Brad Jefferson

CEO & Co-founder @HumanUpParenting
Building a new kind of support system for parents
Formerly @Animoto

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

Congrats @stevejang!

[steve jang @stevejang]

In 2023, we pivoted from a generalist fund to a thesis-driven AI and frontier firm. In the midst of this takeoff curve, it’s been wonderful and hard work with our founders, with many lessons and victories along the way.

The good work continues, and today I’m excited to share our newest $355M fund! Thanks to @ychernova and @WSJ for writing about our new set of funds, our recent performance, and our renewed early stage mission at @KindredVentures. ☀️

https://t.co/hhSuCg2tFk

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

Congrats @EddieKoai and team!

[Eddie Koai @EddieKoai]

Today, we’re introducing District, an AI commerce platform where entrepreneurs with no technical background have built online businesses already generating millions in sales.

[Eddie Koai @EddieKoai]

Today, we’re introducing District, an AI commerce platform where entrepreneurs with no technical background have built online businesses already generating millions in sales.

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

We just launched @humanup!
@jason_hsiao and I have assembled an incredible group of parenting experts and built a new way to access their guidance in real time.
If you're a parent, give it a try and let me know what you think https://t.co/u4wziEmccC

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

@Jason I’m in

[Jon Gruden @BarstoolGruden]

Look at this box from one of the oldest colleges in the United States... founded in 1769!

The Dartmouth College BIG GREEN are rockin and rollin' in the Ivy League and they have some great gear!

Thank you Coach McCorkle and @DartmouthFTBL for this awesome package!!

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

Chasing a new puck by co-founding HumanUp with my Animoto co-founder, Jason Hsiao. https://t.co/eet2GhpRPj

[OM @om]

If you have kids and are dealing with the new realities of “digital parenting,” you might want to check out Screenable (@get.screenable), an app created by former Google employees. You’ll need Apple devices and a Family Plan to use it. I don’t have children, so I lack firsthand experience, but honestly, I could use something like this for myself as an adult.

[Charles Hudson @chudson]

Congrats to @jeff and the @uncorkcap team on 20 years!

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

It has taken a lot of people and many years for @Animoto to beat the startup odds and find a great acquirer in @rdbrck, and I have deep gratitude for everyone who’s helped us along the way! https://t.co/fpbQyP4I4b

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

Thrilled to announce that @rdbrck has acquired @Animoto! Here's our blog post about the news: https://t.co/j0r6zQeEwE

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

My high school self was one of those lucky people moshing near the front of the stage. Still seems more like a dream than a memory.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In September of 1992, Pearl Jam celebrated their seemingly overnight success by staging a free show in Seattle's Magnusson Park, drawing a crowd of over 70,000 people. During the show, Eddie Vedder, the lead singer, embarked on a death-defying feat. He climbed the stage scaffolding with 100 feet of microphone cable trailing behind him, looped it over the top, rappelled down, and swung out over the audience.

"I was channeling something different," Eddie once reflected on his onstage escapades. "I reached that place you hear about where a mother lifts a car off her two-year-old child. It was that kind of adventure. At that point in my life, finally having the opportunity to perform for larger crowds, I genuinely felt like I had nothing to lose. I wasn't thinking about what might await me in the future. It was all about the present moment. This mindset aligned with the message we, as a group, wanted to convey to the audience at that particular time. Risking my safety to evoke such emotions became part of the performance."

These photographs captured the intense rage and fury embodied by Eddie and the band during that period. In retrospect, it was a reckless act, as his career and life could have ended tragically. The anxiety of the 70,000 fans in attendance was palpable in the air. Nevertheless, it turned out to be a glorious rock and roll moment, contributing to their long and illustrious career.

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

Remote work is more fun, connected, and productive when teams embrace async video for communicating. We've definitely found this to be true at Animoto. https://t.co/0Com0pfar3

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

Animoto's new screen and webcam recording features are fun to use and make your Animoto videos much more personal. 🎥 😁 https://t.co/tGc0YuTurg

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

#ChatGPT predicted by Shel Silverstein over a quarter century ago?

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

Proud to put my and @animoto's name on this letter in support of providing every student in every school to have the opportunity to learn computer science as a basic part of education. Please join! https://t.co/7F2t0LBTXO

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

You know you’re on the right track with your startup if you’re challenging the bounds of ⁦@awscloud⁩ https://t.co/NY0vQMVn6t

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

Thank goodness we only had to build a few servers @Animoto before @awscloud launched EC2. With EC2 we were able to do what we had never seen done before and infinitely scale user created video renders in the cloud. Staying current with AWS services is one of our super powers.

[Amazon Web Services @awscloud]

#TBT to @bradjefferson building the first server for @Animoto back in 2007.

Back then, #technology startups had to gamble on hardware until #AWS offered the computer power previously only available to Fortune 500 companies to everyone.

🚀 : https://t.co/Eco0RAXvmv

[Brad Jefferson @bradjefferson]

Happy 15th birthday EC2 on @awscloud! @animoto wouldn't be here today without you. Fun to reflect on our shared history and recall those early days of cloud innovation! @Werner @ajassy @JeffBezos https://t.co/s3boFywzJ7

[Animoto @Animoto]

Ready to try out our newest features? Get an exclusive live demo of everything that’s new in Animoto with our Chief Video Officer, @sallysargood, tomorrow at 2PM EST.

Set a reminder: https://t.co/Jvl172fjTU