The special guest of today's episode is Sharine Duran. Sharine is the founder and CEO of Adzurra, a fashion app that allows users to discover trending fashion brands and products conveniently and is available on IOS and Android.
In this episode, Sharine shared her corporate and startup life journey. She also shared tips and tricks on how you can raise money, design your own app, and the processes involved.
Topics Discussed:
- Studying law and international relations
- Her experience working at a bankruptcy finance firm
- Coming up with the idea to start a business
- Building her startup business Adzurra
- Her interest in e-commerce
- The significance of using Instagram profiles for branding purposes
- Building the actual app platform
- Being banned by her boss from reading financial reviews and anything about startups
- What her experience has been like starting a business and working a corporate job versus working in the business by herself full-time
- Her recommendation to anyone who would like to start a business who are in the same situation as her
- The difficulties she experienced while raising funds
- Her tips for those who are looking for a developer
- Her experience meeting with an investor
- The importance of Pitch Deck
Links:
Adzurra
Showpo
Meshki Boutique
Moqups
Social Growth Media - Podcast
Social Growth Media - Resources
Jackson on Instagram
Jackson Dean Website