Kenny Herman
NYC · Operator · Advisor · Builder

Building world-class
businesses.

Founders and investors partner with Kenny when they need someone who has done it before. SinglePlatform ($100M exit). Slice ($1B pre-IPO). Olo (IPO). Tennr ($160M raised).

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What founders say

"Kenny opens doors that most founders can't even knock on."

Brice GumpelFounder/CEO, Seated

"Kenny is always there when we need him."

Alex ReynoldsFounder/CEO, Vendelux

"Kenny makes every leader around him better."

Ilir SelaFounder/CEO, Slice

"Every conversation with Kenny leaves our company in a stronger position."

Jeremiah LowinFounder/CEO, Prefect

"Kenny's the kind of advisor and angel who feels like he's part of the founding team."

Alex JekowskyFounder/CEO, Cents

"He sees the forest from the trees, and helps us navigate both."

James GallagherFounder/CEO, Greenlite Technologies
Writing
01
Leadership & Org Design
Safe Hands: The People Around Your Table Are the Strategy
David Haber of a16z put a name to something every experienced operator knows. The founders who put the right people around their company early don't just avoid mistakes. They borrow pattern recognition they haven't had time to earn yet.
02
Go-to-Market
You Can't Out-Punch Domino's. So Don't Try.
Domino's spends a billion dollars a year on marketing. You are not out-resourcing that. But their franchise system structurally cannot do one thing. That one thing is the entire business opportunity.
03
Healthcare & Operations
What Pizza Taught Me About Fixing Healthcare Admin
American physicians spend two hours on admin for every hour of patient care. Independent pizzeria owners have the same problem. I've worked on both. The playbook that transfers is simpler than you'd expect.
04
Team Building
Run Your Company Like a Sports Team, Not a Family
Reed Hastings spelled it out. Ben Horowitz confirmed it the hard way. Herb Scannell told me first. The family metaphor isn't just imprecise. It actively protects the behaviors that drive your best people out.
05
Partnership Strategy
The Best BD Is Just Listening at Scale
The first partnership that mattered for SinglePlatform, I went into three meetings without opening my deck. We closed in thirty days. The entire skill set BD is trained on is pointed at the wrong end of the conversation.
Coming Soon More writing in progress
06
Founder Lessons
What I Wish I Knew at 24 When I Co-Founded SinglePlatform
At month eleven of SinglePlatform, I started modeling exits. I was optimizing for the moment of liquidity instead of the company that would make it mean something. An investor set me straight. We sold thirteen months later for significantly more.
Kenny Herman family

Outside of work.

Husband to Kelly. Dad to two daughters and two pups. Lifelong car enthusiast. Aspiring pickleball pro. The first call for any friend who needs a hand.

Lives in Westchester, New York. For the advisory practice, visit HermanResources.com.

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Kenny works with a handful of venture-backed founders at a time, going deep on strategy, fundraising, org design, business development, and product. If relevant, let’s get in touch.

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