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Tom Adeyoola is the exited founder of Metail, the leading virtual try-on platform, now advisor, investor and Co-Founder of Extend Ventures and Capital Angel Network.

In this episode, Steph and Tom discuss:

🎙 Tom's journey leading up to Metail, and how he secured investment (including "£10k from a random guy at the top of the gherkin" LOL 🤣 ) 🎙 His exit story and big lessons learnt along the way - including a huge deal collapse right near the end 😫  🎙 Tom's grieving process and appreciation for health now 🙏  🎙 How he's promoting diversity in investment and what he looks for now as an investor 🤑  🎙 The importance of TIMING! ⏰

PLUS! What Tom has in common with TV celeb Richard Ayoade 😂

Hope you enjoy listening to this episode and that you can take away a nugget of wisdom from Tom Adeyoola's story that helps you in your own entrepreneurial endeavour. If you liked this one, please rate & review the show! (Oh, and don't forget to subscribe to weekly episodes of course! 😉)

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