Daniel Chesley is a principal who sources and evaluates investments in ML/AI, dev tools, and SaaS. He runs cofounders.nyc, writes the More Intelligent newsletter, and was previously a PM at Hyperscience.
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- Hyperscience · PM
- Work-Bench · PrincipalNow
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Who is Daniel Chesley?
Daniel Chesley is a principal who sources and evaluates investments in ML/AI, dev tools, and SaaS. He runs cofounders.nyc, writes the More Intelligent newsletter, and was previously a PM at Hyperscience.
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What did Daniel Chesley do before Work-Bench?
PM at Hyperscience.
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