Mandy Nyarko and Gosbert Chagula: "test your ideas and don't stop learning"

Policy Innovation Podcast

English - September 30, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB
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Today's guests are entrepreneurs Mandy Nyarko and Gos Chagula, Co-Founders of Startup Discovery School.

In this episode, Mandy and Gos discuss the importance of social mobility, why the 'BAME' acronym is unnecessary, and what governments and investors can do to overcome bias and empower people who are currently underserved.

Learn more about Startup Discover School here: https://startupdiscoveryschool.com/ and check out their Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/startupdiscoveryschool/

Some terminology:
"Incubator" - a programme where founders can develop and test business ideas
"Accelerator" - a programme to help founders grow their customer base and prepare for scaling the business
"ERDF" - European Regional Development Fund
"SEIS" - Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
"EIS" - Enterprise Investment Scheme