Dr. Steven Lee grew up in Toronto, studied at the University of Waterloo, and attended the Illinois College of Optometry. A self-described “nerdy gadget guy,” he quickly became interested in disruptive technology that might support patients. He co-founded the company, Opternative, that eventually became quite controversial for its direct-to-patient care approach, and has had a career full of entrepreneurial journeys. Learn all of them in this episode!
The Stories within the Story include:
1:21 The Influence toward Science Story
2:42 The Toronto Upbringing Story
6:20 The Interest in Optometry Story
9:17 The Early Career Story
9:57 The Opternative Backstory Story
14:52 The Opternative Story
22:46 The Opternative Evolution Story
28:12 The Opternative Controversy Story
31:13 The Opternative Learnings Story
34:42 The Optometry Studyguide Controversy Story
38:19 The Building a Family Story
40:21 The Evolving Businessperson Story
48:27 The Zenni Optical Story
49:53 The Online Optical Scrutiny Story
53:02 The Doctor-Patient Story
56:54 The Entrepreneur Story
58:48 The Patient-Facing Technology Story
1:02:52 The Prospect (or not) of AI Story
1:07:39 The Benevolence Story
1:09:33 The Future of Optometry Story
