About
Brian Kim studied computer engineering at USC and worked as an early engineer at GoFundMe before founding a corporate sustainability company. Most recently, he led AI workflow initiatives at Asana and is now co-founder and CEO of Kestral.
Brian Kim @brianykim_byk
DJ Snake x RL Grime x Flosstradamus is my couchella set of the festival. Lot of amazing acts, but this millennial trap speaks to me on a spiritual level.
Apr 19, 2026 Β· β₯ 7
Brian Kim @brianykim_byk
Minimum evolvable product is a lot better than an MVP with AI. Having a strong foundation you can build features on top of that work together serves you a lot better than a sucky prototype 1 shot MVP. Delivering and continuing to succeed needs a product that can adapt fast.
Jan 23, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Brian Kim @brianykim_byk
Whether it's @cursor_ai or @OpenAIDevs API doing this, getting unsolicited specific named product recs (GEO ads) in my cloud agent responses just because it detects I don't have a feature, when I never asked is a HUGE NO. Dealbreaker for sure once I find out who is responsible.
Jan 22, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Founder at KestralYC X25
Intro paths
Brian went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Kestral's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Brian can intro founders to Kestral's investors below.
Kestral's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Kestral
