Jakob Lodwick

In light of the recent criticism and harsh words from online publications. I thought I would share my experience with Jake through the past 9 years I’ve known him, and hopefully give a different perspective from what is written about him.

- Jakes challenges you to think. He challenges you to reconsider every belief you have about the web, creativity, and life in general. To some people that may be uncomfortable, but I find it inspiring.

- He listens to your ideas with unflinching intensity. My grandfather always said, “You have 1 mouth and 2 ears, so use them proportionally”. Jake does just that.

- As long as I’ve known him, I’m always greeted with a huge smile and handshake.

- Always made me feel like the best designer in the world.

- I hope Jake doesn’t let any critic stop him from doing what he does best…surprising us.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” - Theodore Roosevelt

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