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Today's Entrepreneur: Krista Paul

No. 1 mistake: Not failing fast

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
August 6, 2012 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/290f

Today's Entrepreneur is Krista Paul, founder of  UsingMiles. According to her VEQ, Krista is good at networking, marketing management and negotiation.

Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their roller-coaster journey.

These profiles give entrepreneurs an opportunity to showcase themselves and tell their story. So if you are an entrepreneur, a serial entrepreneur, or even an aspiring entrepreneur, we'd like to hear from you.


I am a(n):
Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
UsingMiles, Inc.

Startups I worked for:
Boomerang, ShopAtHome.com, UsingMiles,com

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to change the world.

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
You take all of your problems home with you, but you take the wins home with you as well, and they are more important than anything.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Not failing fast. Not hiring the right people.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
1. Fail fast
2. Bootstrap
3. Find good partners


(Want to be profiled? Just fill out your Vator profile and we'll find you! Or you can email [email protected])

 


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Description: UsingMiles.com is a loyalty platform that helps frequent flyers and loyalists manage all of your programs in one place and find ways to e...
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Founder,
UsingMiles, Inc.
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