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In 2001, David joined a (now defunct) video game company named CodeFire. After that, he joined [[The Collective, Inc.]] as a gameplay programmer for popular video game consoles. In 2007, David did contract work for [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] on the Xbox 360 and PS3 game [[Afro Samurai]]. He then joined [[Google]] as a Staff Engineer for five years where he worked on [[App Engine]], [[Google Wave]] and [[Google+]]. He then joined [[Square, Inc.]] as Technical Director and head of Square Wallet. He was at Square for nearly a year before founding [[Secret (app)]] with Google-colleague Chrys Bader-Wechseler.<ref name=david-byttow-interview>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/14/foundation-secrets-david-byttow-talks-privacy-security-and-company-origins|publisher=''[[TechCrunch]]''|title=Foundation: Secret’s David Byttow Talks Privacy, Security, and Company Origins|first=Kevin|last=Rose}}</ref>
In 2001, David joined a (now defunct) video game company named CodeFire. After that, he joined [[The Collective, Inc.]] as a gameplay programmer for popular video game consoles. In 2007, David did contract work for [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] on the Xbox 360 and PS3 game [[Afro Samurai]]. He then joined [[Google]] as a Staff Engineer for five years where he worked on [[App Engine]], [[Google Wave]] and [[Google+]]. He then joined [[Square, Inc.]] as Technical Director and head of Square Wallet. He was at Square for nearly a year before founding [[Secret (app)]] with Google-colleague Chrys Bader-Wechseler.<ref name=david-byttow-interview>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/14/foundation-secrets-david-byttow-talks-privacy-security-and-company-origins|publisher=''[[TechCrunch]]''|title=Foundation: Secret’s David Byttow Talks Privacy, Security, and Company Origins|first=Kevin|last=Rose}}</ref>


David announced the shut down of [[Secret (app)]] on April 29, 2015.<ref name=medium-shutdown>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/secret-den/sunset-bc18450478d5|title = Sunset |last = Byttow|first= David|date = April 29, 2015|accessdate = April 30, 2015|publisher = ''[[Medium (service)]]''}}</ref> He then worked for a brief time at [[Medium (service)]] before co-founding Bold.
David announced the shut down of [[Secret (app)]] on April 29, 2015.<ref name=medium-shutdown>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/secret-den/sunset-bc18450478d5|title = Sunset |last = Byttow|first= David|date = April 29, 2015|accessdate = April 30, 2015|publisher = ''[[Medium (service)]]''}}</ref> He then worked as an Engineering Lead at [[Medium (service)]] for a brief time before co-founding [[bold.io|Bold]], an enterprise startup that is still in stealth mode.


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David Byttow
Born
David Mark Byttow

(1982-02-12) February 12, 1982 (age 42)
Munster, Indiana, United States
OccupationSoftware Engineer (tech industry)
Known forCEO of Secret (app)

David Mark Byttow (born February 12, 1982) is an American Internet entrepreneur who was the co-founder and CEO of the mobile application Secret (app).

Early life and education

David was born and raised in Munster, Indiana and taught himself how to program video games at the age of 10. He dropped out of Purdue University to pursue a career in video game programming.

Career

In 2001, David joined a (now defunct) video game company named CodeFire. After that, he joined The Collective, Inc. as a gameplay programmer for popular video game consoles. In 2007, David did contract work for Bandai Namco Entertainment on the Xbox 360 and PS3 game Afro Samurai. He then joined Google as a Staff Engineer for five years where he worked on App Engine, Google Wave and Google+. He then joined Square, Inc. as Technical Director and head of Square Wallet. He was at Square for nearly a year before founding Secret (app) with Google-colleague Chrys Bader-Wechseler.[1]

David announced the shut down of Secret (app) on April 29, 2015.[2] He then worked as an Engineering Lead at Medium (service) for a brief time before co-founding Bold, an enterprise startup that is still in stealth mode.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rose, Kevin. "Foundation: Secret's David Byttow Talks Privacy, Security, and Company Origins". TechCrunch. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Byttow, David (April 29, 2015). "Sunset". Medium (service). Retrieved April 30, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)