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The 37 Greatest Business Ideas for Young Entrepreneurs

Mike Michalowicz

Good businesses are birthed from good ideas – innovative ways to solve a problem in the market, whether that’s providing refreshing drinks for thirsty travelers along Route 56, cleaning yards for busy two-income families or Smart Phone Demystification Services for empty-nesters. 6 Social Marketing. Think B2B as well.

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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.