“We raised our first round $2 million pre-seed in 30 days on a strategy. 30 days. Yeah, it was pretty quick.”

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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raised a $2 million pre-seed round in 30 days using a focused pitch strategy

$2 million; 30 days

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