Investing for beginners

INFLUENCER CASPER LEE SHOWS HOW £100 CAN GET YOU STARTED

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CASPAR Lee is one of YouTube's early stars. Born in South Africa, he began making videos at 16 and attracted 1,000 followers in his first two years.

That audience grew to more than six million subscribers.

After 10 years on YouTube, travelling the world, interviewing musicians and actors, plus building his brand, Lee, 31, then co-founded Influencer.com - a global influencer marketing company.

Lee also co-founded MVE, a talent management company representing clients such as Olympic diver Tom Daley.

"In terms of getting into investing, that happened as I was a creator who became an entrepreneur," Lee says. "Other entrepreneurs then became interested in how I could potentially support them when it came to the creative part of their business. They were interested in having me as an investor."

Working with his cousin, Lee spotted an opportunity to help creators become investors and the pair launched Creator Ventures, which specialises in consumer internet companies.

When it comes to investing for beginners, this very 21st-century businessman says people should start early.