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Why I cringe when you say you’re raising a $1.5m seed round.

Hippoland

Company A: -Raised a seed round of $500k -Now raising another seed round of $2.5m to expand the business Company B: -Raised a seed round of $2m -Now raising another seed round of $1m to expand the business Should both companies successfully raise, they would’ve raised the same total amount of seed money - $3m.

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The 37 Greatest Business Ideas for Young Entrepreneurs

Mike Michalowicz

Think B2B as well. Whether a child sells pre-made baskets or accepts orders for custom baskets, the business comes with natural busy seasons (Easter, Mother’s Day, Christmas) that coincide with school breaks. 20 Use the Allowance as Seed Money. And don’t limit thinking to B2C goods and services. 13 Personnel Service.