John Palmer
Founder of Area Technology
Brooklyn, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder
2021 - Current
Co-Founder
2021
Independent Consultant
2019
Working with a small number early-stage companies to improve product design, process, and strategy.
Committee Member
2021 - 2022
One of five committee members running the Uniswap Grants Program. unigrants.org
Admissions
2019 - 2021
Reviewing applications for Y Combinator during the admissions process.
CEO & Co-founder
2017 - 2019
Tools for building applications and social tokens on Ethereum. Backed by Y Combinator and Polychain Capital.
Software Engineer
2016 - 2017
Snap is a technology company that offers the products Snapchat, Spectacles, and Bitmoji.
Raised $5,553,527,880.00 from Alwaleed Bin Talal and Tencent.
Software Engineering Intern
2016 - 2016
Intern on the NYT Beta team.
The New York Times is a news and media agency that seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
2015 - 2015
Summer Analyst in the Global Natural Resources group.
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Teaching Assistant
2015 - 2015
Teaching Assistant for CSCI0220, "Introduction to Discrete Structures and Probability."
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
2012 - 2016