About George Banis
I am an entrepreneur, leader, and software engineer with numerous years of hands on experience building software companies, products, platforms, and teams.
Throughout the years, I’ve become obsessed with solving for the customer which allowed me to focus on things that matter and prioritize what’s important.
In the past I’ve:
- Founded various startups, some bootstrapped and others VC-backed
- Shipped countless products and features, most of which AI-powered
- Architected and built HubSpot’s patented ML as a Service platform (pre AWS Sagemaker and GCP ML platforms)
- Scaled high-throughput distributed systems with billions of daily queries
- Recruited and managed remote and in-office teams across many timezones and continents
- Interviewed 1000+ software engineers, PMs, product designers, UX researchers, and other roles
- Coached engineers and leaders from intern to CTO
- Evaluated potential acquisition targets, interviewed candidate companies, and helped integrate several acquisitions
I love being techical but also obsess over the business aspects. Some say it’s my superpower but I’ll let you be the judge.
Lately, you’ll find me working on startups & raising an incredible human being.
I am also a serial hobbyist, a sideffect of my love of learning new things. My favorite and longest lasting hobby has been painting but I’ve also enjoyed leather crafting, 3d-printing, electronics, and writing music among other things.
In my previous life, I was a semi-pro gamer, competing in DOTA at the highest levels in Europe and racing for world-firsts at World of Worcraft.
I love learning from others and making meaningful connections.
I’m also an open book – reach out and ask me anything.