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Bill Barhydt

Bill Barhydt

Bill Barhydt is an American Tech investor and Entrepreneur who was the former Technical director at Netscape during its early days.

[3]He is the founder and current CEO of the startup, Abra.

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Education

After graduating from DHS, a high school in his hometown, he attended Stevens Institute of Technology where he received his Bachelor of Science in Computer science and graduated in 1990.

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After being accepted to Stanford University in the Computer science program as well as being a part of the NASA Project management program, he left the program after a year in order to accept an entry level position he wanted at Goldman Sachs.

His job was in Fixed Income Research.

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Career

After leaving grad school in order to eventually become a senior analyst for Golden Sachs, he entered the tech industry as one of the key team members during the early days of Netscape with Mark andreesen.

He has since become one of the most recognizable entrepreneurs in the Tech industry.

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Abra

After several years of having experience becoming a CEO for Tech companies, he has started another venture called ABRA.

As CEO and Founder, Bill believes that Abra is going to be one of the most important apps ever made for Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency.

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The company has raised $14 Million, and now has Gwyneth Paltrow as a chairman of the company.

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References

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Citation Linkfacebook.comThe personal FacebookBill.
Aug 4, 2017, 11:54 PM
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Citation Linklinkedin.comHis LinkedInaccount.
Aug 5, 2017, 12:58 AM
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Citation Linkcrunchbase.comHis CrunchBaseprofile.
Aug 5, 2017, 1:00 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.com
What To Do About It: Abra | Bill Barhydt.
Aug 5, 2017, 1:22 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comThe Gif of Bill where he pitches Abra at Draper University.
Aug 5, 2017, 1:37 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.com
Abra Planet of the Apps Escalator Pitch.
Aug 5, 2017, 1:45 AM
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Citation Linkcrunchbase.comThe CrunchBaseof Abra, one of the companies founded by Bill.
Aug 5, 2017, 6:31 AM
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Citation Linkforbes.comArticle on Forbesabout Abra.
Aug 5, 2017, 6:32 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.com
Bill Barhydt - CEO at Abra - Making Cash Mobile.
Aug 5, 2017, 6:33 AM
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Citation Linkproducthunt.comProfile on Product Hunt.
Mar 19, 2016, 3:43 PM
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Citation Linkgoabra.comLink
Mar 19, 2016, 3:43 PM
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Citation Linktwitter.comMain page on Twitter.
Mar 19, 2016, 3:43 PM