“Always be ready to kind of start selling or at least doing market research… you’re always building relationships for the next round, even if you’re not putting a round together right now”

How I Invest with David Weisburd · E442: Nelson Mills on Building a $100 Billion Company, the China Threat, and the Future of War

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adopt a continuous relationship-building practice of always being ready to raise capital or talk to customers, even when not actively fundraising

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