An exec at $1.7 billion finance startup Revolut reveals how he escaped homelessness and landed a senior job in tech
This story requires our BI Prime membership. To read the full article,Chad West, 28, grew up in one of the most deprived areas of Scotland, sharing mattresses on the floor with his sister.
After working tirelessly to get into college and gain experience at top businesses, Chad eventually started a career in tech. When I was 13, I was taken into care, where I stayed for three years. In Scotland, you qualify as an adult at 16, so at that age I was placed in homeless accommodation. I was suddenly surrounded by people much older than me, many of whom were suffering from drug addiction and alcoholism. I flunked my high school exams but, thanks to the help of an incredibly dedicated support worker, I enrolled at college to get the qualifications I needed to go to university.
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