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Benjamin Stern

Questioner · DISC type c
Founder & CEO at Tenkara AI
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Benjamin Stern is the founder of Tenkara AI, which provides intelligent tooling for American manufacturers. A Thiel Fellow, he previously founded Nohbo in high school, an eco-friendly personal care company. He successfully pitched Nohbo on Shark Tank, securing a deal with Mark Cuban and raising over $11M.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Benjamin is a licensed private pilot, with experience in both single-engine aircraft and powered paragliding. His early ventures included a coffee subscription service where he donated a portion of the proceeds to the Wounded Warriors Project, showing an early interest in social enterprise.

Interesting fact: Benjamin came up with the idea for his first major company, Nohbo, in his ninth-grade biology class after watching a documentary about plastic waste.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Benjamin shows up

Value Seeker
Not Easily Convinced
Systematic

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.

Priorities

Topics Benjamin cares about

AI in Manufacturing
His current company, Tenkara, is building AI-powered "ops agents" to automate back-office functions and solve infrastructure problems for U. S. manufacturers.
Early Entrepreneurship
He founded his first company, Nohbo, in high school and has been a vocal advocate for young entrepreneurs, winning the Young Entrepreneur Award in Florida.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Founder & CEO
Tenkara AI
8-2014 - 6-2015
Cashier
Wegmans Food Markets
7-2014
Pilot
Private Pilot (Hobby)
7-2014 - 3-2024
Founder
Nohbo
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2015 - 2017
High School
Viera High School
2015 - 2016
Investment
Shark Tank on ABC
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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