Bill Barhydt

San Francisco Bay Area United States

Founder ABRA, Start-up Investor & Technology Entrepreneur

Technology / Software / Internet

My passion is information technology and how it can be used to improve people's lives. Whether it's for mobile money, education, group collaboration and messaging, cryptography, smart devices, robotics, or games I believe in the power of information technology and the people behind it to make a big difference. You may not know: In Feb 2012 I gave the first ever TED talk on Bitcoin. Bitcoin was trading at about $2 and 90% of the TED audience didn't know what it was. In 2011 I helped form the International Diaspora Engagement Alliance (IDEA) with the U.S. State Department and USAID to facilitate better relations within migrant communities across the US and their families "back home." I...