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Jesse Genet

@jessegenet62k followers

Startup builder (prev @lumi) turned family builder, currently vibe coding on my breaks from homeschooling four tots

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1Oct 11, '23As a startup founder in 2020 I was under tremendous pressure to ‘publicly support’ BLM to appear anti-racist. I was told that “silence is violence” when I even questioned this pres167×1.9M6.1k730352
2Oct 11, '23Planning to homeschool our children, have you pulled your kids out of public school or decided to homeschool from scratch? If so, why? Curious what motivates each person to make th26.9×299k7236361
3Sep 7, '22Controversial take: Weekly standing 1:1's with every direct report are largely a waste of time and create bricked out calendar hell as organizations scale.25.5×02.6k97233
4Nov 30, '24I’ve recently learned how revolting it is to some people if I frankly say that I’m foregoing career in near term to have babies and spend time with said babies It’s like I’m breaki25.2×280k1.3k24150
5May 17, '20There is a child in my belly🤰 May it never live down that mommy ran a company through a global pandemic and had to stay completely sober.20.9×02.8k3725
6Oct 24, '24In case it makes anyone on the fence more comfortable with their choice: I’m voting Trump I shed tears when Hilary lost, but would be mortified if KamalaHarris was our first female19.4×216k5.7k449117
8Nov 12, '25Yesterday we welcomed another baby… and for reasons I can’t quite put my finger on, I’m certain we share a similar sense of humor 😆 Born at 6:16am on 11/11 Welcome to the world, ✨15.4×171k6.2k160113
9Jan 6, '23Being happy is a superpower, in relationships AND in business. You can't fake it, but if you can master yourself enough to actually be happy, people will be drawn to you.13.1×146k60365101
10Aug 8, '25When I was pregnant with my first kid and CEO of a startup I remember promising I wouldn’t be one of ‘those women’ who love their kids so much they step back from work… to a female11.5×128k89425137
12Aug 6, '25Cities that allow grown adults partially clothed to loiter/sleep during the day in/near playgrounds meant for children have such a warped sense of which ‘vulnerable’ classes we oug10.6×118k7064720
13Aug 26, '21The world cares less about your successes (and failures) than you think... by a magnitude or two. This isn't sad, it's liberating. Try more stuff.9.2×092312768
14Oct 30, '23There are fewer Jewish people in the world today than prior to WWII. They lost 20-25% of their people in a genocide <100 years ago and represent just 0.2% of the worlds populati8.5×95k92310456
15Sep 18, '22What is an aspect of modern life that seems pretty normal now that will seem completely archaic to someone in 50 years?8.2×03682291
16Aug 27, '253yo and 4yo asked to take photos with my phone during an active instacart order Then I received a phone call from the shopper about the ‘crazy amount of ice cream’ in my order… MOS8.1×90k499838
17Aug 25, '22I don't know who needs to hear this, but 3x growth is 200%7.8×09383739
18May 2, '24What I've learned about wealth: It just makes people more extreme versions of themselves If lost, you end up with an ever growing bar tab If paranoid, 24/7 private security If cowa7.6×85k39526131
19Apr 15, '24I really don't care what the cause is, transportation disruption is criminal... Emergency vehicles can't do their jobs = Direct link to loss of life Workers can't get to jobs = Dir7.5×84k7265622
20Nov 13, '24As a young ceo the worst advice I ever took seriously was that each manager should have standing 1:1s with each direct report. Utter stranglehold on calendars throughout an org… Di7.1×79k3739177
21Jan 13, '23Retaining optionality is a disease of the ambitious. Imagine how much they could achieve if they committed to stuff.6.1×68k2321858
23Dec 5, '18I once didn’t get a job as a salon receptionist and cried in my car because I needed the money. Better things are ahead, keep running 🏃🏼‍♀️5.8×06396311
24Feb 9, '19When bartenders ask me what brand of alcohol I want in a drink and I can’t name a single brand I immediately feel feel like I’ve mispent my adulthood on frivolity like reading and 5.3×0642357
25Nov 20, '20We made a thing. Say 👋 to Quinn Marina Genet Hudson. Born two weeks late with a full head of hair... she's developmentally ahead of the curve enough to already be alert and concer4.9×063704
26Jan 6, '24I had a third kid two weeks ago today. Elle Hudson, 12-23-23. After much consideration we think we’ll keep her 😉4.8×53k30626
27Jan 28, '22Oh, I made a thing recently. He's 3 weeks old now. His name is Ford. Second pandemic baby 🤯 Born at home 🏡 8lbs 14oz 🤪 Yes, this photo was taken on a doormat.4.6×060526
28Mar 8, '17Spitting some truths today “Running a business with boobs: the things I never say”4.3×02671350
29Aug 20, '21Being alive is pretty great and working to build a company is an epic adventure.4.0×04464218
30Jun 20, '23I'm reproducing again. New baby girl joining us December 2023. We will have three children 3 and under, pray for us.3.8×43k15104
31May 1, '19Someone to me: "No worries, let's just meet up when things settle down a bit" My internal thought: "I guess I will simply never see this person again"3.6×0438264
32May 24, '21Starting the week by restarting your computer and not restoring tabs on your browser is the self care you deserve.3.5×04351712
33Jun 23, '23Hey fam. I've always felt that navigating business crisis lacks a playbook because no one opens up about it. I'm trying to change that w/ my Podcast: "In the Arena" From total busi3.5×39k117913
34Jan 6, '25Me attempting toddler science lesson: Me: name three things with seeds 4yo: apples! pears! 3yo: everything bagels! I mean… touché3.5×39k25588
35Aug 27, '21I'm so old that I did YC in person, we all ate pasta from a communal bowl.3.3×041478
36Nov 4, '24I had an ectopic pregnancy that required emergency surgery in Puerto Rico to save my life two years ago and I’m voting Trump. If you listen to his position on abortion it simply is3.2×35k4512215
37Aug 22, '25The roughest transition from full time CEO to full time mom isn't missing fancy dinners or accolades It's that other adults used to treat my time as precious, book 15 minute meetin3.1×35k366344
39Nov 13, '24Can we pause and appreciate that the G is capitalized in the Great Elon Musk. May we all aspire to being a true capital G. 🤣2.9×32k21027
40Apr 10, '21Normalize Pacing. The worst part about being around other people when I'm trying to think is that they always ask me whats wrong when I start pacing. My legs make my brain work, ok2.7×0313137
42Jun 26, '20Exceeding a quarterly revenue target is always fun 📈 ...but doing it during a global pandemic that shakes our global economic system to the core makes it just a wee bit sweeter.2.6×034779
43May 11, '22Half glass full... losing money this week means you have money. I still remember just being in debt, it was worse than having money to lose.2.5×02902111
44May 18, '25I have an unproven pet hypothesis that overly easy access to student debt impacted fertility… Anyone else think this or know of any data points to support (or refute) it? The idea 2.5×28k172423
45Sep 21, '18I’m 30, but it’s ok. My co-founder told me I have a lot of time to make it onto all of the 100 under 100 lists 🤔2.5×0316140
46Jan 22, '20Subtlety on compliments: Normal people just say "Your company is doing so well" Founders say "From the outside it looks like your company is doing so well" 🤣 They aren't being bac2.5×0298168
47Nov 15, '25I just gave birth for the fourth time, and I’ve got some things to share. Consider this a field report from someone who keeps doing this on purpose 🧵2.4×27k123363
48Dec 15, '21Today is a very big day. @lumi is joining @narvar 📦🥳2.4×0239512
49Dec 23, '24Marriage is pretty great. The negative to positive ratio on marriage talk is like 99:1 and that’s before you hit the glorification of divorce content— if you have a good marriage d2.3×25k1891027
50Sep 11, '20I'm now a 'Thanks for your patience' person who is a recovering 'Apologies for the delay' person... 2020 is truly a year of remarkable transformations.2.2×0263146
51Feb 21, '19You know you’re short when you get caught behind a group of high school students walking through an airport and a teacher yells at you when you try to break away from the group... 2.2×028644
52Apr 9, '21If you don't find previous versions of yourself sorta cringey are you even trying? I think we should all just be changing faster instead of worried about becoming a 'right version'2.1×02311616
53Jan 8, '25The Eaton Fire, now at 10,600 acres and 0% contained… this video is from broad daylight around 8am 😢2.1×24k160711
54May 19, '25We're gonna need a bigger wagon... Fourth sib under 5 due late 2025 ❤️ Doing what we can for the fertility crises 😉2.0×22k40939
55Mar 13, '21The vicious comments on this post are a why I don't share as much as I used to. Frankly, the reactions are distracting, I have a company to grow. Fwiw, I'm vexed by the tradeoff.1.8×021039
56Jul 16, '21CEO impersonation spam is getting next level. My team has received texts to their personal phones from 'me' as well as really creative emails saying I need help with a project that1.7×01502210
57Oct 31, '24On my way home from @hereticon🙏🙏 @foundersfund @micsolana First event I've attended w/ back to back speakers presenting opposing research on controversial subjects (e.g. embryo s1.7×18k127016
58Jun 12, '19I love my job1.6×0189120
59Jun 17, '21Apparently if you give you iPhone to your baby to try to get 20 minutes more sleep she tries ordering prosecco on instacart AND tweets about it 🤣1.5×018964
60Jan 10, '21Is being generally against censorship enough to get you cancelled now? Asking for a friend, obviously.1.4×017584
61Jun 7, '253yo boy: can I bring a stick inside Me: yes 3yo:1.4×16k24653
63Dec 6, '19People relish in take down and it makes me cringe. Accountability matters, kindness does too.1.4×0163104
64Mar 1, '25Ok, I know all parents think their kids are genius but hear me out… lol My three year old broke a wooden toy and decided to harvest tree sap outside and use it to successfully fix 1.4×15k345114
65Apr 6, '21I feel like someone could build a bot that comments 'correlation is not causation' on every news article from a major outlet that has numbers in it and the comment would always wor1.4×016292
66Feb 20, '25Part of what woke me up to hating what the democratic party has become in the past 10 years is giving birth to a son. I will not start coaching my toddler boy that he has toxic mas1.4×15k189015
67Sep 27, '22Fam. I am starting a new chapter in my career -- going forward reach out to me on my personal email or dm's, I'm no longer using my Lumi email 🤯✨1.3×015407
68Jan 5, '25Is it weird to admit I don’t really have mom guilt and I think I’m a good mom? If other woman actually think they’re good moms I’d love to be friends… seems like a lot of mother bo1.3×15k15737
69Jun 22, '20Dispassionate disagreement is underrated. I love it when someone disagrees with me and just calmly dismantles my thought process with complete chill.1.3×015683
70Aug 3, '18I like the people I work with, which feels like a competitive advantage.1.2×0148140
71Nov 6, '24Things I was called after saying my vote was Trump/Vance "Dumb" "An idiot" "Transphobic" "A bad mother" "A traitor to women" 50%+ of all Americans are not awful, but 100% of Americ1.2×14k16437
73Dec 16, '21Building @Lumi simply wouldn't have been possible if @kevinthau at @sparkcapital and the folks at @LudlowVentures @ycombinator @slow @Lowercase @homebrew and @ForerunnerVC and othe1.2×013076
74May 6, '22Ford isn't a normal baby, he is a copilot work baby who thinks getting babysat at a hotel is fun 👩‍💻👼1.2×015008
75May 15, '19Remaining calm-ish in a myriad of bizarre situations is perhaps the most interesting tension in the CEO role1.2×014974
76Jan 9, '25We evacuated our home in LA. Hearing a three year old beg to go home and knowing there’s a chance you’ll never go back is just a peek at the heartache that’s already real for so ma1.2×13k21238
77Feb 14, '18Dream team. Thrilled to announce that @sparkcapital and @ForerunnerVC have joined us on this adventure we call @Lumi1.1×0119120
79Dec 15, '21There are great investors and then there are people who tirelessly support you as an entrepreneur for six years and @satyap and the @homebrew team are both. Grateful that @Lumi had1.1×013523
80Jun 27, '19Adults are overrated1.0×011671
81Feb 16, '18Apparently when you announce a fundraise people think it's a good time to cold email and see if you want to buy things from them 😂 Nope, my #CurrentMood is that I'm building a coo1.0×012640
83Jul 9, '20Realized I’m due to give birth on Election Day, sounds relaxing 😂1.0×012810
84Nov 15, '19Glassdoor trying to make me itchy in my role 🤣 @BeyondMeat I'm the CEO of @Lumi and would love to chat packaging 🤓1.0×013630
85Jul 12, '25Being pregnant is like microdosing a drug for 9 months… sure sometimes the drug makes you a little nauseous, but it also makes life a little brighter and dreamier… And you feel tie1.0×11k154215
87Apr 26, '21So this is what happens if you get a sauna...1.0×012133
88Mar 12, '21TFW you have multiple versions of a gsheet open and you see someone else in the doc and get excited, but the someone else is just another 'you'0.9×011651
89Jul 4, '19We moved into a new @Lumi office this week and @kepano and have an office together with a real door. In 10 years we've never had an office with a door. Keep trying, your wildest dr0.9×012202
90Jun 16, '25In a historical sense homeschooling, co-op pods and micro-schools don't seem like the experiment... government 'public schooling' does0.8×8.9k165718

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