About
Founder of Hotplate, a pre-order platform that enables food makers and producers to manage orders, inventory, and customer relationships.
Ben Klenk @ben_klenk
20 minute outage...
Apr 16, 2021 · ♥ 1
Ben Klenk @ben_klenk
one of our chefs opened tonight, a husband and wife. both refugees. they made $425 in two hours and sold out, could have made more. we did the math and saw that with a 20 hour work week, 3 month vacation they could make $85k a year. this is why I work on Hotplate.
Jun 13, 2020 · ♥ 15 · ⇄ 4
Ben Klenk @ben_klenk
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May 4, 2020 · ♥ 1
Founder at HotplateYC S20
Intro paths
Ben went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Ben can intro founders to Hotplate's investors below.
Hotplate's investors · 1
Co-founders at Hotplate
Experience
- HotplateCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Longhorn Entrepreneurship AgencyDirector2019 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Horizons School of TechnologySoftware Engineering Fellowship2018San Francisco Bay Area
- ScherpaFounder and CEO2016 — 2018Philadelphia PA
- AppleConsultant2016Cupertino, CA
Education
- Y CombinatorS202020
- The University of Texas at AustinBachelor’s Degree, Business Honors Program2016 — 2020
- Horizons School of Technology
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentStart-upsConsultingBusiness PlanningStrategic PlanningCustomer ServiceLeadershipManagementTeam LeadershipMiddlewareExpress.jsHandlebars.jsLanguages Conversational Spanish · English
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hotplate1
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Also worked at Apple294
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