Daniel Lim

Dan is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at UCLA, an MS in Statistics from UCLA and a BS from Yale University. He is the CTO and Founder of ApplyMap, and a former college admissions consultant.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dklim/
Los Angeles, California, United States
Member since July 28, 2014

I get stuff done, no fuss, no muss. Quote_down

About

Education

2015 UCLA , PhD , Political Science

2013 UCLA , MS , Statistics

2006 Yale University , BS , Mechanical Engineering

I am a(n):

First-time entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

ApplyMap

Companies I work or worked for:

University of California, Los Angeles UCLA, Startup UCLA

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the world.

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

Building something that is super innovative from a technical, design or procedural standpoint, but have it be a poor product-market fit.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Biting off more than you can chew.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

(1) Know when to take advice and when to ignore it.
(2) Business and engineering must go hand in hand.
(3) How to cook excellent ramen

Full bio

Dan is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at UCLA, with a focus in Comparative Politics and Quantitative Methods. He holds an MS in Statistics from UCLA and a BS in Mechanical Engineering and International Studies from Yale University. Daniel is the inventor of the patented statistical and optimization algorithms at the core of ApplyMap, as well as the site’s lead software architect. His experience as a professional college admissions consultant in South Korea led him to develop the suite of technologies that eventually became ApplyMap.