Drake Associates is focused on assisting executives, founders and investors in early stage and emerging growth companies with building an effective organization. To meet the challenges of starting up, growing rapidly and creating value our clients receive clear, actionable guidance; objective advice; practical decision support; and, recommendations from a group of seasoned executives with decades of start-up and operating experience. Our clients rely on Drake Associates to listen, guide, mentor and coach executives of young companies with building a sustainable enterprise. Commercializing technology, designing products/services, customer development, market evaluations, strategic alignment, operations, financing, administrative controls, culture or planning - the professionals of Drake Associates have the experience and expertise that matters. Current and past clients include start-ups and fast growing firms in retail, consumer packaged goods, renewable energy, transportation, telecommunications, navigation, internet, e-commerce, incubators, universities, non-profits and clean technology. Drake Associates also provides founders of pre-revenue start-ups with advice, mentoring and coaching, business model development, fund raising, presentation preparation and developing leaders. Drake Associates – helping start-up and emerging growth companies, founders and investors succeed at the business of creating a sustainable business.