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Vicki Saunders is a dreamer who’s journey began when she spent several years in Prague after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Since then, she has gone on to launch companies on the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange), built a number of other successful ventures based all around the world, and founded Sheo. Sheo is a mind blowing company that is helping to solve the world’s biggest problems through an innovated crowdsourced VC funding model. They have several thousands of activators and over 70 portfolio companies.
- 00:00:48 Introduction of Vicki Saunders
- 00:03:50 How she became an entrepreneur?
- 00:09:40 Her first venture: An English language school
- 00:11:51 Her journey and values
- 00:17:43 Her team and the work environment
- 00:25:16 Her journey towards launching companies
- 00:28:14 Founding Sheo
- 00:30:56 Business model of Sheo
- 00:36:17 Growth of Sheo
- 00:39:04 What happens if a venture is unable to pay back the loan?
- 00:42:45 The future of Sheo
- 00:48:39 Funding young inventors
- 00:51:33 End of discussion