Jesse Jacobs

President, The Chernin Group

Jesse Jacobs is the President of The Chernin Group, which manages, invests in and operates businesses in the media, entertainment and consumer internet industries. He was formerly a partner and co-founder of Raine, a media-focused advisory and principal investment firm. Prior to establishing Raine, Jacobs was a senior vice president in the media, entertainment and sports group of Goldman Sachs focusing on advisory, financing, and investing activities. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Jacobs worked at Yahoo!, Fox, and iFilm, and co-authored a book on the digital media industry. Jacobs has an MBA from The Wharton School and a BA in English and Communications from The University of Pennsylvania. In addition to The Chernin Group, Jesse also serves on the board of Our Time, a non-profit that leverages pop culture, retail partnerships, and online organizing to promote thoughtful consumerism and civic engagement.

Articles by Jesse Jacobs

How To Build An Automated Sales Outreach Engine For Startups with ColdIQ

Many B2B startups (and even larger organizations) are unable to be successful with their outbound sales strategy because they take a lazy, “batch-and-blast” approach. In a recent Mucker Growth Series...

Navigating the AI Sales Tools Landscape To Grow Your Startup With Blue Bowen

We had the privilege of hosting, Eugene “Blue” Bowen, Research Principal from G2, one of the leading software marketplaces and review sites that cover a broad range of B2B solutions....

Compensation Benchmarks for Early Stage Startups with Peter Walker

In this Mucker Growth Session, Peter Walker from Carta reviews insights and compensation benchmarks for early stage startups gathered from Carta’s extensive dataset of nearly 50,000 startups. In the evolving...

Legal 101 For Startups with Amanda Busch

In this Mucker Growth Session, Amanda Busch, General Counsel at Mucker, discusses the legal basics founders should consider when building their startup. Link to Slide Content: Mucker Growth Series –...

Buyer Journey Framework – The Secret To B2B Go-To-Market Success with Tony Yang

In this Mucker Growth Session, Tony Yang, Head of Growth at Mucker, walks through using a buyer’s journey framework to improve your customer’s experience and your conversion rates. Common Buyer...

Annual Financial Planning Best Practices for Startups with Debbie Rosler

In this Mucker Growth Session, Debbie Rosler from Burkland reviews best practices for building a startup annual financial plan. Objectives of Financial Planning for Startups There are 6 key objectives...