Steven Jacobs
I live in Austin, Texas with my family. I work in the music industry, invest, and buy real estate.
I'm part of the team behind Rave Jesus, opening Another Nine indoor golf in Pflugerville, and running Beached Inn in Port Aransas.
Lately I'm building Rave Jesus
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My businesses have been featured in
- Complex
- GRAMMY
- Stereogum
Some things I'm working on
3 activeRave Jesus
Christian artist
Another Nine
Indoor golf simulators
Beached Inn
Vacation rental on the beach
- Amazon FBA
- Apps
- Websites
- YouTube
- Real Estate
- Investing
- Music
About
Professional idea starter
I'm a family man in Austin, Texas who can't stop starting things.
I'm a little obsessed with AI. I use it every single day to build, write, design and ship. Ideas that used to take months now go live in a weekend.
- Claude
- Replit
- Grok
- Gemini
- ChatGPT
- + whatever's new this week
- Bought over 400 domains. Every one was a great idea at the time.
- Started over 100 businesses. Most of them have been failures, and every one taught me something.
- My businesses have been featured in The New Yorker, Forbes, Business Insider, Time, Rolling Stone, Billboard and more.
Blog
20 Businesses You Can Start From Scratch — Plus the Arbitrage Playbook Nobody Writes Down
Everyone wants passive income. Almost nothing is passive. What actually exists is semi-active income: low startup costs, recurring revenue, and margins that make your hours worth $100–$500 each.
Favorite Products for Kids
The baby products and baby tech that actually worked for us. Not only did it save us time — it saved us our sanity.