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Sohail Prasad

Founder of Equidate · Thiel Fellow 2016

Plano, TX / San Francisco

Thiel Fellow 2016

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About

Sohail Prasad of Plano, TX / San Francisco was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2016, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Equidate.

Experience

  1. Destiny (D/XYZ)Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — present
  2. ForgeFounder, Former CEOcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. ForgeFounder, President2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ForgeFounder, Co-CEO2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. ForgeFounder & CEO2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Rappi, Rippling, Notion, Retool, Mux, Astranis, Superhuman, Mercury, Vise, Mattermost, & 150+ more!Angel Investorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. S2 CapitalFounding Partner2014 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Highway1Mentor2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  9. ZyngaProduct Manager, Mobile2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  10. HiptypeFounder, CTO2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  11. ChartboostEarly Engineer2012San Francisco Bay Area
  12. GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2011San Francisco Bay Area
  13. SDP NetworksFounder, CEO2005 — 2010Plano, TX
  14. POWERMathTechnology Manager2006 — 2010Plano, TX
  15. UNT Department of Computer Science & EngineeringStudent Researcher2009 — 2010Denton, TX
  16. MIT Media LabProject Assistant/Intern2009Cambridge, MA
  17. Sipera SystemsIntern2007Richardson, TX

Skills & more

Start-ups24Entrepreneurship18Product Management13Analytics10E-commerce15Python4User Experience5Strategy4Growth Strategies3Mobile Advertising2Network Security2Venture Capital2
+8 moreStrategic PlanningProduct LaunchCNode.jsIntegrationHTML 5LeadershipNegotiation

Languages English

  • 4013 (For Secure System Administration) — The Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)
  • 4011 (For Information Security Professionals) — The Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)

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Who is Sohail Prasad?
Sohail Prasad of Plano, TX / San Francisco was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2016, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Equidate.
Where did Sohail Prasad go to school?
Sohail Prasad studied at Y Combinator (Startups); Carnegie Mellon University (Electrical & Computer Engineering); Texas Academy of Math and Science (at University of North Texas) (High School Diploma).

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