# Daniel Pearson

> Daniel Pearson is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Wideframe, a YC Winter 2026 company building an AI assistant for video editors. He co-founded Bamboo in 2014 and led it for eleven years, working in growth marketing and advertising operations before returning to startup building with longtime friend Zachary Kim.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Wideframe
- **Organizations:** Wideframe, Bamboo, Efficient Growth, Threadflip, Zaarly
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Bamboo for eleven years., Founder biography reports more than $1 billion in growth budget managed for Uber, DoorDash, Dropbox and more than 175 other clients., Co-founded Wideframe, a Y Combinator Winter 2026 company.

## Career timeline

- **Early career, date unspecified** — Worked in growth at Threadflip; worked with Zachary Kim at Zaarly. Describes his career beginning in Facebook ad buying.
- **2014** — Co-founded Bamboo.
- **2020** — Reported Bamboo managing more than $100 million in annual advertising budget as it approached its sixth anniversary.
- **2024** — Began advisory work outside Bamboo, including helping Connor Rolain with HexClad’s growth team, according to his January 2025 newsletter.
- **2025** — Announced that longtime COO Aditi would take over as Bamboo CEO on February 1; began an entrepreneurial exploration period.
- **2025** — Co-founded Wideframe with former coworker and longtime friend Zachary Kim.
- **2026** — Wideframe joined Y Combinator Winter 2026.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Bamboo for eleven years.
- Founder biography reports more than $1 billion in growth budget managed for Uber, DoorDash, Dropbox and more than 175 other clients.
- Co-founded Wideframe, a Y Combinator Winter 2026 company.
- Founded the Efficient Growth Slack community; later reported 4,500 members.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Announced Wideframe’s Y Combinator launch on LinkedIn.
- **2025-10** — Published essays on AI’s effects on advertising work, customer-centered campaigns and decisions about bringing paid media in-house.
- **2025-01** — Announced a Bamboo CEO transition and plans to spend more time advising clients and exploring new entrepreneurial opportunities.

## Links

- Website: https://danielpearson.substack.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielvpearson
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/danielpearson
- GitHub: https://github.com/danielpearson

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Last updated: 2026-10-12