
Danny Palacios
Startup operator, mentor, and AI product leader
San Francisco, California
Joined February 2026
Summary
Operator and AI product leader: Danny has taken on operational leadership roles at early-stage AI product companies, including overseeing SMS chatbot products at Coolness.ai (TextMyBot) and serving as COO for an AI fintech. coolness+2
Mentor and advisor to entrepreneurs: He is active in mentoring, coaching, and onboarding new mentors at SCORE, and serves as a board advisor to a consumer startup (Billy D Wines). score+1
Experience across startups and nonprofits: His background includes founding and operating startups (SocialTrader), program/project work at ComputingMinds (nonprofit), and earlier STEM scholarship recognition via ACS Project SEED. theorg+1
Fintech and compliance focus while scaling products: During his time at SocialTrader he was cited for ensuring regulatory/compliance direction as the company pursued SEC-registered RIA activities and product launches. startupsd+1