I ask.“That’s what we’re here for,” Charlotte says.I talk about my morning with Amber, about her insistence I raise funding and hire more people.“What do you think?” Charlotte asks.“She’s probably right, although I still don’t want to ask a venture capitalist for money.”“Is that your only option? What about borrowing the money? Or looking for a grant for business owners? There’s usually assistance for female entrepreneurs.”I shake my head. “Grants and loans get you tens of thousands. That’s nowhere near what I would need to take this all the way. A team to create a strong prototype, not even MVP, would be at least a million.”“An MVP?”“Minimum viable product. The smallest number of features that would be enough for people to use Tapestry. We need about three million to make it to MVP.”“You’ve given this some thought.”“I guess so.”“What’s stopping you from taking the next step?”“We’ve been so busy. We haven’t had the time. Amber and I have been working around the clock.”Charlotte is silent.
