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John JarveunlockedJon: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979)
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About
Jon Hirschtick is Chief Evangelist at PTC, where he focuses on Onshape and the company's other cloud-native products. He co-founded Onshape and served as its CEO until PTC acquired the company in November 2019, and previously held roles as General Manager of the Onshape Business at PTC. Earlier, he founded SolidWorks in 1993 and remained as CEO, Group Executive, and Board Member until 2011, during which time the company grew to 2 million users and over $500 million in annual revenue and was sold to Dassault Systèmes in 1997.
Founder at Onshape
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John McEleneyExecutive Officer, Director
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David CorcoranExecutive Officer
Experience
- PTCChief Evangelistcurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- PTCGeneral Manager Onshape2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- PTCPresident SaaS Business2019 — 2021Greater Boston Area
- MarkForgedAdvisor2013 — 2024
- Magic Leap, Inc.Advisor2011 — 2021
- Onshape Inc.Co-founder and CEO2012 — 2019Cambridge, MA
- Vela SystemsBoard Member2006 — 2012
- SolidWorks CorporationFounder, CEO, Group Executive1993 — 2011
- Liquid MachinesBoard Member2003 — 2010
- Z CorporationBoard Member2002 — 2007Greater Boston Area
- Revit Technology CorpBoard Member1998 — 2002
- MIT Blackjack TeamPlayer, Investor and Trainer1984 — 1994
- ComputervisionDirector of Engineering1991 — 1993
- Premise, Inc.Founder and CEO1987 — 1991
- MITCAD Lab Manager1986 — 1987
Skills & more
Management Consulting40Start-ups99Product Management99Product Development99Go-to-market Strategy63CAD99Strategic Partnerships80Solution Selling34Product Marketing48Project Management7Blackjack4Mobile Devices19
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Sales ProcessAccount ManagementProfessional ServicesSales ManagementVenture CapitalChannel PartnersCompetitive AnalysisEntrepreneurshipEnterprise SoftwareSolidworksSaaSSalesforce.com- Software as a Service — edX
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- Who is Jon Hirschtick?
- Jon Hirschtick is Chief Evangelist at PTC, where he focuses on Onshape and the company's other cloud-native products. He co-founded Onshape and served as its CEO until PTC acquired the company in November 2019, and previously held roles as General Manager of the Onshape Business at PTC. Earlier, he founded SolidWorks in 1993 and remained as CEO, Group Executive, and Board Member until 2011, during which time the company grew to 2 million users and over $500 million in annual revenue and was sold to Dassault Systèmes in 1997.
- Where does Jon Hirschtick work?
- Jon Hirschtick is Founder of Onshape.
- What companies did Jon Hirschtick found?
- Jon Hirschtick founded Onshape.
- Where did Jon Hirschtick go to school?
- Jon Hirschtick studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB and SM, Mechanical Engineering).
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