Hi there. I'm Jake Mates, a thirteen year old web developer and entrepreneur currently living near Los Angeles, CA. Since I started Jake Mates Design in August 2008, I've done work for Fortune 500 companies and have clients around the world. Rather than a long article about who I am, how about some facts?

Facts about Jake Mates:

• I first started coding websites at age eleven.
• I lived in Italy for a year (Pelago, FI).
• I can recite the lyrics to Still Alive.
• I have OCD.
• I love going to conferences.
• Ideally I'd live in San Francisco.
• I collect hotel room keys and flash drives.
• My sleep schedule is ERROR: NOT FOUND.
• I despise IE6, Twilight, and Common Sense Media.
• My birthday is Earth Day (April 22).
• My favorite video game is Portal.
• I learned my first programming language (Scheme), at 10.
• I love to travel.
• I have a minimalist room.
• There is a finite number of facts about me.