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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
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š 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
š£ 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
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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.
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By Founders KornerWelcome 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
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š 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
š£ 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
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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.