How Tim Fargo grew a company from zero revenue to $20M from a home office

Tim Fargo, Omega Insurance, Mixergy Fan

Joining me is Tim Fargo and today we have an interview with a non-tech founder.

Tim Fargo was a co-founder of Omega Insurance Services which was sold to First Advantage.

I’m hoping the story of how he built his business and sold it will cross all barriers in entrepreneurship.  

 

Tim Fargo

Omega Insurance

Tim Fargo was a co-founder of Omega Insurance Services which was sold to First Advantage.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy. Joining me is Tim Fargo. Tim, before I give you the official introduction, I thought on camera, here in the interview, openly with everyone watching I could admit to you why I needed an extra five minutes before we started the interview. Can I be completely open with you?

Tim: Yeah. Go for it.

Andrew: I wanted to make sure you weren’t BSing me. I see these other interviewers who get sucked in by guests who pretend they have so much going on. At the last minute, I said, “Oh, was I taken in?” And you know what did it for me? I looked you up on Wikipedia and there was a reference to a New York Times article. I said, “Let’s go look at that New York Times article.” But the reference to the New York Times article didn’t look to an article. It linked to the New York Times entry on Wikipedia. I said, “Huh, that’s a red flag....

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