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When Bad Things Happen to Good Entrepreneurs

Dec 16, 2021
51:15

Tonio DeSorrento is the Co-founder and Former CEO of Vemo Education, a platform that offers sustainable financing for higher education. Tonio served in the United States Marine Corps for six years after earning a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy. After his service, he earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Tonio later worked as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center and a Deputy General Counsel at SoFi, a financial services app.

In this episode…

Starting a new business isn’t cheap — so how do you raise the money to get your dream off the ground? How can you ensure that employees can continue providing for their families during the company’s early days?

Former CEO and Co-founder of Vemo Education, Tonio DeSorrento, shares his story of raising capital for a new business. With host Todd Taskey, Tonio explains the process of finding investors, why a good lawyer is worth the price, and how he overcame multiple setbacks in the process of starting Vemo Education.

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