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Ben Klenk

Founder

Founder at Hotplate

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedHotplate · YC

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Ben: together at The University of Texas at Austin
Ben: together at Apple

About

Founder of Hotplate, a pre-order platform that enables food makers and producers to manage orders, inventory, and customer relationships.

Founder at HotplateYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Ben went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Hotplate's investors below.

Hotplate's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Hotplate

RTRishi Talati
Rishi TalatiFounder

Experience

  1. HotplateCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Longhorn Entrepreneurship AgencyDirector2019 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  3. Horizons School of TechnologySoftware Engineering Fellowship2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ScherpaFounder and CEO2016 — 2018Philadelphia PA
  5. AppleConsultant2016Cupertino, CA

Skills & more

Javascript9React.js6Microsoft Office4HTML5Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)5jQuery4MongoDB4Node.js4AJAX4Microsoft Word2Microsoft Excel2SQL2
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsConsultingBusiness PlanningStrategic PlanningCustomer ServiceLeadershipManagementTeam LeadershipMiddlewareExpress.jsHandlebars.js

Languages Conversational Spanish · English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Klenk?
Founder of Hotplate, a pre-order platform that enables food makers and producers to manage orders, inventory, and customer relationships.
Where does Ben Klenk work?
Ben Klenk is Founder of Hotplate.
What companies did Ben Klenk found?
Ben Klenk founded Hotplate.
Where did Ben Klenk go to school?
Ben Klenk studied at Y Combinator (S20); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor’s Degree, Business Honors Program); Horizons School of Technology.

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