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October 31, 2025
From Ghana to multi-millionaire at 27: Timothy Armoo reveals the untold story behind his meteoric rise. In this powerful episode of Konnected Minds, we sit down with Timothy Armoo, the founder of Fanbytes who sold his company for tens of millions before turning 27. But this isn't your typical success story - it's a raw, unfiltered journey that starts with an unplanned pregnancy, a childhood spent with his grandmother in East Legon, and a return to London's council estates where he'd run up the stairs chanting "I don't belong here." Timothy pulls no punches as he dissects the real drivers behind entrepreneurial success. From starting his first tutoring business at 14 after a dare to make £500, to squandering £40,000 on spread betting after his first exit, he shares the brutal lessons that shaped his mindset. You'll discover why he believes Ghana taught him discipline that London never could have, how boarding school with helicopter-landing classmates reset his definition of normal, and why he still doesn't own property despite his wealth. Key revelations include: • Why timing beats talent in business - and how to spot the right wave • The superiority complex that drives real entrepreneurs (and why forced entrepreneurship is an epidemic) • Why property as your first business is "outsourcing your wealth" • The two-heads principle that changed everything at age 14 • How marketing is the one skill that ensures you'll never go hungry • Why everyone can learn to make money, but not everyone should be an entrepreneur Timothy challenges conventional wisdom about the African diaspora experience, questioning why so many work themselves to exhaustion for homes they'll never live in, while offering practical alternatives for wealth creation. He breaks down his 11 "cheat codes" from his upcoming book What's Stopping You, including why "it's not that deep" became his business mantra. Whether you're navigating the complexities of diaspora identity, wrestling with whether entrepreneurship is truly for you, or seeking the mental frameworks that separate the 42-year-old average successful entrepreneur from the Instagram fantasy, this conversation delivers unvarnished truth about what it really takes to build generational wealth. From the boy who was shipped to Ghana to avoid care, to the man who now invests in yachts and companies - this is entrepreneurship without the filter. Guest Timothy Armoo - https://www.instagram.com/timarmoo/?hl=en Host: Derrick Abaitey - https://www.instagram.com/derrick.abaitey/ Join Konnected Academy - https://konnectedacademy.com/
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