In this episode Ed speaks to the Octopus Group Chief Strategy Officer - Dan Marsh. The conversation covers Dan's personal investing, the highs and the lows and Dan's investments on behalf of Octopus Group. Ed digs deeper into Amicable and Octopus Legacy, exploring what made them attractive investments for the Octopus Group. Discover more at riskrequired.com Follow on instagram @RiskRequired For premium content to find out what Ed is investing in, subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risk-required/subscribe

Ed Pitt Ford interviews Pippa Gawley Founder and CEO of Zero Carbon Capital. Pippa describes how she finds investments and what she is looking for in a pitch. The conversation covers the outlook for the climate, the cost of carbon capture and the lack of money going to female founders. Discover more at riskrequired.com Follow on instagram @RiskRequired For premium content to find out what Ed is investing in, subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risk-required/subscribe

Ed Pitt Ford interviews Hugh Worskett Founder and CEO of Young Poet Records. Hugh describes how he set up the record label. Ed talks abut the investments he made into the label and how he put a value on the label when raising funds. Ever wondered how much a stream on Spotify is worth or how much a play on the radio is worth, listen to find out. Discover more at riskrequired.com Follow on instagram @RiskRequired For premium content to find out what Ed is investing in, subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risk-required/subscribe

Ed Pitt Ford interviews Humphrey Wrey Founder and CEO of Quickbus. Quickbus was an SEIS and EIS small, private company investment that Ed made in 2018. Having hit a valuation of over £6m in 2020 the company ran out of fuel. Ed and Humphrey explore what happened, what warning signs there were if any and what lessons might be learned for future investments. Discover more at riskrequired.com Follow on instagram @RiskRequired For premium content to find out what Ed is investing in subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risk-required/subscribe

Ed Pitt Ford's guest this week is Gabi Slemer, corporate development lead at Octopus Investments and property investor. Ed discusses Gabi's incredible finance career and asks how to select the right property, how much to borrow, how long for and what returns you can hope to achieve. Discover more at riskrequired.com Follow on instagram @RiskRequired For premium content to find out what Ed is investing in subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risk-required/subscribe

Ed Pitt Ford takes questions from listeners on all things finance covering credit cards, savings and investments. Featuring "What I have invested in this week" and "Listener stories". Discover more at riskrequired.com Follow on instagram @RiskRequired For premium content to find out what I'm investing in subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risk-required/subscribe

Ed Pitt Ford takes questions from listeners on all things finance covering credit cards, savings and investments. Featuring "What I have invested in this week" and "Listener stories". Discover more at riskrequired.com Follow on instagram @RiskRequired For premium content to find out what I'm investing in subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risk-required/subscribe

Ed Pitt Ford sits down with Freddie Rose and delves into his finances. Freddie came to London at 18 and started to accumulate credit card debt before taking action to reduce his interest payments and start his investing journey. Ed talks about the tax advantages of Enterprise Investment Scheme investments and what to look out for when buying a convertible note. Discover more at riskrequired.com Follow on instagram @RiskRequired For premium content to find out what I'm investing in subscribe here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risk-required/subscribe