Andrew Samu
As seen in:
#DisruptionBanking
Covers:
Asset Management, DeFi, Digital Assets, Investment Banking, Tokenization, Real World Assets, Utility Tokens, DeepTech, Innovation, Fintech, Capital Markets, ESG, Alpha Generation, Hedge Funds
Doesn't Cover:
We don't cover Retail Banking or Tech not related to Banking or Finance
Editor at #DisruptionBanking. Fan of #DeFi, Capital Markets and Relationship Alpha. Looking forward to finding out what #disruption awaits us in 2026!
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
It was at my University magazine at Keele University
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
it is mainly X that is doing this. It allows you to see all angles without being filtered.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Alex Webber
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Seeking for the truth. Not being Left or Right, justs focussing on facts. Truth has no Politics.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
On email or social media
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I have started to ask ChatGPT to help editting of late. It helps with the structure and back-linking.
What's your favorite social network?
X
Who do you wish followed you?
Elon Musk
Why did you become a journalist?
Because of my background. I was brought up amongst poets and literature.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was Business Manager and Journalist at Concourse Magazine, the Student Magazine for Keele University
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn to interview people before you make your mind up to be a journalist.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
By the Monetary Authority of Singapore. They have the most amazing PR team... They see the future.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
from a PR agency pitching a company that was established the same day of the pitch...
What's your favorite drink?
Red Grape Juice :)
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Walking around the parks of South London
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Wired.com
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we like to work with PR people. We don't.
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