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From family debt and failed business ventures to building one of Thailand’s most recognisable snack brands.
Imagine being a teenager who spends hours playing video games, struggles with conventional education and suddenly discovers that his family is drowning in debt.
For most young people, such circumstances would be overwhelming. For Itthipat Peeradechapan, they became the beginning of an extraordinary entrepreneurial journey.
Known by his nickname, Tob, the young Thai entrepreneur would eventually create Taokaenoi, a seaweed snack brand recognised across Asia and beyond.
His journey was anything but straightforward.
Before discovering the business opportunity that would change his life, Itthipat experimented with selling electronic products and roasted chestnuts. Along the way, he experienced disappointing sales, operational problems and repeated setbacks.
Yet the teenager possessed something many aspiring entrepreneurs struggle to develop: the determination to keep experimen