Ali Gates
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Ali Gates | |
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| Born | Ali Abdullah August 31, 1985 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Co-Founder of Claim it! |
| Notable work | Claim it! |
Ali Gates (previously known as Ali Abdullah) is an American programmer and co-founder of Claim it!.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Harlem, Ali got into programming in high school days and received science and technology award. Following that, he took classes at Columbia University and then later MIT.
Career
[edit]After dropping out of MIT, Ali interned and worked as a temporary software developer contractor for several companies. He started his career as a software engineer in New York City Department of Education.[3] Later, he resigned and went on to a contract position in a foundation and ended up as being jobless.[4]
Later, he joined Google as software developer and continued to work there until he developed Claim it!.[5] The key idea was to cut out the middle man and thus the expenditures.[6] Gates starred in Apple First TV series ‘Planet of the Apps’ alongside Jessica Alba.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ali Abdullah Creates Claim It! App". Los Angeles Sentinel. October 12, 2017.
- ^ "This founder's brush with homelessness led him to build a startup that gives away free stuff". Business Insider. August 20, 2016.
- ^ "I was homeless, now I have million-dollar investors". CNNMoney. May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Claim it! is an app to help you give or get free stuff anywhere". Mashable. August 16, 2017.
- ^ "CLAIM IT! APP FOUNDER GOT IDEA FOR APP WHILE LIVING ON THE STREETS". Black Enterprise. March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Ali Abdullah revolutionizes corporate marketing through Claim it! app". Rolling Out. October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Was Apple's 'Planet of the Apps' a success?". Mashable. August 19, 2017.