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      Jonathan Simmons
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    <h2 class="text-2xl text-gray-500">Husband, Father, &
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      Product Strategist.</h2>
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  <h3 class="font-bold mt-6 dark:text-white">About me</h3>
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    I'm a family-first man who loves to build software products. I co-founded my first company, "Hivemind Labs", in 2010 with
    <a class="text-blue-500" href="http://joshferrara.com">Josh Ferrara</a>
    driven by our shared belief that:</p>

  <blockquote class="text-xl text-blue-500 border-l-4 border-blue-500 bg-blue-100 p-4 pl-6 italic max-w-2xl mx-auto md:mx-4 md:max-w-5xl mb-8">"Products should solve problems, design should have a purpose, and the greatest ideas are born from necessity and collaboration."</blockquote>

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    For the past decade I've used this belief as a foundational guide for a career in software and product development. I've partnered with small businesses, mega-churches, grant-funded non-profits and Fortune 500 companies to help direct product development initiatives.</p>

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    In Aug of 2019, I co-founded a company named Box Products, a web application firm specializing in software for the InsureTech and FinTech markets. In my spare time, I keep my product skills sharp by consulting via my freelance company, Product Matter.</p>

  <p class="mb-12 text-gray-500">If you have a project you'd like to talk about you can contact me on
    <a class="text-blue-500" href="https:/twitter.com/jonathansimmons">Twitter</a>.
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  <h3 class="font-bold dark:text-white">Things I use</h3>

  <p class="mb-12 text-gray-500">I buy a new computer every few years and like to start with a new OS from scratch. I made
    <a class="underline text-blue-600" href="/uses">a list of the software I use</a>
    to make it easier to get started.</p>

  <h3 class="font-bold dark:text-white">Previously:</h3>
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    <li>Executive Director Digital Products - Gateway Church</li>
    <li>Lead Engineer - Watchman Monitoring</li>
    <li>Co-Founder - Hivemind Labs</li>
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