Joining us in the booth this week is Demi, founder of Lendoe, an online lending platform that provides access to funding for underestimated entrepreneurs. This episode includes: - Why he quit his dream of becoming a footballer - Challenges he had with his first business Skate & Skank - How Demi got into the world of investing into stocks, shares and bonds - The journey to building Lendoe to what it is today - Plans to raise £10 Million+ for businesses in the future and much more Follow Demi here Get tickets to 'The Update' Event 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 01:02 - Take Off Intro 01:37 - Intro to Demi 05:20 - Growing Up In Islington & Hackney 13:12 - Wanted To Be With The Cool kids in school! 17:04 - Sales career started in school! 19:50 - I Wanted To Become A Footballer! 24:05 - Skate & Skank My First business 26:07 - Why We Stopped Skate & Skank 27:23 - How I Discovered Investing 30:59 - Raising Money For My Church & The Birth of Lendoe! 33:18 - The Lendoe Platform 34:36 - Making Good Money Lending 38:12 - Why Underestimated Founders Don’t Get Funding 41:12 - Why You’re Scared of Credit! 43:55 - Raising £5 million+ for businesses like SoulCap, Ava Estelle, SliderCuts & more 50:49 - Giving Away Equity is Expensive! 58:25 - The plan to raise £10 million+ 01:04:30 - As an Entrepreneur I Struggle With This 01:11:18 - ’The Update’ Event 01:14:35 - Final Words Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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