Kim Perell

And it's hard to find it, but if you do like hold on, right?

I also think really being really grateful for what you have.

And it's hard to find it, but if you do like hold on, right?

I also think really being really grateful for what you have.

Oh my goodness. Thank you so much for having me. So excited to see you today and just love being with you, Dan. So, Two Minute Bio. Okay, well, let's see. I started my first company at my kitchen table in Hawaii and then I sold that five years later. I sold my last company for 235 million to Singapore Telecom, worked at a publicly traded company out of Singapore for almost six years.

Oh my goodness. Thank you so much for having me. So excited to see you today and just love being with you, Dan. So, Two Minute Bio. Okay, well, let's see. I started my first company at my kitchen table in Hawaii and then I sold that five years later. I sold my last company for 235 million to Singapore Telecom, worked at a publicly traded company out of Singapore for almost six years.

Invested as you said probably in close to 150 companies. I know but it had at least 50 exits still good vintages to come Yes, so I've invested and started young started young and I think honestly to your point. It's about giving back So being able to continue to pay that forward my grandma made a bet on me and I really you know Look to pay that forward.

Invested as you said probably in close to 150 companies. I know but it had at least 50 exits still good vintages to come Yes, so I've invested and started young started young and I think honestly to your point. It's about giving back So being able to continue to pay that forward my grandma made a bet on me and I really you know Look to pay that forward.

Yeah, you have to have proof of concept, product market fit. As an investor, and I invest a lot, if you just tell me you have a great dream, and I love a great dream, right? But if no one actually is willing to pay for that dream, it is a hobby. Right. And so you need to actually be out there and be like, Dan, are you going to buy my Juni? Because it is delicious.

Yeah, you have to have proof of concept, product market fit. As an investor, and I invest a lot, if you just tell me you have a great dream, and I love a great dream, right? But if no one actually is willing to pay for that dream, it is a hobby. Right. And so you need to actually be out there and be like, Dan, are you going to buy my Juni? Because it is delicious.

It is only five calories, zero sugar. It's got ashwagandha and lion's mane and reishi mushroom. Dan, you're going to be like, Kim, I would pay five bucks for that. Good news, it's not five bucks, but... someone wants to buy.

It is only five calories, zero sugar. It's got ashwagandha and lion's mane and reishi mushroom. Dan, you're going to be like, Kim, I would pay five bucks for that. Good news, it's not five bucks, but... someone wants to buy.

I totally agree. Well, we actually just had our first launch at Costco and it sold like hotcakes. So I feel like, you know, regardless of who's involved, it's a great drink. But I also think it's based on market opportunity. There's a big market opportunity. People are moving towards health and wellness and they're really focused on fitness. And the drink's perfect for that.

I totally agree. Well, we actually just had our first launch at Costco and it sold like hotcakes. So I feel like, you know, regardless of who's involved, it's a great drink. But I also think it's based on market opportunity. There's a big market opportunity. People are moving towards health and wellness and they're really focused on fitness. And the drink's perfect for that.

Oh, because you can feel it. So I spent 20 years in tech, which is the digital world. And so now being able to invest and create in the physical world, my kids actually know what I'm talking about. And I say, Junie's at Costco, they love Costco. So they're like, we can go to Costco, ride the cart, get the samples, drink the drink. For them, there's a connection point that I didn't have before.

Oh, because you can feel it. So I spent 20 years in tech, which is the digital world. And so now being able to invest and create in the physical world, my kids actually know what I'm talking about. And I say, Junie's at Costco, they love Costco. So they're like, we can go to Costco, ride the cart, get the samples, drink the drink. For them, there's a connection point that I didn't have before.

And so it's really exciting for me to be able to share that with other people. You know, even being able to come here and give you a Junie, right?

And so it's really exciting for me to be able to share that with other people. You know, even being able to come here and give you a Junie, right?

Okay, well, first of all, if you're working a nine to five, that's only eight hours and that's what everyone does. So you're definitely not gonna be able to do something that create, like create a company. You actually need to take the next eight hours and start the company. Like I always say, don't quit your day job. Like do not quit your day job. Use your day job to then fund your side hustle.

Okay, well, first of all, if you're working a nine to five, that's only eight hours and that's what everyone does. So you're definitely not gonna be able to do something that create, like create a company. You actually need to take the next eight hours and start the company. Like I always say, don't quit your day job. Like do not quit your day job. Use your day job to then fund your side hustle.