Welcome to The Tech Spill! The podcast for young founders, aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone curious about what really goes on inside the startup world.
Each week I interview some of the country’s most well-known business leaders and influential founders to uncover the real stories behind their success. Think failures, drop-outs, firings, co-founder breakups and everything in between — you get the gist!
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What Does It Take to Secure Millions in Investment? | Max Bray, Partner at Kindred Capital
Forget everything you think you know about founders, Max Bray, Partner at Kindred Capital is here to spill the tea on exactly the kinds of people funds like his are looking for. Kindred shares its profits with every founder it backs, and is on a mission to tilt the industry toward generosity through Equitable Venture.
Ending up in VC via design and tech, Max’s knowledge of the entrepreneurial and investing landscape is a must-listen for any fledgling founders and new grads!
In this episode, we cover:
The six qualities he looks for in founders
What exactly attracted him to Kindred Capital
His honest take on the effects of AI on jobs and his advice for new graduates
How founders need to raise money to suit their ambition
How he might have passed on some great companies because of a personality mismatch
What kind of founder makes a £2 billion exit from their company
Connect with Ama on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ama-owusu-afriyie/
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23 Oct 2026
Goldman Investment Banker to YC Founder | Mariam Ahmed
Ama is back in the hosting spot this week, and hearing everything about Mariam Ahmed’s story. Coming from a family of doctors, her trajectory seemed pretty simple - study hard, get a medical degree, done. But a introduction to computer science course upended all of that.
After a 4 year career at Goldman Sachs, and with support from Y Combinator, Mariam accepted an invitation from an old colleague and co-founded Menza, an always-on AI data team for fast-growing brands.
In this episode, we cover:
Where she gets her strong conviction
How she paid off her university tuition fees while still studying
What life was like on the Goldman Sachs trading floor
What Menza does and how it helps brands find revenue opportunities and cost leaks
Why she refuses to predict where Menza will be in three years
Why she'll never stop building
Connect with Ama on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ama-owusu-afriyie/
Learn more about Nova Impact: https://novaimpact.co.uk/
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16 Oct 2026
THE TECH SPILL is here!! Ama shares everything about her business story...
The Tech Spill has arrived! We’re so excited for you to see and hear what we’ve been working on, and what better way to find out everything you need to know about the podcast, than a sit down with its creator, Ama Owusu-Afriyie.
In this special episode we’re getting vulnerable, and Ama shares her journey as a business owner. From her first taste of entrepreneurship at school, navigating job loss and failures, to becoming the founder of a six-figure technical ghostwriting agency.
In this episode we cover:
How job loss gave her the confidence to invest in her side hustle
Why exactly she started The Tech Spill
Her perspective on being a black female founder
How AI has made everything easier and why you'll get left behind if you don't adapt
How building can be one of the loneliest periods of your professional life
Who her dream podcast guests would be and her hopes for the future
Connect with Ama on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ama-owusu-afriyie/
Learn more about Nova Impact: https://novaimpact.co.uk/
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