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Krista Paul

Founder, UsingMiles, Inc.

www.kristapaul.com
Denver, Colorado, United States

Business owner
Member since September 27, 2008

VEQ: NW-NS-MM

About Krista

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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 create something new that changes 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

Full bio

I am the Founder of UsingMiles.com. I started the company after dealing with the frustration of losing over 26,000 miles in United MileagePlus and wondering why there wasn't a better way to manage and use her miles and points. My professional experience includes running the marketing dept. at an email marketing start-up in Silicone Valley and a variety of sales and business development positions at Fortune 500 companies. I am a mentor for the Denver Founder’s Institute and was a 2008 graduate from the Techstars Incubator out of Boulder, Colorado.

Business owner

Own UsingMiles, Inc. as Founder

Education

2001 University of Colorado , BS , Business

Krista said "Reminder of the day: make sure you are signing up for loyalty programs for your kids to save money! NEW BLOG POST! http://blog.usingmiles.com/2013/04/09/loyalty-programs-for-kids-can-save-your-family-money/" via UsingMiles.com's profile

Krista said "Have you voted for the Freddie Awards yet? Do it today and check out our NEW BLOG with the top two airline frequent flyer programs....http://blog.usingmiles.com/2013/03/18/top-loyalty-programs-for-frequent-fliers/" via UsingMiles.com's profile

Krista said "Check out how Joel from CardGnome.com used just miles (on UsingMiles.com) to book his entire trip to South America! NEW BLOG POST! http://blog.usingmiles.com/2013/03/07/how-i-got-a-free-trip-to-south-america-using-just-miles-on-usingmiles-com/" via UsingMiles.com's profile

Krista said "Read about Steve's incredible experience flying Business Class with Qatar Airlines. Talk about rolling out the red carpet! NEW BLOG POST from Steve Schneider, our young, obsessed frequent flyer! http://blog.usingmiles.com/2013/03/01/the-five-star-experience-in-the-air/" via UsingMiles.com's profile

Krista said "Hotel loyalty programs they are a changing! Read what this means for you. NEW blog post! http://blog.usingmiles.com/2013/02/18/be-on-the-lookout-for-hotel-loyalty-program-overhauls/" via UsingMiles.com's profile

Krista said "Are you taking advantage of Grocery Fuel Points? Here's the scoop on how it's done: http://blog.usingmiles.com/2013/02/07/how-to-use-fuel-points-in-grocery-loyalty-programs-track-on-usingmiles/" via UsingMiles.com's profile

Krista said "Don't wait another minute. Start adding all of your family's programs into your dashboard today! It's the easy way to keep track of your miles and points. http://blog.usingmiles.com/2013/01/30/keeping-track-of-frequent-flier-programs-for-your-family/" via UsingMiles.com's profile

Krista said "Check out @elliottdotorg's new article about Delta's new changes to their frequent flyer program. @UsingMiles weighed in with our opinions... http://ow.ly/hcgiJ " via UsingMiles.com's profile

Krista said "Hard Rock launches new loyalty program! NEW BLOG POST! Learn all about it.... http://blog.usingmiles.com/2013/01/22/hard-rock-international-introduces-new-loyalty-program/" via UsingMiles.com's profile

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