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by daolf 1615 days ago
So to be honest, we ran the math and never actually spent TinySeed money.

We could have mathematically made without it.

But three things to consider here:

- TS money multiplied our runway by 10 and really reduced the amount stress we've experienced. Especially with COVID, during which we experienced our first negative growth month

- We were able to finally pay ourselves above minimum wage (1,500$)

- The mentoring and advices which came out of the program, really made the whole difference.

Where we live, the startup ecosystem is basically 0, we don't know a lot of startup funders or experienced entrepreneur. It changes everything when you can ask a precise question about business and get a response from an expert in the next 6 hours.

We had call with mentors and other member of the community, basically a one hour free consulting with an expert, about SEO, copywriting, recruiting, sales, growth, and marketing and THIS does move the needle a lot.