Krista Paul

Founder of UsingMiles.com

Website: www.kristapaul.com
Denver, Colorado, United States
Member since September 27, 2008

About

Education

2001 University of Colorado , BS , Business

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, 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/innovators 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.