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A Leader with a Revolutionary Thought Process
Prey was born in 2009 when Carlos Yaconi, who is the
current CEO of the organization, joined forces with
Tomás Pollak, the initial founder of the Linux
application. Together they created the first global
tracking and anti-theft application for mobile devices.
Prey Anti-theft, the brain child of Carlos, grew from an
initial single-platform solution into today’s
comprehensive multi-O/S and multi-device tool; which
aids businesses and consumers to protect nearly all
devices, regardless of the operating system or device
manufacturer. It is a one-stop solution, which secures
and manages all of a company’s various mobile
devices.
The key to this continued expansion of Prey is the by-
product of the flexible environment Carlos created
within the company, welcoming methodology changes,
according to the team’s needs or the evolving needs of
customer organizations. This open approach came from
Carlos’ past experience as an entrepreneur leading two
software and service provider companies named Nectia
and Bizware that are still active today, as well as his
background as a Computer Science and Information
Technology graduate.
Notable Milestones Achieved by Prey
Carlos is a firm believer in the power of open-source
community and solutions, and in 2012, this led Prey to
become part of the global Endeavor program, an
initiative that connects entrepreneurs all around the
world to promote and generate change. By offering an
exceptional service and protection against theft, Prey
has been granted the Presidential Award for Innovation
in Chile and it is the first public anti-theft solution
available for mobile devices worldwide. The company
has led to the development of an entire industry with
the basic goal to provide anti-theft solutions, which
gave a thrust to various similar platforms like ‘Find my
iPhone’ by Apple. Today, Prey is protecting more than
8 million devices!
Maintaining a Healthy Office Environment
Carlos asserts, “Office culture plays a huge role in the
company”. Prey believes in open spaces and
comfortable environments, with flexible positions,
games, and isolated spots for anyone in the company to
Carlos Yaconi
Founder & CEO
work. “We’re a small group of people so we must ensure all
relationships develop smoothly, tackling any issues up front
with open discussions”, adds Carlos.
Prey has applied a unique horizontal methodology to the
company’s business approach. In a nutshell, Prey
employees bring their talents to participate as a whole,
independently of the area or position they work in.
Speaking of the dynamic workspace, Carlos says, “Projects
and ideas are approached in collaboration, welcoming new
ideas and encouraging feedback from every employee, no
matter what their defined role is.”
A Strong Leap into the Future
The company is continuously looking to tackle new security
opportunities, from the development of improved anti-theft
and multi-device management capabilities, to reaching new
frontiers that suffer from the same problems and security
challenges. Prey Software works hard to stay up-to-date
with its user’s requirements and help them with more
thorough solutions that add additional barriers to block
threats, such as the development of remote encryption.
The following years will see Prey expanding to help secure
new formats from theft and to simplify the management &
control of devices and data in an increasingly mobile
world.
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