William Read

CEO @ Sideways 6 | Expert in Employee Engagement & Enterprise SaaS

William Read is a user interface and application developer specializing in web and mobile technologies with a strong emphasis on Javascript for both server and client-side development.

He follows an iterative and user-centric approach to development, focusing on simplicity and standardization to create exceptional user experiences.

While being fluent in Javascript, William also possesses a good understanding of various modern web and mobile technologies and has a knack for quickly learning new technologies to solve problems effectively.

His current interests lie in Aurelia and React, and he enjoys working on Unity game projects in his free time.

William Read is a self-taught professional with a robust background in the tech industry, having held key positions such as Senior Web Application Developer at Toptal, Front End Lead at Unata Inc., and User Interface Developer at Guest-Tek.

Experience

Founder/CEO at Sideways 6 (January 2014 - Present)

Member at ICE List (May 2018 - Present), Investor at RunYourself (September 2023 - Present), Investor at 20:40 (April 2022 - Present), Fellow - Class of 2014 at New Entrepreneurs Foundation (June 2013 - Present), Alumni at Mayor's International Business Programme (2018), Founder at Edifeye (September 2012 - September 2016), Entrepreneur In Residence at WM Reply (June 2013 - February 2015), Insight & Decision Science Consultant at Sky (September 2011 - March 2013), Operations Manager at Sky Chemicals (UK) LTD (August 2010 - July 2011), Self-Employed at Independent Quality Assurance Services (January 2010 - July 2011)

Education

Roundwood Park School, A Level in Economics, Business, Government & Politics (2006 - 2008), The University of Sheffield, BA in Economics & Management (2008 - 2011), Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme in Business Administration and Management (2020)