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Founder & CEO, HempDash
Short Bio: Jonathan Sullivan is a software engineer, builder, and AI systems architect — a former Google Software Engineer with experience building machine learning systems and large-scale infrastructure. He is Founder & CEO of HempDash, the AI Operating System for the Hemp Industry, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, where he led a 7-person AI-augmented team through a 14-month pre-launch build — at zero salary.
Long Bio: Jonathan Sullivan is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and AI systems architect focused on regulatory technology — building software for industries where compliance is the cost of doing business. He is a former Google Software Engineer with experience building machine learning systems and large-scale infrastructure. Sullivan is Founder & CEO of HempDash Inc., a Delaware C-corp headquartered in Dallas, Texas, building the AI Operating System for the Hemp Industry — one manifestation of that focus. HempDash helps Texas hemp retailers grow with confidence: it keeps them audit-ready in minutes with verifiable, signed records — COA management, age verification, and inspection-ready Audit Packs — and expands into operations, delivery, analytics, and AI-assisted workflows. Sullivan led a 7-person AI-augmented team through a 14-month pre-launch build, drawing zero salary. Texas's hemp market spans 7,289 retailers and 13,000+ licensed retail locations, now operating under 25 TAC §300 with DSHS inspections active. HempDash serves that market as a subscription software platform.
Grow your hemp business with confidence. HempDash keeps any Texas hemp retailer audit-ready in minutes with verifiable, signed records — COA management, age verification, and inspection-ready Audit Packs — protecting the business when an inspector walks in, then expands into operations, delivery, analytics, and AI-assisted workflows. HempDash is building the AI Operating System for the Hemp Industry. HempDash Inc. is a Delaware C-corp headquartered in Dallas, Texas, built over 14 months by a 7-person AI-augmented team led by founder and CEO Jonathan Sullivan, a former Google Software Engineer. Learn more at gethempdash.com.
Pre-launch build, at zero salary (compliance-first approach)
One AI-augmented team behind the entire platform
Texas hemp retailers (businesses)
Licensed retail locations in Texas, now under 25 TAC §300
How machine learning and AI can transform compliance-heavy industries while maintaining regulatory standards. Real-world examples from the hemp industry, fintech, and healthcare.
Technical architecture decisions for regulated industries. Database-level isolation, automated compliance workflows, regulatory rules engines, and API-first design.
Applying big tech engineering principles to resource-constrained startups. How a 7-person AI-augmented team ships through smart automation and architectural decisions.
The unique challenges of building technology for the hemp industry. Payment processing, age verification, license tracking, and building trust in stigmatized markets.
Practical frameworks for audit-ready operations. Vendor vetting, COA management, age verification, and preparing for DSHS inspections under 25 TAC §300.
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