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 Scott Jacobson
Partner
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“Many of the entrepreneurs I meet left great jobs at top-tier companies to pursue a dream or a passion. It takes a lot of soul-searching and a special personality to make that leap and roll the dice. Entrepreneurs’ passion for building something truly great and making an impact on the world is contagious, and it makes my job a lot of fun.”
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Today: Scott joined Madrona in 2007 and currently serves on the boards of Jambool, Teachstreet, and Yieldex. “I was attracted to Madrona because of the firm’s partnership approach to investing. As an early-stage investor, we are truly rolling up our sleeves and partnering with the entrepreneurs we back on a day-to-day basis. We really do invest a lot of ourselves in our companies.” Scott is particularly interested in consumer web, digital media, and mobile technologies that present opportunities for major disruption of large, established markets.
Favorite Start-up Moment: “There are key moments in the life of any startup when the decision you make or the path you choose can have massive implications on the long-term success of the business. Helping entrepreneurs make those kinds of decisions is what excites me most.”
Past lives: Prior to joining Madrona, Scott worked at Amazon.com, where he held senior product and business management positions in the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Marketplace groups. He led several key initiatives, including the international rollout of Amazon’s Merchants@ platform. Earlier in his career, Scott was a Senior Consultant in Accenture’s strategy consulting practice, where he worked with clients in enterprise software, retail, and energy sectors.
Why Madrona: “There is a wealth of experience at Madrona in building businesses from the inside (as operators) and out (as investors), and a big part of the reason I joined was the opportunity to learn from my colleagues here. The truly great venture capital firms are great not just because of the strengths of the founding partners, but also because of their ability to bring in new talent over the years and continuously cultivate the next generations of investors. Madrona has a great track record as a venture capital firm, but to me, the commitment to the future is far more important.”
Education: Scott graduated cum laude from Northwestern University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics. He received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
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Managing Directors
Tom Alberg
Paul Goodrich
Greg Gottesman
Brian McAndrews
Matt McIlwain
Investment Professionals
John Carpenter
Scott Jacobson
Tim Porter
Venture Partners
Oren Etzioni
Len Jordan
Dan Weld
Operations & Administration
Jennifer Chambers
Troy Cichos
Elise Hebb
Strategic Directors
Jack Creighton
Gerald Grinstein
Pete Higgins
William Ruckelshaus
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