To fund her startup, Grassell raided her savings: "I worked every summer since sixth or seventh grade. First pumping gas and then I bussed tables and waitressed at a place called Nora's, which is a fantastic restaurant. I saved all of that and used it to get my product to the prototyping phase."

创办公司需要资金，格拉塞花光了自己所有的积蓄：“从六、七年级开始，我每年暑假都去打工。最开始是在加油站加油，后来在一家叫Nora's的餐厅当服务员，这家餐厅很棒。我把赚到的钱都存下来了，用这些钱使我的产品进入原型设计阶段。”

While Grassell throws around words like "prototyping" now, actually developing prototypes for her bras presented a steep learning curve for the teen. "Going into this process, I had no experience. I don't even know how to sew! If I get a hole in my jeans, I'm out of luck, because I don't know how to fix it," said Grassell. "There are a lot of things that have to come together in order for a bra to be made. Sourcing the fabric was a challenge, finding out where to produce and who to work with. I didn't know about quantities or anything. I had to learn all of that."

像“原型设计”这样的术语格拉塞似乎是信手拈来，但实际开发内衣原型对这个高中生而言是个不小的挑战，她需要快速学习很多东西。格拉塞说：“进入这个过程中，我没有任何经验，我甚至不会缝东西！如果我的牛仔裤破了一个洞，我只能自认倒霉，因为我不知道要怎么修补。制作一件内衣涉及许多方面，采购面料是一个挑战，此外还要寻找生产地点与合作伙伴。我对数量也没概念，一切都得从头开始学习。”

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