From Bedroom to Boardroom: Timothy Armoo

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

Boxlight Creative Studio

Technology, Business, Careers

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Follow Jimmy: Twitter Substack Instagram Youtube Jimmy's Jobs Website Joining today’s show is Timothy Armoo whose success came early to him, at just 14 Timothy started his first business selling 3 years later for £110k. At 17 he met Richard Branson and would go on to create Fan Bytes, which was acquired for tens of millions. In a world full of phonies - Armoo is the real deal. Timothy's story is a testament to the power of entrepreneurship coming from a council estate to where he is today. Here’s 3 key learnings from our interview with Timothy: Find a problem that you're passionate about and solve it. Don't be afraid to fail. Build a team of people who are smarter than you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Timothy Armou started his company at the age of 14.
1:05.0	Then, in 2012, at just 17 years old, Timmo decided to start a business newsletter.
1:13.0	11 months after we saw the four hundred and take round, right?
1:16.0	And I was like, oh my god, this is insane.
1:18.0	Which ended up with a meeting people like Richard Branson gave me several of those moments
1:24.0	in such a short space of time in that I was like, oh my god, now my life is changed.
1:29.0	Imagine what comes next.
1:31.0	Business success is a good game that I want to play.
1:34.0	At just 21 years old, Timmo launched fanbites with clients like Nike, Samsung and then the government.
1:43.0	I actually came to us and said, right, we want you to help promote something around the minimum weight.
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