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