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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aaron Cannon@AaronLCannonFounder · OutsetS23B2B · San Francisco
- Michael HessFounder · OutsetS23B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin Stanfield@bnstnfldFounder · WrenS19Industrials · San Francisco
- Kanjun Qiu@kanjunFounder/CEO · SourceressS17B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aaron CannonOutsetFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/AaronLCannonMichael HessOutsetFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30—Benjamin StanfieldWrenFounderSummer 2019IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/bnstnfldKanjun QiuSourceressFounder/CEOSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/kanjun
Showing 1–4 of 4 founders
Michael Hess
Founder·Outset
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size30
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Engineer-turned-firefighter-turned-founder
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
