Arend Naylor
FounderFounder, Chief Technical Officer at Bitplay
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedBitplay · YC
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About
Arend Naylor was CTO and founder of Koan and Embedster (2010), and founded Bitplay, initially known as Meetings.io, in 2011.
Founder, Chief Technical Officer at BitplayYC W10
Intro paths
YC
Arend went through Y Combinator (Winter 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- CoreData GroupChief Technology Officercurrent2023 — present
- CoreData GroupDigital Director2022 — 2023
- Koan Inc.CTO & Co-Founder2016 — 2019Palo Alto
- Jive SoftwareDirector, Engineering2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Jive SoftwareStaff Engineer2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Bitplay IncChief Technical Officer - Co-Founder2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Embedster IncChief Technical Officer - Co-Founder2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Idea Works Aust.Principal - Founder2007 — 2008
- RP DataChief Solution Architect2007 — 2008
- RP DataBusiness Analyst/Customer Tech Lead2007
- WebCentralSenior Product Manager2003 — 2007
- TelstraAssistant Product Manager2002 — 2003
- TelstraInternetworking Specialist1999 — 2002
- Idea Works Aust.Principal - Founder1997 — 1999
- AKN Computing SolutionsFounder1996 — 1997
Skills & more
PHP3MySQL2XML3LinuxApacheSaaS12SQLCiscoVMwareHTML1Cisco Technologies2Servers4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arend Naylor?
- Arend Naylor was CTO and founder of Koan and Embedster (2010), and founded Bitplay, initially known as Meetings.io, in 2011.
- Where does Arend Naylor work?
- Arend Naylor is Founder, Chief Technical Officer of Bitplay.
- What companies did Arend Naylor found?
- Arend Naylor founded Bitplay.
- Where did Arend Naylor go to school?
- Arend Naylor studied at YCombinator.
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Also worked at Jive Software20
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jonathan HeiligerGeneral Partner at Vertex VenturesDave DeWaltFounder, Managing Director, CEO at NightDragon
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Also worked at Telstra47
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