Cognition's team page features a 'Head of Coffee Experience'—and he got time with founders
var_epsilon · x · 2026-10-22
Cognition's new team page includes a 'Head of Coffee Experience,' Michael Beyne, prompting jokes that 'head of coffee at an AI startup' is an incredible role. His bio: early on, an employee noticed him constantly chatting with one of the company's hardest-to-reach founders over coffee. He came up through barista work in college, opened a shop, did roasting and wholesale, then met the Cognition team in San Francisco.
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