Would you rather generate:

A) 500 mints from airdrop farmers, or 
B) 50 mints from people interested in your project?

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curious about the answers if you add a 0 or two to A

Creators at the end of the day just want to make money in the most sustainable way

It depends on what kind of project you want to do this time. If you want to make money in a month or a year, then choose A. If you have faith and want to build this ecosystem for a long time, then choose B.

How close are we to raising our next round?

Seems like you'd be likely be able to get both? 

If your project is interesting, you will probably have 50 friends mint + 500 airdrop farmooors