Software is the wind in my sail. Previously I worked on mission autonomy at Anduril, ad infrastructure at Snapchat, and scaling private markets at Zanbato/8VC. In a past life I was a professional chess player, and I still run a global chess school as well as hold the world record for the youngest American to win every scholastic championship.
I created this website in college and hypothesized that the more minimalistic I made it, the more I could focus on the content. An homage to raw ideas. You can click v1 on the navbar to see the antithesis of that theory.
Email: danialasaria@gmail.com
What I am interested in and involved with:
- Engineering. HackSC empowers students to build with software. Previously I've written code at Anduril, Snapchat, Zanbato, and for a few startups.
- Chess. Forever thankful for the opportunies afforded to me. Now I teach. Player Profile, 1st GM Win, Origin Story
- Entrepreneurship. Recently, I've been creating a better way for teams to interact with their digital media.
- Investing. Occasionally fortunate to finanically support founders on their journey. Learning from 8VC, Draper Associates, and FCV.
Elsewhere
danialasaria on GitHub; danial-asaria on LinkedIn.
Interviews
A few interviews from the past few years. They're mostly about chess but other topics make their way in too:
- Interviews by Santa Monica Press, US Chess, AskMen, The Lookout, TheIsmaili, AKF, HayatLife, Daily Trojan