This episode is sponsored by Moneyhub a platform with smart money management tools to help you get right with your money. Download the Moneyhub app for FREE, click here Joining us in the booth this week is Andy, an Angel Investor and founder of Angel Investing School. This episode includes: Working at EY, lessons learnt & pursuing entrepreneurship How Andy became an angel investor Why he created angel investing school and much more! Follow Andy on Instagram here Learn AI, Cybersecurity, Data Science & more with Coursera. Ato has personally used Coursera to obtain an AI certificate. This is an affiliate link so if you purchase a course or sign up to the monthly or annual subscription, we will receive a small commission from Coursera, however there will be no additional charge to you. Learn on Coursera here: https://imp.i384100.net/savvywallet Follow me on: Instagram , Tiktok, Twitter Check out: https://www.youtube.com/savvywallet for the video version *TIMESTAMPS* 00:00 - Preview 01:05 - Take Off Intro 01:20 - Intro to Andy 03:41 - Growing up in Tottenham 08:54 - Discovering my passion for entrepreneurship 10:15 - Andy's experience at EY 12:27 - Why I left EY 15:46 - Building a business alongside my 9-5 17:03 - Managing a family bereavement 18:40 - Getting the opportunity to work in South Africa 19:42 - From South Africa to San Francisco, working with startups 23:00 - Lessons learnt from working in San Francisco & Silicon Valley 28:30 - Where I started my investing journey 32:40 - The birth of the angel investing school 34:59 - What is Angel Investing? 45:25 - My criteria for investing in startups 54:43 - The realities of investing in startups 58:43 - Black founders not getting the recognition they deserve 01:03:04 - Prioritising time with family 01:05:03 - Final messages Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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