software I’ve developed
William Halbert
Systematic investor • Software engineer • Helping everyday people live more freely
I went to the University of Florida for chemical engineering. While my classmates were taking notes I had a coding tutorial open on the other half of my screen, and on Saturday nights I’d sit in the library teaching myself how to code. I built a lot of small apps in those years.
A semester abroad in Australia gave me the time I needed. A beautiful view at a Starbucks overlooking the Sydney Opera House, and a lot of learning. The summer after that, I built the listings map for Ohana - my brother Jacob’s housing startup. That map has now been seen by over 1.5 million people.
I rejoined Ohana full-time after their seed round as the first in-person hire. Over two years we scaled to 100,000+ users, $40M+ in rent processed, and partnerships with some of the biggest companies in the world.
“If you’re willing to work hard and learn, anything is possible for you. But along the way, you must follow your path, listen to your heart, and walk a path that honors your soul.”
But Freely Dream is bigger than any one story. It’s a belief that life should feel lighter, that beautiful products and smarter systems can hand people back their time, and that more of us deserve the freedom to build the lives we actually want.
The path here
Where it started
At the University of Florida my mind kept drifting to code. While my classmates took notes, I had a coding tutorial open on the other half of my screen, and on Saturday nights I'd sit in the library building small apps, breaking things, fixing them, learning by doing.
First contribution to Ohana
Joined Ohana as a summer contractor and built the listings search map, a design that basically replicated Airbnb. That map has now been seen by over 1.5 million unique people. At the time it felt like a huge technical feat, because it was.
Founding Engineer, Ohana
Rejoined full-time after the seed round as the first in-person hire. Helped open the office, built the desks, and stayed for two years. Over that time we grew from 800 to 100,000+ users and from $1M to $40M+ in rent processed, with enterprise partnerships across OpenAI, Oracle, Palantir, Rivian, Snapchat, Plaid, Morgan Stanley, Paramount, Barclays, and MongoDB. Built nearly every part of the product.
Founder, Cordamente
Pursuing systematic trading full-time under Cordamente (from cor = heart, mente = mind), building strategies that outperform the S&P 500 on live capital.
Founder, Freely Dream
Freely Dream brings the builder mentality that scaled Ohana to everyday people and businesses: beautiful products and smarter systems that give people back their time and freedom.
The whole point is the everyman.
The dream is simple: a world where more people get to live freely. Where better systems handle the busywork, and people are left with the time, energy, and space for what actually matters to them.
That is what Freely Dream is here to build, beautiful products and smarter systems that make life easier and give people back their freedom. More freedom, for more people.
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