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Gregory Kim
Head of Marketing & Corporate Development, savings.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorykim
Los Angeles, California, United States
Business owner, Employee
Member since May 13, 2012
VEQ: TL-TM-MM
Creating Internet Powerhouses since 2003
7 Splash Points
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I am a(n):
Entrepreneur
Startups I worked for:
LowerMyBills.com, People Media, savings.com
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to change the world.
My favorite startups:
anymeeting, mergelocal, pulse, fad.io, viddy, cramster
What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Most frustrating: sometimes the market is not ready for your product.
Most rewarding: making a significant impact in people's lives and changing the world for the better. Creating jobs and employee/shareholder success.
What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Diffusion of focus by trying to attack too many opportunities at once.
What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
1. Focus is key
2. Analytics is a competitive advantage
3. The best teams win (so finding the right complementary fit is key)
Full bio
Greg Kim serves as Head of Marketing & Corporate Development at Savings.com, the leading destination for deals and coupons. Prior to Savings.com, Greg served as SVP, Strategy & Corporate Development at People Media where he built a global leader in niche dating and sold the company to Match.com in July 2009. Prior to People Media, Greg helped build LowerMyBills.com into the leading lead generation platform in home loans, education and insurance. During his tenure, LowerMyBills.com grew from $10 million to $250 million in revenues in three years and the company was sold to Experian. Prior to LowerMyBills.com, Greg was an investment banker with Houlihan Lokey. Greg earned his M.B.A. in Entrepreneurial Studies and Finance from The Anderson School at UCLA, and graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics.
