Greg Kim

President

at Ocean Heights Ventures, LLC

Greg Kim is President at Ocean Heights Ventures, a leading strategic advisory firm serving CEOs, Boards and private equity firms. He leverages his experiences in scaling and selling multiple tech companies and advising countless others in both B2B and B2C arenas. His value creation activities have covered a wide spectrum including corporate strategy, GTM, performance marketing platforms, AI initiatives, business intelligence platforms, and both buy-side and sell-side M&A. He also provides diligence support for various venture capital and private equity firms. Education: UCLA MBA. Wharton Undergrad. Harvard-Westlake alum.

California

AI & Data Science, Consumer FinTech, DTC (Direct-to-Consumer), FinTech Enterprise, HR Tech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS & B2B Marketplace, Social Media & Community Platforms

Business StrategyDigital TransformationGTMMergers and Acquisitions (M&A)Performance MarketingRevenue GrowthStrategic Partnerships

Articles by Greg Kim

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13

We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...

Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love

Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...

How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...

7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....

The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out

A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...