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http://www.kogan.com.au/ruslan-kogan/ bobruysk , byelorussian soviet socialist republic 349 million -lrb- 2014 -rrb- australian november 1982 melbourne , australia ruslan_kogan_founder_and_ceo_kogan_technologies . jpg ruslan kogan
 ruslan kogan
ruslan kogan

ruslan kogan -lrb- born november 1982 -rrb- is a serial entrepreneur , and founder and ceo of kogan.com as well as one of the founders of milan direct , an australian and uk furniture retailer .
he was australia 's richest person under the age of 30 from 2011 to his 30th birthday in november 2012 .
his wealth has multiplied more than 20 times in half a decade , making him one of the richest 200 in australia 's rich list 2014 , and one of the top 10 richest in australia 's young rich list 2014 , with a personal wealth of $ 349 million .
kogan holds several publicised controversial views regarding the consumer technology industry , expressing his opposition to the australian government 's proposed internet filter as well as lambasting them for their handling of the set top box scheme .
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 .
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 , a guest article for fast company -lrb- magazine -rrb- about the importance of social proof in business , a guest article for venturebeat about affiliate marketing , a guest post on gizmodo outlining his opposition to the filter and the age regarding the future of tv .
he was also a guest columnist for business magazine brw throughout 2011 , and has on several occasions provided guest opinions on the world 's largest technology blog , techcrunch .
in 2015 , he was interviewed on the bloomberg television series `` high flyers '' .
