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Munich Startup:<\/em><\/strong> What motivated you to start the company?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> When I first spoke to my co-founder Benjamin, a gynecologist, about menstrual pain and the limited treatment options, he said, "If men menstruated, there would be a solution long ago."
This sentence not only made me angry, but also motivated me to change something. This is how the idea for MelioOne<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup:<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>What would you have liked to have known before starting your first business?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> How much time you can save through expertise, knowledge and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup:<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>How has your company been financed so far?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> Through equity, business angels, investment companies and subsidies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup: <\/em><\/strong>When and where do you get the best ideas?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> In exchange with other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup: <\/em><\/strong>What are your 3 favorite work tools?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> Trello, ChatGPT, Crunchbase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAllow emotions, but don\u2019t force them\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup: <\/em>Your top tip on pitching?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> Allow emotions and humor \u2013 but don\u2019t force any of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup: <\/em><\/strong>Does this seem like a good time to start a business? Why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> In my opinion, the right time always depends on the project. As Victor Hugo once said, "Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come."
As for our product, I believe there couldn't be a better moment. The stigma surrounding period pain is increasingly being challenged and broken down\u2014meaning the problem is finally becoming visible, while at the same time, there's still enormous market potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup: <\/em><\/strong>Which technology or industry would you focus on for your next startup?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> Since I am still at the beginning of my first founding journey and firmly believe in our idea<\/a> and the potential of the industry, I wouldn't do anything differently at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting a business in Munich: Support with high costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup: <\/em><\/strong>In your opinion, what could be improved at the Munich startup location?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> Discounts or subsidies for co-working spaces would definitely be helpful given current rental prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup: <\/em><\/strong>Which founder would you like to meet in person? And what would you ask them?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> Elon Musk. \u2013 \u201cWhat da f*** happened?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIf men menstruated, there would have been a solution long ago.\u201d This sentence stuck with Simone Sabbione and became the initial spark for her first company.
\nThe health tech startup Meliodays Medical was founded in 2022. Together with her team, consisting of her husband Martin Sabbione and her brother and gynecologist Dr. Benjamin Wolf, the business graduate is developing MelioOne: a hormone-free, locally acting therapy for menstrual pain. In an interview, the CEO of Meliodays Medical shares what she knows today about starting a business, when the right time is\u2014and what she would ask Elon Musk.<\/p>\n

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