4. Brian Elliott, From West Point to CoFounder, how to raise venture capital, going from 0-1
Description
Brian is the CoFounder of Wove, the company building the world's best engagement ring shopping experience.
Hear from Brian as he breaks down how to raise millions of dollars and build a network using email and Airtable.
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Timestamps:
:44 - Intro to Brian Elliot, CoFounder of Wove
8:55 - Wild stories at West Point
13:45 - How Brian handles stress in high-stress environments
15:54 - Circle of influence
20:28 - Gen Z
21:05 - Army becoming a more progressive institution
22:53 - How he started Wove
27:47 - The Day to day going 0-1
31:26 - Diversity at Wove
33:43 - Being a contrarian and correct
35:09 - Convincing VCs to give you money
40:21 - Getting vetted & getting told no 100 times
44:20 - The step-by-step process to raise VC
48:11 - Leveraging networks & being a super connector
54:26 - Operating with empathy
58:07 - Being at the bottom of the Bell Curve
1:01:46 - Brian’s advice to young entrepreneurs
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