Ruslan Kogan

Ruslan Kogan
BornNovember 1982 (1982-11) (age 41)[1]
Babruysk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union[2][3]
NationalityAustralian
Education
Alma materMonash University
Known forFounder of Kogan.com
SpouseAnastasia Kogan
Websitewww.kogan.com.au/ruslan-kogan/

Ruslan Kogan (born November 1982[1][4]) is an Australian entrepreneur known as founder and CEO of Kogan.com, as well as several other ecommerce companies in Australia.[5][6][7] He was Australia's richest person under the age of 30 from 2011 to his 30th birthday in November 2012. In 2020, Kogan's net worth was estimated by the Financial Review 2020 Rich List as A$575 million.[8][9]

Kogan holds several publicised controversial views regarding the consumer technology industry, expressing his opposition to the Australian Government's proposed internet filter[10][self-published source?] as well as lambasting the government for their handling of the Set Top Box Scheme.[11][self-published source?] He was also the only executive from a consumer electronics vendor in Australia to campaign against the introduction of 3DTV into homes around the world.[12][13]

He has written articles as both a guest and regular for several large media outlets, including a guest article for Forbes giving his views on Facebook,[14] a guest article for Fast Company about the importance of social proof in business,[15] a guest article for VentureBeat about affiliate marketing,[16] a guest post on Gizmodo outlining his opposition to the filter[17] and The Age regarding the future of TV.[18] He was also a guest columnist for business magazine BRW throughout 2011,[19] and has on several occasions provided guest opinions on the world's largest technology blog, TechCrunch.[20][21] In 2015, he was interviewed on the Bloomberg Television series High Flyers.[22]

  1. ^ a b Murray, Jody (8 October 2011). "Ruslan Kogan, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Winner". Anthillonline.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Meet The Founder: Ruslan Kogan" (PDF). Nicta. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. ^ "News Views: June's Big Issues" (PDF). The Banking & Finance Report. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Ruslan Kogan". Smartcompany.com.au. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  5. ^ Bishop, Jen (12 March 2010). "Furniture entrepreneur grows online business". Dynamic Business Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Office Chairs - Buy Outdoor Wicker & Eames Chair Replica". Milan Direct. Australia. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Designer Office Chairs - Buy Barcelona Chair & Eames Chair Replica". Milan Direct. United Kingdom. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  8. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Kogan storms back onto Rich List after record run". Australian Financial Review. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  10. ^ "The Australian Government's proposed internet filter". Kogan.com.au. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Government Set Top Box Scheme Blows Out". Kogan.com.au. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  12. ^ "3D TV offerings limited as manufacturers strike 'exclusives' with movie rights holders". The Courier-Mail. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  13. ^ Singer, Melissa (19 April 2010). "3D television". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Dear Mark Zuckerberg, Here's How You Double Facebook's Share Price". Forbes. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  15. ^ "The secret power behind why we pick busy restaurants over empty ones". Fast Company. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  16. ^ "The big ugly affiliate marketing scam". VentureBeat. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Fight The Filter: Thoughts From Ruslan Kogan, CEO of Kogan Technologies". Gizmodo. Australia. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  18. ^ Kogan, Ruslan (9 December 2011). "Want more and better TV? Stay tuned, it's coming". The Age. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  19. ^ "Ruslan Kogan: The importance of persistence". BRW. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  20. ^ Ruslan Kogan (9 April 2012). "Foxconn Bears The Brunt of Ivory Tower Assault on Capitalism". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  21. ^ Kogan, Ruslan (4 March 2012). "Ruslan Kogan". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  22. ^ "Kogan.com's Ruslan Kogan: We Want Tech-Savvy People". High Flyers. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.