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Sheri Atwood

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
178 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

Why can't we do the same thing for child support?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

So they actually see the money's going to their kid.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

And then there's no argument about where the money's going or how much it actually really costs to raise a child.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

I started the company in 2011, looking for every reason to not do it.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

As I say, I'm the worst example of an entrepreneur as a woman over the age of 30, single mom in Silicon Valley.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

I don't have any parents.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

I don't have a spouse.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

I had no backup plan and I didn't have a tech degree.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

So I had the idea.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

I kept looking and trying to find people to tell me not to do it.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

And luckily for me and for them, they say, hey, this is a great idea and not to mention much needed.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

Yeah, so I grew up super poor.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

I was raised by a single mom who was a drug addict, alcoholic, only wanted my family to go to college.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

So luckily for me on my career side, I got super, you know, was one of the youngest VPs ever at Symantec.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

So I had saved a bunch of money from that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

I had multiple houses, cars, boats.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

I got a divorce and gave him a house to walk away.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

I had stock and equity.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

Plus I had about two years of salary in the bank.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
714: You Won't Believe What This Divorced Mom Raised $7 Million For

Yeah.