In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Shariq Siddiqui, Co-founder and CEO of Veeve, a shopper engagement platform that's raised over $10 Million in funding.
Topics discussed:
- Shariq’s humble background in Pakistan, getting a full scholarship to study in the US, and creating his first app so he could stay in the US
- The valuable skill Shariq learned during his time as a server in an NYC restaurant
- Why Satya Nadella is a CEO Shariq admires
- What pushed Shariq to create a smart shopping cart, and the details of how the cart works to make life easier for both shopper and shop-owner
- Creating an ecosystem for his product and getting big companies to give it a chance