Interview with Jake Sacks, Founder of 3rd Space

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There are a billion dinner party series rn. But no one is doing them like Jake Sacks. His name first caught my eye from a New York Post article titled “just 30 people a month get into these wildly popular Gen Z dinners.”

I need to come clean here… I’m not Gen Z, but I got a chance to attend one of these “wildly popular” dinners at truly the most absurd house I’ve ever seen in LA as a pre-Coachella treat in collaboration with Red Bull. But this isn’t about me..

Jake Sacks is the 24-year-old co-founder of 3rd Space, a NYC (now LA!) dinner series bringing together creatives from all walks of life.

He’s part curator, part ringmaster, part doorman to the hardest invite in town, and he’s building a modern Medici-style network.

Ok so who the hell is this Medici guy? Well it’s actually a family (duh). The Medici family was a powerful Florentine dynasty (15th–18th century) that fostered the Renaissance. Ever heard of it?

Jake’s obsession with Medici, is due to his guiding principle that there is going to be another “inflection point of talent across both innovation and business and tech, and also in art and entertainment and culture at large.. both of those two things are going to be influenced inspired and enabled by each other, and that can only happen if the leaders of both of those worlds are put in the same room.”

The required prompt was having all 40 attendees introduce themselves (easy) and ask the room for one favor (harder). It was a moment of vulnerability that brought everyone closer, and allowed me to think deeply about the things I’m missing in my life right now.

Challenge 1: Have the courage to ask for help when you need it. I still struggle with it!

A lot of people treat introductions like currency, making them with an eye toward what they’ll get back later. Jake is the opposite. Within five minutes of being in the room, it was clear his goal was simple: create introductions that actually lead to change.

Challenge 2: Introduce two people in your network today you think should meet. No strings attached.

I’m a massive introvert, and sometimes struggle in social settings. It’s nights like these that remind you how incredibly lucky we are to be on this planet, and how many incredible people are out there you’ll never meet if you live life behind a screen.

Challenge 3: GO OUT AND MEET PEOPLE FACE-TO-FACE. It doesn’t have to be a structured dinner party surrounded by people 10 years younger, who have resumes as long as CVS receipts. Get off your screen & go meet a stranger.

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