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