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Adam Jackson is a software engineer turned serial tech entrepreneur and investor who started 4 VC-backed companies and an asset management company over the last 16 years. A common thread in Adam’s journey as an entrepreneur is his interest in creating open, equitable marketplaces that use customer-focused technology to create more valuable connections and boost collaboration between users, without the costs and friction of conventional channels. 

Adam is co-founder and CEO of Braintrust, the first user-controlled talent network that provides enterprises with the highly skilled technical and design talent they need. Braintrust’s unique business model allows talent to retain 100% of their market-rate and enables organizations to spin up flexible teams and make their budgets go 2-3x further by cutting out the middlemen. Adam also currently serves as Managing Partner & CTO of Cambrian Asset Management, a blockchain asset management company.  

Prior to Braintrust, Adam co-founded and served as CEO of Doctor on Demand, the popular video telemedicine provider with daytime talk show personality Dr. Phil, as well as his son Jay McGraw. Doctor On Demand invented the next generation of healthcare by enabling people to connect with board-certified physicians and psychologists via Video Visits on mobile devices. Doctor On Demand delivers services through employers, health systems, health plans, and directly to consumers and has raised $165M in VC.

Other startups that Adam founded include DriverSide and MarketSquare. DriverSide was founded in 2007 and acquired by Advance Auto Parts in September of 2011. MarketSquare - one of the first online local shopping destinations on the Internet - was Adam’s first venture-backed business, founded in 2004. MarketSquare was acquired by Intuit in September of 2006.

Adam is also an angel investor in 35+ companies/projects, including Long Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), TrustToken, Placer, Aktana, Bolt, Basis, Filecoin, Placer, Skale Labs, Protocol Labs, JCTurbo, Apero Health, Rapportive, MyTime, Automatic, Womply, Superhuman, and Zenefits.

Based in San Francisco, Adam is an early riser, waking at 4 a.m. to exercise, meditate, and drink a strong coffee. He’s also a devoted San Francisco 49ers fan.