EPISODE · Jul 5, 2020 · 56 MIN
Why entrepreneurship is just creative problem solving with Sarah McDevitt, Founder of Core
from Female Startup Club
Joining me in this episode is Sarah Mcdevitt, founder of Core. A mental wellness company who have developed a device for meditation that uses grounding vibration patterns, light and clarifying breathing exercises to bring your mind back to focus. After suffering from anxiety and burnout in her career, Sarah changed direction and took her background in program engineering at Microsoft to set about creating a device to help her mental wellbeing.We cover her journey from the early stages of prototyping and why there might be more iterations needed than you think, through to the unique challenges women face when fundraising (and the advice she received from another female founder that helped her change tactics to reach success!) and why she thinks it's absolutely critical to share your idea to as many people as possible early on.LINKS WE MENTION:Core's websiteCore's Instagram 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe→ Use code 'FSC' for 30% off your first 3 months at omnisend.com/fsc→ Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub→ Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin→ Get opportunities delivered to your inbox 3x weekly here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Joining me in this episode is Sarah Mcdevitt, founder of Core. A mental wellness company who have developed a device for meditation that uses grounding vibration patterns, light and clarifying breathing exercises to bring your mind back to focus. After suffering from anxiety and burnout in her career, Sarah changed direction and took her background in program engineering at Microsoft to set about creating a device to help her mental wellbeing.We cover her journey from the early stages of prototyping and why there might be more iterations needed than you think, through to the unique challenges women face when fundraising (and the advice she received from another female founder that helped her change tactics to reach success!) and why she thinks it's absolutely critical to share your idea to as many people as possible early on.LINKS WE MENTION:Core's websiteCore's Instagram 📱 Join 160K smart chicks in the Female Startup Club universe→ Use code 'FSC' for 30% off your first 3 months at omnisend.com/fsc→ Female Startup Club's Instagram: www.instagram.com/femalestartupclub→ Doone Roisin's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dooneroisin→ Get opportunities delivered to your inbox 3x weekly here: https://female-startup-club.beehiiv.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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