The True Journey of a First Time Founder

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Founders Korner by Koridor

Founders Korner

38 episodes

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Welcome to the Founders Korner! If you're interested in startups, then you'll want to tune in. Our host, Sepehr Shoarinejad, Founder of Koridor covers all aspects of what it takes to get a startup off the ground, from generating and developing an idea to pitching to investors and all of the nitty gritty details, fails, and successes in between. You'll hear (and hopefully learn) about common mistakes that startups make and how to avoid them. And if you're already running a startup, we'll provide useful tips and advice on how to take it to the next level.

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The True Journey of a First Time Founder

Founders Korner by Koridor

39 minutes 9 seconds

2 years ago

The True Journey of a First Time Founder

Welcome to the Founders Korner Podcast. In this episode, Cindy Sim gives us the run down of her journey as a female Canadian software entrepreneur. Cindy is the founder of Team CarePal, an application to support caregivers. She discusses everything from finding funding as a Canadian and the struggles to find capital as a woman in the startup space. Cindy shares how she overcame other barriers when it came to building her minimum viable product and not having that technical expertise herself. Nonetheless, Cindy stands here today with here with all her knowledge about the journey she took - from idea, funding, and go-to-market strategy, Cindy shares it all. Connect with Cindy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teamcarepal-cindy-sim/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Team CarePal introduction 03:18 Misconceptions about software startups 04:45 Resources for software startups? 06:06 How Cindy built her product 07:30 The importance of your product manager 08:50 How much money it took to build an MVP 10:00 Vision vs. Money 11:50 The #1 challenge of being a founder 13:07 Internal team vs. Agency 13:55 Pros and cons of a bank loan 18:55 Government resources for startups 24:25 What it's like to be a female founder 28:30 You need a rock when you're a founder 30:30 Her advice to founders 38:00 Conclusion ---- 🔗 Links Our Agency - https://www.koridor.io/ Join Our Newsletter - https://www.koridor.io/founders-korner Free SaaS Product Playbook - https://www.koridor.io/saas-product-playbook 🗣 Follow Us Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/founderskor... TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@founderskorner LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/kori... Twitter - https://twitter.com/founderskorner ---- Hosted by Sepehr Shoarinejad With a seasoned history of entrepreneurship in various industries, Sepehr brings a wealth of startup experience to help founders build and launch a SaaS business. Through his array of ventures, he has a balanced and realistic understanding of the skills and knowledge required to thrive as a non-technical founder in a technical world. His primary passion to help drive like-minded entrepreneurs to success is the reason behind his Founders Korner podcast, and the workshops he runs across Canada and the US. So whether you're just getting started or you're looking for ways to accelerate your growth, be sure to subscribe to the Founders Korner.