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Born in Cyprus but raised in Cheltenham, Andrew thinks he inherited his business drive and focus from his father. <\/p>\n
“My father came over from Cyprus, and was very much a small business man,” he says.<\/p>\n
“Like many Cypriots, he opened up fish and chip shops and caf\u00e9s, and so some of my childhood was spent driving around those sites, collecting takings, and discussing business ideas.<\/p>\n
“From a very young age I had a trading, money-making, get-up-and-go mentality.”<\/p>\n
Looking back on how he expanded Fasthosts, he says that he was “laser focused”, and that “nothing else mattered”.<\/p>\n
While the sale of the business in 2006 made him very rich, he says it also left him feeling unfulfilled.<\/p>\n
“I remember being in the office when the money came into my bank account, and I thought it would make me really happy,” he says.<\/p>\n
“But I actually had a sinking feeling, as I walked through the office and realised I’d sold it all, that it all came down to a number on a spreadsheet.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n