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Jake Rush
Software Engineer
Building products that matter from Pittsburgh, PA
About
Software engineer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I write code for a living and build things for fun.
Currently on the Creator Growth & Loyalty team at Eventbrite, helping event creators sell more tickets with less work.
Before Eventbrite, I moved to Los Angeles and joined as the second non co-founding employee of a startup called ToneDen, which was acquired by Eventbrite in 2020.
Highlights
- 7 years shipping web products
- Scalable systems + thoughtful UI
- Based in Pittsburgh, PA
- Remote-first collaborator
Taste
What I believe, what I'm into, what I rate
Beliefs
- The best code reads like prose
- Meetings should be memos
- Ship fast, fix faster
- Strong opinions, loosely held
- Complexity is a bug, not a feature
- Documentation is a gift to your future self
- The diff should tell a story
Currently
- reading
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- watching
- Formula 1: Drive to Survive
- listening
- Fred Again
- building
- This website, apparently
Rates
- Properly aged wine
- Christopher Nolan films
- Morning golf
- British racing green
- Code reviews that teach
- Long walks with no destination
Doesn't Rate
- Reply-all emails
- Meetings that could be emails
- Over-engineered solutions
- Unnecessary notifications
- Hot takes for engagement
System view
Projects
Selected work, writing, and explorations
Personal2024
Dad's Dishes
A collection of recipes from my dad
Work2023
Eventbrite integrates GPT
OpenAI integration that creates copywriting for social media ads
Web32022
The Ancients
Gated community for owners of Ancient Loot
Patent2021
Optimizing and predicting campaign attributes
Patent #: US 11,127,032
Writing2019
What Should I Expect From My First Ad Campaign?
Marketing insights for your first ad campaign
Writing2018
The Future of Marketing with Facebook Messenger
Three case studies about marketing on messenger
Writing2017
How Facebook Has Changed Marketing Forever
A brief history on the rise of social targeting
System view
Favorite Links
Concepts, speeches, and content I revisit often
Charlie Kaufman on Screenwriting
"A genuine reflection on the essence of screenwriting and a treasure for anyone immersed in the narrative arts"
Demis Hassabis: DeepMind
"Demis Hassabis navigates the neural networks of AI, unveiling a realm of what is to come next"
Fast
"A journey through time showcasing human prowess in turning ambitious blueprints into awe-inspiring realities"
Give yourself permission to be creative
"Ethan Hawke's heart-to-heart on why the keys to creativity are closer than you think"
How To Be Successful
"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares his playbook on success"
Inventing on Principle
"Bret Victor's lecture for principle-driven invention, adorned with interactive design"
Naval's Thread
"An X thread exploring the nexus of wealth and happiness"
Status as a Service
"Eugene Wei's witty dissection of social networks and the status saga"
The Consequences of Caring
"A heartfelt reflection of the emotional connection between fans and their teams"
The Tao of Seneca
"Seneca's sagely scribbles to his buddy Lucilius, a rendezvous with ancient wisdom"
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
"John Koenig weaves a tapestry of the unsaid and the profoundly felt"
The Emperor Has No Clothes
"A candid contemplation on questioning conventions and the liberating lore of lateral thinking"
The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant
"The story of a town terrorized by a dragon, drawing an analogy to aging and death"
The Tail End
"A reflection on the limited time we have with the people we love"
To Write Love on Her Arms
"A young woman's journey through the vales of addiction and depression"
Why Explore Space?
"Ernst Stuhlinger's stellar response to a space skeptic, making a cosmic case for the stars"
Field Notes
Recent snapshots and studio moments
Let's Connect
Reach me at heyjakerush@gmail.com or find me on social media.