How selling TVs for 1c led Ruslan Kogan to owning an online empire

His parents moved to Australia with just $90 to their name, raising their young family in a housing commission flat in Melbourne. It was there Ruslan Kogan honed his selling skills, making a buck selling golf balls and washing cars. He’s now worth about $300 million after creating online retailer Kogan.com. Background reading: This Rich Lister quit his job as a consultant to sell TVs for 1¢ • While living in a Melbourne housing commission flat, a young Ruslan Kogan honed his selling skills, making a buck selling golf balls and washing cars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.