Welcome to The McKinney Podcast, where we celebrate the people and happenings that make our city “Unique By Nature.”
Our guests for this episode are Rishab Kattimani & Ben Mesa, Co-Founders of Benevolate.
The MCKPOD is presented by RiskWell and FredShots Photography and recorded at the RiskWell studio in McKinney. Your hosts are James Jenkins and Fred Mahusay.
Key Topics:
- Starting a tech company in middle school and making it real
- Coding skills meet fundraising expertise to launch Benevolate
- Why nonprofit CRM systems need more than just good intentions
- Balancing homework and client emails at 14 and 17 years old
- Lessons learned leading adult teams as teen entrepreneurs
- Building software from scratch and why AI gives them the edge
- Scaling support, setting deadlines, and pushing for launch
- Big dreams, bigger hustle: skipping college if the million comes first
- Family-first business culture with their dads in the mix
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