I Sold My Company for $12,000,000

00:00 - Hello again!
00:35 - I sold my business yay!
06:43 - more good news!
07:53 - still good news
08:38 - bad news

[DobraEspacial]

So sorry for you loss, Jake. Got me crying here too. She sounds absolutely incredible and you were both very lucky to have each other. I hope you, your family and everyone who loves her can find comfort somewhere along the way. Best wishes ❤

[Saternalia]

Jake, I lost my mom 4, almost 5 years ago now. I don't want to say I'm sorry, because at least to me, when dozens of well meaning acquaintances came out of the woodwork to do so, it felt strangely hollow.
What I do want to say is your mother must have been truly amazing to raise you to become the man you are. Kind, sincere, honest, empathetic, driven, and enduring. The first time I met you was at a crosswalk in Vidcon 7 or 8 years ago. You were crossing the street facing away from me and I was in my car about to turn into the convention center and I saw you and was so excited that I shouted your name and said I loved your content. You probably had a million other things to do but you stopped. You turned around, lit up and told me to hold on and ran over to high five me and thank me before being back on your way. I will always remember you for that.
Losing a parent you love is one of the hardest things we ever have to go through in life. But her light, the good she put out in the world, lives on inextinguishable in you and in who you are. Your community isn't here to rush you to heal, to ask you to make more content during a hard time. Please be kind to yourself as she would be to you.
May her memory be a blessing to you and to those who had the honor to know her, always.

[bachenbenno]

This caught me so off-guard.
Jake, I am truly sorry for your loss. Never forget that you are loved and have so many people that support you.
I wish you all the best! ❤️

[teresa_meow]

I'm here, crying with you Jake. Your mom was clearly an absolutely radiant soul, I love those little bits of love you used to send to each other. Thank you for sharing those bits with us as well, over the years, I always found them to be so uplifting and kind. Sending you lots of love 🤍

[Miss_Trillium]

My mom said the same thing--the 'it's not goodbye, it's see you later'. You saved goodbyes to finality, the end of a friendship or the death of a pet.

She committed suicide when I was in middle school. It still weighs heavily on me, even over a decade since. Losing a parent is a truly hard thing, whether it's cancer, self inflicted, an accident, or something else. I appreciate you sharing with us these sentiments, and I'm sorry you're experiencing one of the worst pains a person can feel

[madnessmaker]

My mom died of cancer when I was 9 I remember after that happened and I started living with my dad I watched YouTube a lot more. Vsauce 3 was a big part of my life back then and I'll always appreciate the happiness you made me feel while learning interesting things. Thanks for that Jake

[DarthNafarious]

i used to watch vsauce so long ago, years ago, and all of you have been posting less and just now i was watching an old vsauce vid and i remember you mentioning you had cancer and it made me think, "I have no idea what happened to him." So I came to this channel, wondering, and fearing if you had died. Maybe that was why I hadn't seen any posts, but no, you lived. I am so sorry for your loss, i am shaking, with tears running down my face.

[ICollectStuff]

I'm so sorry to hear about your mother, we've all lost people to these sort of out of the blue things, but I'm glad to hear that you spent the most of her last few months together, because unfortunately not a lot of people get that chance, and I'm DEFINITELY sure WITHOUT A DOUBT she will be proud of any accomplishments from here on out

[TannerBraungardt]

Wow… this is the first video of yours I have watched and it touched me deeply. I have had a similar upbringing of a super supportive single mother who has encouraged me to follow me dreams, also in filmmaking… I’m lucky enough to still have my mother and your story made me realize how lucky I am for that. Best wishes on your path forward Jake, I appreciate your vulnerability

[Clintau]

Damn Jake. Got me crying at the office. Your mother sounds like an incredible person and you were so lucky to have each other. My heart hurts for you and your family having lost her so quickly.

[untitledunlisted]

Man got me in tears.

Strangely sometimes you see someone on the internet that resonates, even though you don't know them and don't even come across them all that often. But Jake always is that person for me. His enthusiasm for science and film just clicks. Wish him all the best

[HumorBagel]

So sorry for you loss Jake. I met you several years back at YT Space NY and you were beaming with joy because of how much the Curiosity Box had raised for Alzheimer's research. It really resonated with me to see how genuinely happy that made you, and it's amazing to see how far it's come now. You definitely make her proud!

[Tonywirthfilms]

You’re mom seemed like a wonderful human being, and she raised an amazingly talented son. So sorry for your loss.

[DynamixWarePro]

You got me in tears Jake and that "It's never goodbye..." really got me. So sorry to hear about your mother she sounds like she was a great person. I know exactly how you were/are feeling. My dad suddenly passed away last December 3 days before Christmas. He didn't like doctors and maybe he knew something was wrong with him but he found it hard sharing his emotions and never told us if there was, and he refused to go to see any doctors, no matter how much we all tried to get him to go. Another thing that made me think he may have been unwell as on day out of the blue, he asked me to go on a 50 mile road trip with him and he would have rarely asked me that, even as a child if I asked him.

A week after he took me on the road trip was when he died. That morning he seemed fine, like nothing was wrong, then suddenly that evening he passed. My mom and I were with him when it happened and one of the last things he said was that he had everything he wanted and he was happy, so I guess that is what most of us want when the time comes. Christmas will never be the same now.

Then in May this year, one of my uncles, my dads brother died, and again that wasn't easy to deal with at first, but less so than when my dad died as I didn't know him as well as my other uncles and aunts but still sad. It will take time, but things will get better. Over the past year I have been doing my family genealogy on both of my parents families and I have been working on keeping the memory of my dad and his side of the family alive for future generations so they will know what my dad was like and all the things he did and who is family were.

[LoreKeeperToby]

Oh Jake, I can only think how incredibly proud of you your mum must have been to see you thriving and to see you return so much of her love into the world. I'm so very sorry for your loss and pain. While selfishly I can't wait to see what you have in store next both here and on Vsauce it should go without saying to take all the time you need to make that return to videos right for you. Everyone in this comment section supports you dude and are sending all our love <3

[handscrews]

I'm bawling dude, that sounds just like my mom. Hang in there jake, she's finally in a place that deserves her light. She was an amazing person and it sounds like the world lost a wonderful soul. Love you buddy.

[JesseVids]

Your mom is proud of you, and she's glad to see you up there on the stage. Take care of yourself, your mom is still amazing

[rootbear]

My father was in and out of the hospital with his cancer. He had been in remission and had been discharged. After a couple of years he went back, and started getting worse.

Eventually he got better and was discharged again, awaiting another appointment. I got a call in mid-afternoon on Friday from my brother that he wasn't doing well and I should make an effort to come down to visit. I told him I'd be coming down that day but as I lived 5 hours away, he said no one would be awake to let me in when I arrived around 11p-12a.

He passed overnight at

It's one of the biggest things I hate my brother for, and I can never forgive him for.

[Chrythm]

Man, that was one of the most heartfelt things I've heard in my life... the way you and your mom would remind each other of love is so cute, it hurts to see something so amazing go away like that. I'm sure we're all glad to see you again, and we can't wait to see what's next in that thinktank of yours. See you later, Jake!

[qdqopb]

Hey Jake, please accept our sincere condolences. We've been missing you, and we now know you weren't around for a reason. Stay strong, you are one of the lighthouses to many people in this world.