Andrew Kahn

Head of Crush Ventures, Crush Management

Andrew Kahn currently serves as Head of Crush Ventures, a division of Crush Music Management. Andrew is an accomplished business development executive, who has driven B2B revenue growth and partnerships at the intersection of technology, brands, and content. Prior to Crush, Andrew led business development and sales at Greenfly, a venture-backed SaaS platform based in Santa Monica, where he oversaw the company’s growth from pre-revenue to $5M ARR and through two rounds of funding. Andrew joined as the first business hire in 2015 and developed Greenfly’s go-to-market strategy, built its revenue operation and sales teams, and secured recurring revenue partnerships with major brands, retailers, sports leagues, and entertainment companies. Before Greenfly, Andrew led strategic partnerships and business development for Live Nation’s Ticketmaster. In that role, Andrew led strategic relationships with publishers, platforms, and retailers. He conceived and delivered Ticketmaster’s marquee channel partnership with Facebook, which is driving over $100M in GTV today. Andrew started his career in sports with Mandalay Entertainment Group, where he led sponsorship sales for a baseball club Mandalay owned near Dallas, TX. While at the helm, Andrew and his team set the high-water mark for sponsorship revenue in MiLB. Andrew holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA from Brandeis University.

Articles by Andrew Kahn

How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...

7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....
Balancing self-care and startup pressure as a founder

The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out

A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI Automation for Startup Operations

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...

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