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
Co-founders at Hotplate
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Rishi TalatiFounder
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
Skills & more
Javascript9React.js6Microsoft Office4HTML5Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)5jQuery4MongoDB4Node.js4AJAX4Microsoft Word2Microsoft Excel2SQL2
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Business DevelopmentStart-upsConsultingBusiness PlanningStrategic PlanningCustomer ServiceLeadershipManagementTeam LeadershipMiddlewareExpress.jsHandlebars.jsLanguages 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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