Michael Halvorsen, a startup founder, living in Abu Dhabi, is an experienced web developer, with over 20 years of experience building things on the internet. For the past 12 years, he has been focused on developing audiences and driving traffic while balancing user experience. As one of two in-house SEOs at an internet startup, he drove organic traffic, resulting in increased revenue, doubled company size from 40 to over 130 employees, and top rankings on US Quantcast, comScore, and Alexa Global sites.

Michael has worked with both large and small clients, in many fields, including healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, entertainment, consumer goods, and B2B, and has experience building new and existing websites.

Michael's education includes studying Startup School at Y Combinator. He has also founded several companies, including Founder & VP at CompanyEgg®, Lead Consultant & Founder at LinuxContainer.com, Co-Founder at AbuDhabiStartup.com, Founder at PrivacyAPI.com, and Founder at NoCodeWebsites.com.