Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Steven Lee

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