About
Michael Hess has worked as an engineer and firefighter before starting Outset.
Founder at OutsetYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Outset's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Outset's investors below.
Outset's investors · 7
8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checksAdverb VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksRadical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checksRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksWEEKENDMiami · $100K – $300K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023
Co-founders at Outset
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Aaron CannonFounder
Experience
- OutsetCo-Founder & Presidentcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- South Lake County Fire Protection DistrictFirefightercurrent2018 — present
- Watch DutyFounding Team2021 — 2022
- AldrFounder & CEO2022
- California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)Firefighter2021 — 2022
- UntappedTechnical Lead2019 — 2021
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)9JavaScript13Data Analysis6Event Planning6Sales4Web Development3Web Design2Cold Calling2Machine Learning1C++6Photoshop5HTML4
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CSSMySQLPHPTensorFlowCognitive ScienceSciPyfMRIScikit-LearnFrom Michael's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Hess?
- Michael Hess has worked as an engineer and firefighter before starting Outset.
- Where does Michael Hess work?
- Michael Hess is Founder of Outset.
- What companies did Michael Hess found?
- Michael Hess founded Outset.
- Where did Michael Hess go to school?
- Michael Hess studied at Y Combinator (S23); UCLA (Cognitive Science, Minor in Biomedical Research).
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