Lori Steele Contorer: We began to focus on United States for serving overseas and military voters. We did that because the numbers were staggering. 70% of the time that people tried to vote from abroad, their votes weren’t counted. That’s not because governments don’t count the vote unless they have to. That’s a misperception. Governments always have
Sramana Mitra: When you were executing this project, what was the business model for the company? Lori Steele Contorer: The business model at that time was to sell election software and services, probably on a per election fee as opposed to a SaaS model. We would get hired to do an election and we would
Sramana Mitra: In 2005, you quit your job. How did you get started? What was your next step? Lori Steele Contorer: I started looking around the world for the best technology. I’ve seen many companies throw money at technologies in the early 2000s and I feel if you don’t understand the process you’re trying to fix or improve,