Ventures, publishing, and institutions
Jakob’s work brings together business, publishing, beauty, responsibility, and the creation of more enduring ways to live.
BETTER BÅLLS
Founded by Jakob and Elizabeth Vanderblank, BETTER BÅLLS creates objects of desire from real materials, designed with character and made to last.
The company grew from a shared desire to build with greater independence, care, beauty, and responsibility.
THE BOOKS OF BETTER BEING
The Books of Better Being are a growing body of work about the conditions needed for a more human and life-giving world.
The series moves through five themes:
Protection · Nourishment · Remembrance · Belonging · Creation
The first book is Sacred Protection: The Return of the Soul.
Explore the Books of Better Being
Private Advisory
Jakob works privately with a small number of founders, executives, and companies facing consequential questions.
His advisory work draws on experience across McKinsey, technology, executive coaching, entrepreneurship, and independent venture-building. It is designed for moments that require judgment rather than another standard framework: questions of direction, responsibility, leadership, growth, reinvention, and what the business should become.
The work is selective, direct, and highly personal.