Benjamin Paik
FounderFounder at Afternoon.co
New York, New York, United States
FoundedAfternoon.co · YC
About
Benjamin Paik worked at Brex where he led development of an FP&A product line, and previously spent eight years at Gusto overseeing embedded payroll offerings, international payroll expansion, and the payments team.
Founder at Afternoon.coYC F24
Intro paths
YC
Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Afternoon.co's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Afternoon.co's investors below.
Afternoon.co's investors · 2
Co-founders at Afternoon.co
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Roman ZubenkoFounder
Experience
- Afternoon.coCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- BrexProduct Manager2023 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- GustoProduct Manager - Core Payroll Experiences2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- GustoProduct Manager - Gusto Labs2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- GustoProduct Manager - Fintech2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- GustoPayments Lead (Product & Ops)2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SquareRisk Analyst2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Morgan StanleyFinancial Analyst (Intern)2013 — 2014Sacramento, California Area
Skills & more
Analytical Skills17Public Speaking16Teamwork2LeadershipManagement1Analysis1Microsoft Excel19Microsoft Office24Microsoft Word6PowerPoint6Data Analysis25Risk Management12
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Financial AnalysisResearchBusiness AnalysisFinanceCommunity OutreachCustomer ServiceTeachingSocial NetworkingSocial MediaAccountingForecastingEvent PlanningLanguages Korean · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin Paik?
- Benjamin Paik worked at Brex where he led development of an FP&A product line, and previously spent eight years at Gusto overseeing embedded payroll offerings, international payroll expansion, and the payments team.
- Where does Benjamin Paik work?
- Benjamin Paik is Founder of Afternoon.co.
- What companies did Benjamin Paik found?
- Benjamin Paik founded Afternoon.co.
- Where did Benjamin Paik go to school?
- Benjamin Paik studied at University of California, Davis; Y Combinator.
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