ABOUT

From the Founder, Andrew Bank

After 30 years of start-ups and corporate life, I have the unique perspective and experience of having worn most of the hats in a company lifecycle. But contrary to a middling “jack of all trades,” I am an ever-sharp Swiss Army knife that pulls out just the right skill and draws on just the right experience when necessary. I don’t do anything middling and I don’t leave any project far from perfection. I have most of the tools necessary to bring a company or product from scratch to success. I am just as comfortable and skilled with CEOs in board rooms as with start-up founders in storage rooms.

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How I rank in key areas

  • Customer Happiness 99% 99%
  • Business Development 98% 98%
  • Business Strategy 92% 92%
  • Product Management 94% 94%
  • Marketing 96% 96%
  • Software Development 70% 70%
  • Sales 92% 92%
  • Getting things done, making the right things happen 98% 98%

But wait, there’s more…

“Ideas are a dime a dozen; execution is everything.”

“Without customer delight, there will be no customers.”

“What is the most important thing to do right now?”

“Be a painkiller, not a vitamin.”

Perhaps most important to my clients is my ability to move seamlessly from visionary brainstorming to tactical planning to getting my hands dirty and executing the plan. I am not one to stand on high and tell people what to do (I can do that if you want, but I’m kind of short). Rather, I work with founders, executives, and decision makers to map out the right road and if necessary, I happily drive the car and deliver the milk. I also come with a dense Rolodex of experts that I can call on for things like SEO mastery, killer graphic design, brilliant software development, elegant UI/UX, complicated financial matters, and more, in many different markets and geographies.

Some other facts about me:

  • Born and raised in Flint, MI. No, I don’t know Michael Moore.
  • Graduate of University of Michigan, Materials Science Engineering.
  • Postponed being a ski bum to co-found Techstreet in our college apartment; ski bum is still on my bucket list.
  • Won FastTrack Growth Award 4X; finalist for E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year.
  • Sold the business to Thomson Reuters; everybody was happy.
  • Canceled plans to travel the world to “start-up” a family.
  • Stayed with Techstreet and Thomson Reuters to help them execute long-term vision, and soak up corporate wisdom.
  • Increased sales 10X, established 350 licensing agreements, closed many multi-million dollar deals, pioneered many firsts including Digital Rights Management, Build-Your-Own-Subscriptions, White-Label Online Stores, and more.
  • Moved on from Techstreet and consulted for Fortune 500s, start-ups, and second-stage companies.
  • Got the band back together and co-founded Larky; raised money from VCs+angels, found Product/Market Fit.
  • Speak at many industry events such as Money 20/20, Finovate, SAE Aerotech, Future Digital Twin and more.
  • Stoking a side project to transform the lives of low-income families.
  • Spend as much time as possible with my awesome wife and three curly-haired kids.