Venture Capitalism & ‘The Dyslexic Investor’ with Edward Keelan

Episode descriptionOn this week’s episode of The Invisible Gift, sits down with Edward Keelan aka The Dyslexic Investor - Principal Investor with Octopus Ventures. In the show, Edward explains what a venture capitalist actually does, Andrew asks Edward if dyslexics really are discriminated against by their employers, and the lads share anecdotes on their worst best man speeches.Top quotes“My invisible gift is my ability to roll back from failure.” - Edward“When you’re younger you care what people think. When you’re in your thirties you stop caring. And then when you’re older you realise nobody cared anyway!” - AndrewAbout the guestEdward Keelan is Principal Investor at Octopus Ventures and blogs under the name ‘The Dyslexic Investor’. Edward would join the sales department of Octopus Ventures in 2008 and would work his way into the Investment Team becoming Principal Investor in 2019. In March 2020, Edward published his first blog as the ‘Dyslexic Investor’ where he spoke candidly about his experiences, his dyslexia and his believe that neurodiversity offers a different, rather than inferior, set of skills. The post would go viral and would later be republished on the British Dyslexia Association’s website. Edward was awarded mentor of the year 2020 at Career Ready.About the hostThe Invisible Gift is hosted by entrepreneur and dyslexic, Andrew Kitley. With twenty years experience, Andrew Kitley has worked his way up the metaphorical and literal ladder to become Managing Director of Kitall: an engineering firm. Under Andrew's guidance, Kitall is now one of the most sought after names to complete complex engineering projects in the UK. In each episode of The Invisible Gift, Andrew seeks the advice and inspiration of a fellow trailblazer who has defied the odds to achieve the extraordinary - turning the challenge of neurodiversity into a gift.Resourceshttps://www.kitall.co.uk/https://www.onefineplay.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-keelan-b241211/?originalSubdomain=uk

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Welcome to The Invisible Gift, the show all about turning the Neurodiversity into possibility. Andrew Kitley grew up knowing he was different. His dyslexia and ADHD made it difficult for Andrew to learn the same way others did in school. Despite Andrew possessing exceptional abilities in other areas, he was told he had a problem, a disability. Andrew left school frustrated, unfulfilled, without reaching his full potential. This could have been a disaster but it turned out to be a blessing. Andrew would work his way up the literal and metaphorical ladder to become Managing Director of Kitall: a structural engineering firm. Under Andrew's guidance, Kitall is now one of the most sought after names to complete complex engineering projects in the UK. Now, Andrew is under no illusion he has a gift. His dyslexia, his neurodiversity, has made him determined, adaptive, and creative. Andrew is on a mission to learn more about neurodiversity. How it can challenge, define, and empower. In The Invisible Gift, Andrew will seek the advice and inspiration of another trailblazer who has defied the odds to achieve the extraordinary - turning their challenge into an invisible gift.