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Michael Liu

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Chief of Staff at Brainbase (YC W24)
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Michael Liu is the Chief of Staff at Brainbase, a YC-backed startup focused on creating specialized AI employees for enterprises. His background includes strategy and operations at Clipboard Health and consulting at PwC. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.

Outside of his professional life, Michael has an interest in puzzles, as shown by his posts about the online word game Crossclimb. During his time at university, he was a member of the Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity and studied design thinking in Barcelona.

Unique fact: Michael once offered a robot dog as a referral bonus for hiring an engineer.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Chief of Staff
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Specialized AI Agents
As Chief of Staff at Brainbase, he is involved in the launch of their platform for bespoke, human-like AI employees for enterprise clients.
Startup Recruiting
He is actively and publicly involved in hiring for key technical and sales roles, offering significant referral bonuses to build his team at Brainbase.
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Career

Work history

2025
Chief of Staff
Brainbase (YC W24)
2024 - 2025
Strategy & Operations
Clipboard Health
2023 - 2024
Founder
Various Companies
2023 - 2023
Consulting
PwC
2022 - 2023
Analytics
Procter & Gamble
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Education
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University of Michigan - School of Information
Design Thinking Study Abroad Program in Barcelona
BAU, Centre Universitari d'Arts i Disseny
Computer Science
University of Michigan College of Engineering
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