Fred Schebesta has to be one of Australia’s coolest and most successful entrepreneurs. Having sold his first business, Freestyle Media, for $1.3M at the ripe old age of 22, Fred and his business partner co-founded one the world’s leading comparison websites, Finder.com. The business now operates sites in over 80 countries, gets around 10 million visitors per month, and has around 500 employees. At present Finder.com is valued at over half a billion dollars.
In this episode, Fred reflects on his first ventures as we discuss where he succeeded and where things did not work out. We cover everything from how Fred got into self-employment through his first business sale. From there, we discuss how Finder achieved massive success and the growing pains that came with it.
Connect with Fred Schebesta
Website: https://www.fredschebesta.com/
Website: https://www.finder.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredschebesta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fredschebesta
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fred.schebesta
Clubhouse: @fredschebesta
Join The Disruptors’ Club: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12205644/
Get a copy of Fred's book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Go-Live-principles-launch-global/dp/1922611042/
Connect with Simon Bedard
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srhbedard/
Website: https://buygrowsell.com/
Website: https://exitadvisory.com.au/