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Joining us in the booth this week is Andy, an Angel Investor and founder of Angel Investing School.

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*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

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