Mar 22 2023
Balancing Being a Founder and Angel Investor with Andrew Arruda [Ep6]
In this episode, Harry and Colin speak with Andrew Arruda. Andrew is a serial entrepreneur and active angel investor. Andrew is the CEO/Co-founder of Flexpa. Andrew speaks internationally on the subjects of startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, BBC, Wired, CNBC, CBS, Bloomberg, Fortune, Forbes, TechCrunch, The Washington Post, and The Financial Times. Andrew is a former TED speaker and member of the 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 class. In this episode, Andrew talks about his experience as an Andrew investor while also running a company. Andrew also discusses why he considers angel investing a hobby. Colin, Harry, and Andrew then discuss some recent trending twitter threads in the world of angel investing.Links to Additional Info:Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrewarrudaLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewarruda/Flexpa - https://www.flexpa.com/Other Ways to connect with Wannabe AngelsYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd0VpLRUqEfQ5mk431z2LgInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wannabeangelsTik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@wannabeangels -Twitter - https://twitter.com/wannabe_AngelsAbout Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent a number of years in the tech startup space. He has worked in business to consumer tech for over a decade. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He currently focuses on advising startups and guiding them through the fund raising process.Colin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingardiner/Colin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinGardinerAbout Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers in the rideshare and delivery space. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though!Harry LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygcampbell/Harry Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy