Kogan.com was one of the original disruptors in Australian retail. Sean Aylmer speaks with founder and CEO Ruslan Kogan about the company’s 20-year journey, from importing TVs from factories to becoming one of Australia’s best-known online retailers.

Ruslan reflects on the highs of the COVID boom, the inventory mistakes that followed, how the business reinvented itself - and what he learned from his immigrant parents.

Kogan.com was one of the original disruptors in Australian retail. Sean Aylmer speaks with founder and CEO Ruslan Kogan about the company&rsquo;s 20-year journey, from importing TVs from factories to becoming one of Australia&rsquo;s best-known online retailers. Ruslan reflects on the highs of the COVID boom, the inventory mistakes that followed, how the business reinvented itself - and what he learned from his immigrant parents.

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Q+A: Kogan.com at 20: what Ruslan Kogan learned from the highs and lows

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A pay rise for workers, the economy slows down, tumbling house prices and the CIA agent who allegedly took home 303 gold bars. There's a lot to discuss, and plenty to argue over. Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with Adam Lang picking a winner in a fierce debate. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://survey.humaniti.com/wix/p666026743219.aspx&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1781093499912575&amp;usg=AOvVaw09n7pzpclD8b0SvraxjApy">We&rsquo;re running a short survey to hear from you</a>, with the team at Fonto. It only takes a few minutes, and you can be in the running to win a $3,000 Luxury Escapes voucher. Join our<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1781093499912575&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DPz3XtNpASef9SRyoTLhG">&nbsp;free daily newsletter here</a>.

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This is the Fear & Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.


Miners drop


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Megaport surges


Coal incentives

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Afternoon Report | ASX down for the week

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Q+A: Kogan.com at 20: what Ruslan Kogan learned from the highs and lows

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