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data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h1 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Chad Laurans</h1> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-025b41e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="025b41e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d7b7446 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs" data-id="d7b7446" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_animation":"fadeIn","_animation_delay":1000}" data-widget_type="breadcrumbs.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p id="breadcrumbs"><span><span><a href="https://www.pillar.vc/">Home</a></span> / <span><a href="https://www.pillar.vc/team/">Team</a></span> / <span><a 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data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://simplisafe.com/" target="_blank"> <img width="300" height="56" src="https://www.pillar.vc/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/simplisafe.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-2464" alt="" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b4d1896 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b4d1896" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_animation":"fadeInUp","_animation_delay":300}" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3>Chad Laurans is founder, Chairman, and former CEO at SimpliSafe.</h3> <p>Co-founded with his wife, Eleanor, SimpliSafe protects millions of Americans, and continues to be the fastest growing U.S. home security provider year over year. 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