in 1997: apple in 2021:

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2 years

What if apps had business hours?

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8 months

@formularacers_ @tgruener No way that Lawson doesn't end up at Williams

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1 year

graphic design (2022)

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2 years

In 2020, Norway held a design competition to redesign their passports. The winning design is literally so gorgeous. The landscape even changes from day to night under UV.

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Pretty remarkable that Apple no longer has anyone in a design or creative role on their leadership team.

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3 years

when another cursor appears in figma

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1 year

Answering a FaceTime call on the Vision Pro #WWDC23

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2 years

the ivy league school to faang product manager to vc to geopolitical twitter commentator pipeline

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3 years

Thursday energy. ☕️

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All the VCs who raised crypto funds in 2021 moving on to AI in 2023

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2 years

10 years ago this week I sent this email, and I don't think I'd be where I am today without it. Thank you @jack . A reminder to always send the email. It might just change your life.

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3 years

Every account on Twitter should have a wallet address for storing NFTs. Users could select any NFT in their wallet to use as their avatar. Would serve as one of the biggest verified layers for showcase/distribution.

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10 months

@elonmusk X: The digital town square.

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2 years

Steve Jobs, on the importance of thinking and doing. “The people that have created things that really changed our industry, are both the thinker and doer in one person.”

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2 years

Steve Jobs, on creativity.

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8 months

@WillManidis Pretty crazy he did it in ~15 years too

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7 months

@bnj that means its free to take

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2 years

work in fintech long enough and this becomes the only thing you can see

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1 year

Lord help sean the @Starbucks intern that just sent this notification.

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2 years

Imagine if @zoink chose to not start Figma since Sketch already existed. Just because there are dominant players in a space, doesn't mean you can't build a $20B business there. Congrats to the entire Figma team 🎉

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2 years

We're hiring our first PM at @capitalxyz 👇

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1 year

@cabot_phillips “So then he made me start paying $8/month for my blue checkmark”

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1 year

This time of year is a great reminder of the importance of fun & delight-centric projects Spotify Wrapped was actually an intern's summer project, and there was a battle to get it prioritized as a 'real' feature Now, it's likely one of the top means of user retention

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

Rebranding Party Round to Capital seemed like a huge undertaking. How might we evolve a brand that is already beloved and recognizable, into something that’s timelessly bold and inspiring? Excited to share more about the new @capitalxyz brand, starting with the logo 👇

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2 years

dating in nyc is a lot like investing during a bear market you spend some money and then just get hurt

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2 years

@jamie_maguire1 thriving professionally ≠ social development or building friendships / relationships

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6 months

Not a popular opinion, but a lot of product designers should just become artists (not a bad thing, btw) Good product design is solving business needs in the most creative, effective, and elegant ways. But there are many people that lose sight of that end goal, and get stuck on

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@elirousso forstall’s fever dream

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2 years

took a blade from manhattan to JFK and I don’t know if can ever Uber again tbh. My apartment to the gate in 35 minutes. The view also did not suck

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1 year

Most new-grads coming out of "design school" know how to make a persona sheet, but don't know basic visual design principles.

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2 years

Modern companies are literally getting built on @capitalxyz . Last week, a founder created a bank account, started a round, and invited investors. Today, they received a $500K investment, activated a debit card, and immediately started spending the funds on AWS.

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Brandon Jacoby

1 year

Thrilled to have a few patents from my time at Cash App finally get issued ✨

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Brandon Jacoby

3 years

For every person I know moving to Miami, I know two moving to NYC.

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Brandon Jacoby

3 years

What if there was a demo day, but for design hiring? Designers could get 30 minutes to walk their portfolios and past experience. Audience would be a collection of amazing startups who can choose to follow up with any presenter.

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@JacobyBrandon

Brandon Jacoby

4 years

After 3 incredible years, today was my last day at Cash App. I joined the team with two goals in mind. Be impacted both personally and professionally, and help make a positive impact in our customer’s lives. Mission accomplished, and a whole lot more.

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@JacobyBrandon

Brandon Jacoby

4 years

Excited to introduce Bulletin. A community-driven local news publication. No fluff. Just what you need to be informed. Delivered right to your inbox. ✨ Available to pre-subscribe, starting today. ↳

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Brandon Jacoby

3 years

Everyone in NYC is dressed up and out and about for Halloween I spoke with 812 of them and got their tips for building successful startups Time for a thread 🧵👇

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@JacobyBrandon

Brandon Jacoby

2 years

Party Round is now available on the App Store. I'm so proud of the team getting to this milestone, and we can't wait for more founders to use it. Start a round, invite investors, and automate everything from open to close. →

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Brandon Jacoby

5 years

Pretty blown away by the camera on the 11 Pro after this weekend

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3 years

The demand for good design talent is growing exceedingly faster than the supply of good designers. Design education is almost entirely to blame.

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Brandon Jacoby

3 years

Playing around with @splinetool today. Blown away by this product. It’s so fun designing in 3D using a tool that already feels familiar.

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3 years

@jmj Hopefully the next line wasn’t, “Now that I have your attention, let me tell you about my AI-driven VR neobank”

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2 years

The year is 2038, and you’re in New York City. There’s a Blank Street Coffee every 200 feet and the mayor is a former a16z crypto partner.

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3 years

@Adobe @creativecloud This is all your fault (Just kidding I love you)

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Brandon Jacoby

3 years

Some news 🎉 I’ve joined @partyroundco as Head of Product & Design. I couldn’t be more thrilled (and ready!) for this new adventure — Much more to share soon, but excited to get to work with an incredible team in the meantime.

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2 years

There needs to be a product that can become the 'homepage' of a city. All the official government sites are so cringe and are mostly propaganda. I want to see what the city is actually like, cool places to eat/drink, what locals are doing, where to stay, etc.

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

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4 years

Don’t be so focused on optimization that you forget about innovation.

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

10 years, a few big tech jobs, and many side projects later. Thankful for a decade of knowing these guys. @jeremygoldbrg @jsngr

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2 years

Control Center on iOS 7 was truly something

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1 year

The stagnation of tech is finally over

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1 year

Dress for the job you want, not the job you have

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Brandon Jacoby

5 years

👋 Student Designers! We're looking for Product Design interns to join our team this summer. This is an opportunity where you will have space to make an impact, work on meaningful projects amongst an incredible team, and learn a ton along the way. My DMs are open!

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5 years

Friday at 6pm: "This is the best thing I've ever designed" Monday at 8am: "This is absolute garbage"

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

Huge congrats to @jsngr on the $3m seed! Excited to be a small investor as well as support the raise on @PartyRound . Let's go @diagram ! 🎉

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3 years

the teenage engineering PC kit is a thing of beauty 😍

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2 years

This dentist looks like it’s about to launch a discord and tokenize their appointments

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@JacobyBrandon

Brandon Jacoby

2 years

We're hiring a product designer to join our team @PartyRound 📈 Open to all levels 🤝 Great salary + equity + benefits 🏢 Remote friendly and office in NYC 💻 MacBook Pro + a 5K display 🎉 Have a ton of fun with an amazing team Come build industry-shaping products with us.

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2 years

Latest 3D exploration — Proud of the progress!

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2 years

Party Round is now Capital. Couldn't be more proud of this evolution of our brand & product.

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Brandon Jacoby

3 years

👋 founders, looking to give a couple demos + get some feedback on what we’re building @partyround DMs are open if you’re interested in getting a sneak peek 👀

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Brandon Jacoby

1 year

1/ Starting today, all @capitalxyz accounts will begin earning interest. Get 4% APY on all money raised or deposited to Capital.

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

Now available: Investing on @PartyRound — On the web! Investors can now sign up, view their invitations, sign docs, and connect a bank + complete their investments, all without downloading an app. LFG.

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3 years

We’re hiring at @PartyRound 🎉 We have a few open roles on our Design team. Come help shape and build the future of startup fundraising and investing. 👇👇👇

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2 years

Good morning, NYC. (and @jsngr + @DevinLewtan ) Great commute vibes today.

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2 years

The more I use @Figma FigJam — which is becoming quite a bit — the more I just want it to be a type of page instead of a different file

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2 years

design is just nudging things by 8px until you change the world

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3 years

@vedikaja_in Spend time truly understanding their personal ambitions, and work (together) on designing a role where that can be accomplished within the startup.

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1 year

@KyleKashuv That’s YouTube reels. It’s an issue deeper than an app.

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Brandon Jacoby

3 years

Sure the revenue is good, but the hottest part of Square earnings are the shareholder letter covers

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3 years

what it’s like sharing designs with your ceo who’s based in LA excited to share what we have cooking up ✨

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2 years

We tried being as thoughtful as possible when crafting the color palette for @capitalxyz . Especially the names. Things like clay, concrete, marble, and sand.... All natural materials, used for building. Nothing superfluous. We even removed steel — which is technically an alloy.

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There's a vibe shift happening about bringing craft / magic / thoughtfulness back to products, and it makes me very happy.

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1 year

Coming soon to @capitalxyz for NY founders

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7 years

I flew over the city last night in a helicopter! Incredible experience.

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1 year

"I speak a language I did not invent or refine..." Steve Jobs wrote this email to himself, just a few weeks before he passed.

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2 years

Investing in startups is an art disguised as a science.

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Brandon Jacoby

3 years

it’s a quit figma ⌘A-delete the email inbox close the 100 tabs pour a glass of wine kind of Friday

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Brandon Jacoby

9 months

Couldn’t be more excited for our next chapter.

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@JacobyBrandon

Brandon Jacoby

10 months

Some personal news / what I've been up to... I recently joined Emigrant Venture Partners (within Emigrant Bank) as an Entrepreneur in Residence. More to share soon ✨

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

People in the @PartyRound replies asking when we're launching Meanwhile...

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

designers learning 3D is the new designers learning to code 👀 @PartyRound

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2 years

had to model @rainbowdotme in 3D because all the next-level designers joining this year will need it :)

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5 years

Quite a view when flying into NYC the other day

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

I wish more products included credits Have always loved this about Adobe They've said that it puts pressure on the team to only ship something they are proud to have their name on

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

Raising money from investors is one of the most exciting moments while building a company Yet the tools founders have today feel archaic and far from delightful to use Excited to be backed by some amazing folks to support us in fixing this

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Party Round raises $7M to make the process of raising capital less awful by @alex

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2 years

loading spinner proof of concept for @PartyRound — lots of exciting little details coming to a TestFlight near u soon ✨

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Brandon Jacoby

2 years

I love that every new @linear feature is just more and more of our team's workflow being brought into the product. Thoughtful and world-class. Bullish on @karrisaarinen & co.

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3 years

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@JacobyBrandon

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3 years

In consumer fintech, all roads lead to Rome. Published some thoughts on the state of consumer fintech, and some predictions on where things are going. Would so appreciate hearing your thoughts!

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All roads lead to Rome

Some thoughts on consumer fintech

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Brandon Jacoby

2 months

was finally able to watch oppenheimer, just how christopher nolan intended it to be viewed

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3 years

Apple’s old ads often created a sense of awe and inspiration. “A funny thing happens when you design a computer everyone can use.”

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@JacobyBrandon

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3 years

@Austen “All you crypto people” ≠ people who bought after February 2021

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3 years

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@JacobyBrandon

Brandon Jacoby

3 years

sunrise, noon, sunset

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