Thomas Athey of Davidson College: Founding MESA, The Pitch Competition, and Being An Entrepreneur.

Subscribe to Receive Venkat’s Weekly Newsletter I last spoke to Thomas when he was a sophomore at Davidson and was pursuing an entrepreneurial venture called Portfolio Kings. Thomas stayed entrepreneurial in the second half of his college years and co-founded MESA, a startup to provide independent musicians an administrative infrastructure and also ensure that all rights holders on music NFT get paid. In this episode, Thomas shares his undergraduate & entrepreneurial journey at Davidson, co- founding MESA, Winning the Hub Pitch Competition, Building MESA, The Hub’s Role and What’s Next for MESA. Check Out: The College Application Workbooks for Juniors and Seniors In particular, we discuss the following with him:  The Davidson College Experience Entrepreneurial Pursuits Co-founding Mesa Role of the Hurt Hub Topics discussed in this episode: Introducing Thomas Athey, Davidson College [] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [] The Davidson Experience [] Portfolio Kings [] Exploring Tech-based Ideas[] Co-founding Mesa [] Winning The Hub Pitch Competition [] Building Mesa [] Raising Funds [] Beta Testing [] Campus Activities [] What’s Next? [] Memories [] Our Guest: Thomas Athey graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE), and History at Davidson College.  Memorable Quote: “...it's hard to figure out what you want, and it's also hard to not cave to sort of societal pressures of what you think you should do. And so I think you just got to stay strong in that process and trust yourself, and put the work in, right?” Thomas Athey. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Similar Episodes: College Experiences Calls-to-action: Follow us on Instagram. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email [email protected]. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations: Apple Podcasts, Spotify.