Susan Kim

Former CEO, Plum District

Susan Kim is currently on the Board of Directors of Cladwell. Most recently, she was the CEO of EatWith, and prior to EatWith, she served as the CEO of Plum District. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst, and Comcast Ventures, Plum District is the leading daily deals site for moms. Susan was recruited by the Board to accelerate growth and position the company for long-term success. She oversaw all areas of the business, including Engineering, Product, Sales, Merchandising, Marketing and Business Development. Prior to Plum District, Susan was the VP of Operations & Finance at Minted.com, which is a social commerce company that crowd-sources graphic designs and content from a global design community and sells those as printed paper products. She helped scale the operations from 10 people to over 400 people. At Google, Susan was Head of Operations at Google Commerce where she led a team of 200 people responsible for extracting customer insights to support 500,000+ merchants and hundreds of millions of end-users across Google Product Search, Google Wallet, and Google Offers. At eBay, Susan held various leadership roles such as being the Chief of Staff for the GM of eBay Marketplaces, Group Product Manager for Consumer Electronics, and a Senior Manager for Buyer Product Marketing. For iHome.com (sold to retailer Linens ‘N Things in 2000), she was Director of Marketing and Business Development. Susan began her career at Booz Allen Hamilton. Susan received her BA from Harvard University and her MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Startup Guide to AI Visibility Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

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Practical Uses of AI Automation for Startup Operations

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...

New York Tech Week Mucker Sessions Recap

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Last week during New York Tech Week 2025, we joined more than 1,000 events hosted by founders, investors, and VCs. This post is a full Mucker recap of the three...

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How to Build a Customer Support Function for Startups Using AI Tools with Alex Velinov

Delivering high-quality customer support can be one of the most resource-draining parts of a startup. The good news: we’re at a turning point where founders can use AI tools to...

Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

Going from zero customers to 100 in just four months sounds impossible—unless you’re a founder willing to roll up your sleeves and hustle relentlessly. I’m Gaurav Bhattacharya, co-founder of Jeeva.ai,...

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Startups are in a constant race against time and resources, navigating complex sales environments with lean teams and limited margins for error. In a recent session from the Mucker Growth...

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