Karim Guessous

Karim Guessous is the CEO of Tradepal. Karim is responsible for setting the vision and product strategy for the company. He leads its design and its community development and growth.

Website: http//twitter.com/karimguessous
http://tradepal.tumblr.com
San Francisco, California, United States
Member since December 22, 2011

Love to build for the greater good and help people excel. Currently building peer-to-peer marketplace Tradepal. Quote_down

About

Education

1999 Baruch College , MBA , Finance

1997 Paris Dauphine , BA , Finance + Economics

1993 Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts Architecture + Art

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

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

I love to build for the greater good.

My favorite startups:

Tradepal, Square, Twitter, Path.

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

The most rewarding part about entrepreneurship is seeing your product being adopted and helping others.

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

The number one mistake entrepreneurs could make is not getting closer to their customers.

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

My top three lessons as an entrepreneur:

1- Be close to your customer
2- Don't worry about scaling in the early stage
3- Build partnerships

Full bio

Karim Guessous is the CEO of Tradepal, which he founded in 2009. Karim is responsible for setting the vision and product strategy for the company. He leads the design of the marketplace and its community development and growth. He combines 8 years in executive search and 4 years in proprietary equity trading. Karim holds an MBA from Baruch College and a BA from Paris-Dauphine. Karim attended Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.