Listen "EP 5 What is Venture Capital & How Does It Work? A Conversation with Andy Ayim"
Episode Synopsis
On this episode Saka speaks to Andy Ayim, the founder of Andy’s VC School. We explore questions such as: Do all startups need millions in funding to get started?How involved do investors and venture capitalists get?What role do emotions play in investing?Should you raise red flags with your investors?Andy Ayim is the founder of The Angel Investing School and also consults organisations on how to build Product teams that work with agility to create products customers love using his Product Playbooks. He was the Managing Director of Backstage Capital, and has worked in a range of product roles in companies such as Investec Bank and WorldFirst, acquired by Ant Financial for $700m.*****ABOUT THE HOST: Saka is a global citizen with African origins. As part of Saka's work, he regularly mentors startups and underrepresented founders. Saka is also a public speaker, writer, and host of the podcast "Saka's is that so?" Saka graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Master's in Engineering & Business as the youngest valedictorian in the engineering graduate school's history at 21 years and 190 days old. His career spans 3 continents in multiple functions from Marketing, Sales, Strategy, and Finance. Saka is passionate about Technology, Culture, and Conversation with a focus on innovation, representation and conversation.*****Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sakasisthatso/YouTube: Sakaisthatso https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEGAZ9hNdez14zT77WUrXXA?Website: https://www.sakasisthatso.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sakasisthatso LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/saka-s-is-that-soTwitter: https://twitter.com/SakaThatTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sakasisthatso*****Producer : James BishopEditor: Kasra FirouzyarRecorded at OneFinePlay www.onefineplay.com
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