Brent Hoberman
Co-founder of lastminute.com answers your questions directly!
It’s not everyday you get to ask the industry’s brightest and best about
anything – but at Business Startup, you can do just that. On Thursday only, Brent
Hoberman is in session to talk about his rise to fame and success through the
internet.
The importance of doing business online can never be overstated. The
opportunities are vaster than ever before, and the market-reach is virtually
unlimited. Using evolving technologies – and more importantly, using them to your
advantage – is something every discerning entrepreneur should be doing in the
twenty-first century.
And this is your chance to learn from the man that Brent is a Governor of University of the
Name: Brent Hoberman knows how. Arts College, London, a non-executive board
So come prepared with a question director of Guardian Media Group and is an angel
Career Highlights: Brent, now 40, was born in South Africa, investor in several internet companies including
• Co-founded lastminute.com in 1998. educated at Eton and holds a MA in French and Viagogo, Wayn.com, erepublik.com and imagini.
• Founded mydeco.com German literature from Oxford. He lives in central net. He also organises the European Founders
• Non-executive chairman of wayn.com London with his wife, Genevieve, two daughters Forum - a brainstorming event for Europe’s digital
• Angel investor of several online and a baby son. entrepreneurs. Brent is currently one of the Young
companies Brent co-founded lastminute.com in April Global Leaders of the Davos World Economic
1998 with Martha Lane Fox. He acted as CEO and Forum and is a member of the Business Council
took the company to profit and gross bookings of for Britain.
over $2 billion. lastminute.com floated in March This is Brent’s first time at Business
2000 when the dot-com bubble reached its apex - Startup, and we’re very excited to have him
the IPO was 40 times oversubscribed. lastminute. speaking. His boundless energy and insightful
com acquired 14 businesses after the IPO to knowledge has been described as infectious – and
supplement the annual growth of the core brand we’re looking forward to catching it as much as
His boundless energy and
which was over 100% from 1998 – 2004. In 2005, you.
insightful knowledge has been
lastminute.com was sold to Sabre for $1.1bn.
Brent most recently co-founded the
described as infectious.
PROfounders Capital – an early stage fund backed
by entrepreneurs for digital entrepreneurs. He is
also founded and chairs VC-backed internet based
start-up, mydeco.com, the online interiors site that
aims to revolutionise the way we shop and design
for our homes. mydeco.com is the UK’s leading
interior design website.
Hall 1 – 2.45-3.15
Thursday
Q & A with Brent Hoberman
Your chance to ask co-founder of
lastminute.com about importance of
doing business online, using evolving
technologies, and using them to your
advantage.
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