Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing) Kim Perell: 5 Execution Traits That Transform Ideas Into a $100M Business | Entrepreneurship | E374
Nov 10, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Kim Perell, a serial tech entrepreneur and bestselling author, shares her inspiring journey from being jobless to building a $100M business. She discusses the five key traits for mastering execution: vision, passion, action, resilience, and relationships. Kim also emphasizes the importance of smart hiring and quick decision-making through her '70% rule.' Additionally, she advises on investing in adaptable founders and offers insights into raising resilient kids, blending personal and professional growth in her life lessons.
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From Kitchen Table To Exit
- Kim borrowed $10,000 from her 82-year-old grandmother to start an internet advertising company from her kitchen table.
- That loan and early hustle grew into a business she later sold for tens of millions of dollars.
Telling Grandma About The Exit
- After selling her company in 2008, Kim went to tell her grandmother that the $10,000 loan turned into a multi-million dollar sale.
- Her grandma could hardly believe that $10,000 helped create a sale worth over $20 million plus future payouts.
Scale Via Team And Partnerships
- Build a great team and pursue partnerships that let you sell through existing channels to scale fast.
- Use partners' sales infrastructure instead of hiring an expensive salesforce early on.
