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Ali Gates (previously known as Ali Abdullah) is an American programmer and co-founder of Claim it!.[1][2]
Ali Gates | |
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| Born | Ali Abdullah August 31, 1985 |
| Nationality (legal) | American |
| Occupation | Co-Founder of Claim it! |
| Notable work | Claim it! |
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.