Jake & JZ
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
End of Season 1
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the end of Season 1 for Jake & JZ! In this mini episode, we announce that we’re taking a break to publish our new book Click and launch s...
Freedom of Movement
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with a founder inspired this discussion about maintaining freedom of movement while you build new products and companies. It might be t...
Even More AI
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two days after recording our last episode about AI, DeepSeek R1 was released, prompting some of you to ask us a set of new questions about how AI will...
AI, Startups, and the Future of Work
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest thoughts on AI! At Character Capital, most of our investments are in AI companies. How will recent advancements change how products are des...
Caffeine
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
10 years ago, we learned how caffeine really works, and it changed how we use, consume, and enjoy coffee. Tune in for a Jake & JZ deep dive on caf...
Our new book Click!!!
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We wrote a new book!!! It’s called Click and it’s all about the Foundation Sprint, our new 2-day method for kicking off big projects!We are SUPER ...
Character Labs
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ANNOUNCEMENT: We are hosting a live online event to introduce the Foundation Sprint!! Join us for an early look at our new sprint method and a cool su...
Our Essential Books
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss three essential books that help us break through uncertainty and focus on the most important work. If you want to get better at designing p...
Perfection Anxiety
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jake gets a bit vulnerable and talks about Perfection Anxiety, which he’s struggled with since childhood. If you ever feel stuck, or worry your work...
A Distraction-Free iPhone
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about our SINGLE BEST technique for avoiding distraction every day. In part two of our mini series on Make Time, Jake describes the Di...
The Highlight Method
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make time for what matters? In this episode, we share a simple habit called The Highlight Method, inspired by the Design Sprint, that we bo...
The Name Sprint
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This might be our most tactical episode ever. If you’re starting something new, check it out! Not to brag, but it’s FULL of proven tactics for mak...
The Conviction Punch with Eli Blee-Goldman(!)
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A special chance to meet Eli, the third founder of Character, and learn about the inner workings of venture capital. This week on episode 6 of Jake &a...
Designers Like to Steal
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on episode 5, we talked about:The music you listened to between ages 12 and 20 (and how it’s the best, no matter how old you are)Revisitin...
Good Beans
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on episode 4, we talked about:Jake's train stationA disappointing dialog at the end of Diablo 3What’s so incredibly great about hoodiesTed...
The Startup Wayback Machine
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on episode 3 of Jake & JZ, we talked about:The Seinfeld Moviefone episode (”Why don’t you just tell me what the product does?”)The...
What Why How
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Jake & JZ, we talked about:What Why How, our simple framework for great marketingHow successful companies apply this framework… or ...
Anxious About Not Coding
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Jake & JZ, we talked about:Advantages of remote vs IRL work for startup teamsCharacter Labs, our sprint program for pre-seed founders...