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By Kameron Virk
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When Steven Bartlett was 12 he would pause the TV while watching Dragons Den, deciding whether or not to invest in the idea he d just heard. Then he d deliver an answer as if he was the sixth Dragon.
At 23, when his social media company Social Chain was making waves, he told his team over WhatsApp that one day he would be a Dragon.
And last week, at 28, Steven was confirmed as the youngest ever Dragon on the long-running BBC show - making reality of a childhood dream.
But he isn t joining Dragons Den just to smile and nod.
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image copyrightHala Mohamed He would do anything to push you to be your best self. He would want you to succeed before he would succeed.
Hala Mohamed is describing her childhood friend Richard Okorogheye.
They grew up together in the same west London block, where on summer days the whole neighbourhood would wake up early just to go downstairs and play .
Hala and Richard used to walk to school together, listening to music and talking about his dream of going to America.
On 22 March Richard was reported missing by his mum after leaving his family home in Ladbroke Grove. Two weeks later the 19-year-old s body was found in a pond in Epping Forest.