Calvin Legassick is a product-minded technology leader and founder with 11 years of experience building startups and shaping AI-focused research programs. After co-founding two companies—first a persistent audio collaboration tool and then Capture, a unified notes/tasks/files workspace—he moved into a strategic Chief of Staff role at Blueprint, bringing product, engineering, and operational fluency to high-growth teams. His background includes hands-on engineering internships at Slack and backend work at early-stage startups, plus project management at the AI Index where he tracked AI progress—fueling his current interest in AI as a tool for societal impact. With MS and BS degrees in Computer Science from USC and a stint in Y Combinator, he combines academic rigor with startup grit and a knack for turning pivots into clearer product direction.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at University of Southern California
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