Waseem Daher

Waseem Daher is the Chief Executive Officer of Pilot.com, a company that provides accounting, tax preparation, and CFO services primarily for startups and small businesses. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with a background in founding multiple companies. Prior to Pilot, he co-founded Ksplice, which developed a technology for applying software updates without rebooting and was acquired by Oracle in 2011. He also founded Zulip, a group chat tool that was acquired by Dropbox in 2014.

Daher studied computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he met his co-founders for Pilot. His experience in the startup ecosystem has shaped his approach to solving complex problems faced by founders, particularly in managing back-office operations effectively.23

In addition to his role at Pilot, Daher shares insights and advice for startup founders through his Substack newsletter, "Startup Real Talk," where he discusses various challenges and strategies related to startup management.12