# Daniel Hatke

> Daniel Hatke is an operator and advisor based in Colorado. He worked at two hedge funds, reaching the role of chief technology officer, and studied finance and investing at Columbia Business School. He operates two e-commerce businesses. Through Polyiota, he helps companies decide where intelligence should become company-specific, then architects, builds, and manages specialized models. His newest venture is Kabu Research, an AI-native research platform for Japanese small- and mid-cap equities. He writes The Prometheus Dispatch and co-hosts the Unqualified Advice podcast.

Last reviewed: 2026-09-02

## Key pages

- Home: https://danielhatke.com/
- Writing: https://danielhatke.com/writing/
- Photography: https://danielhatke.com/photography/
- Links: https://danielhatke.com/links/
- Machine-readable profile: https://danielhatke.com/profile.md

## Background

- Worked at two hedge funds, reaching the role of chief technology officer.
- Studied finance and investing at Columbia Business School: https://business.columbia.edu/
- Operates two e-commerce businesses.
- Through Polyiota, helps companies decide where intelligence should become company-specific, then architects, builds, and manages specialized models.
- Kabu Research is his newest venture, an AI-native research platform for Japanese small- and mid-cap equities.

## Related properties

- Polyiota — Founded by Daniel; his AI strategy and specialized model advisory: https://polyiota.com
- Kabu Research — Daniel’s AI-native Japanese equity research venture: https://getkabu.com
- The Prometheus Dispatch — Written by Daniel; essays on civil society, leadership, and self-governance: https://prometheusdispatch.com
- Unqualified Advice — Podcast co-hosted by Daniel: https://unqualifiedadvicepodcast.com
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unqualified-advice/id1745972546

## Personal profiles

- https://x.com/danielhatke
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhatke/
- https://github.com/danielhatke
- https://www.instagram.com/danielhatke/
- https://www.youtube.com/@danielhatke
- https://www.facebook.com/danielhatke/

## Site content

- Writing includes essays on travel, civil society, leadership, and life.
- Photography includes travel galleries from Europe, Southeast Asia, Nepal, and other destinations.
- The site uses canonical URLs on https://danielhatke.com.

## Crawler policy

Robots policy is published at https://danielhatke.com/robots.txt.
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