Ideas deemed to have some potential receive a small seed grant to develop the idea further, often in collaboration with people from other corners of the business.

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In his wiry hair that was the color of ditchwater a small pumpkin seed shone.

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With FundersClub, investors can learn about companies as early as seed stage companies and invest small amounts in them.

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Helping with seed, advice, fertiliser, and offering the small farmer the ability to band together to counterweight the market power of the large buyers.

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After a few months and a harsh (but much-needed) conversation with one of our seed investors, I stopped doing everything else until we nailed our product and validated our assumptions with small cohorts of customers.

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Look for seed-like droppings, immature stages of insects (such as larvae), egg sacks (which can resemble small bean bags) and anything moving.

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