Earn Your Happy

How the 70% Rule Helps You Move Faster, Fail Smarter, and Win Bigger with Kim Perell

Mar 25, 2026
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Kim Perell
Kim Perell, serial entrepreneur and investor who turned a $10,000 loan into a $235M exit, shares high-velocity decision tactics and mindset moves. She explains the 70% rule for quicker choices. Short stories cover failures reframed as growth, building a supportive sisterhood, protecting your energy, and practical ways to balance ambition with family.
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ANECDOTE

Kitchen Table To $235 Million Exit

  • Kim Perell started her first company with a $10,000 loan from her 82-year-old nanny and built it from a kitchen table into a company worth over $100 million.
  • She used the loan to buy a computer, a domain, and move to Hawaii to live rent-free, which kickstarted her long entrepreneurial journey that ended in a $235 million exit.
ANECDOTE

Perfect On Paper Hires Can Kill Momentum

  • A costly mistake Kim shares is hiring the wrong person who looked perfect on paper but turned out toxic, costing money, time, and emotional energy.
  • She held on too long to avoid admitting the hiring error and now reacts faster to remove wrong hires or partners.
ADVICE

Use The 70% Rule To Beat Perfectionism

  • Use the 70% rule: act when you are roughly 70% ready instead of waiting for perfect information or execution.
  • Kim learned it from a Marine Corps general and applies it to pitches, products, and hiring to overcome analysis paralysis.
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