David Vitek Explained

David Vitek
Birth Date:1974 11, df=yes
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:CEO, hipages Group[1]
Known For:Founder, hipages Group[2]

David Vitek is an Australian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of hipages Group, a lead generation and online directory service connecting consumers to tradesmen.[3] [4] [5] Vitek founded hipages with childhood friend, Roby Sharon-Zipser in 2004.[6] The company started as Viteknologies,[7] an online directory with a focus on natural therapies.[8] [9] The founders decided to expand and change the primary focus to tradesmen as well as natural therapies and pet services.[10] [11] [12] As CEO, Vitek grew the directory to record more than 40,000 businesses registered covering over 1,200 categories with 75,000 written recommendations from homeowners, making hipages one of Australia's largest on-demand home services marketplace and leading sites for finding local tradespeople.[13] Vitek previously worked for a startup company called Report Control, and then later he was an engineer at IBM.[14]

Vitek resigned as CEO in 2019,[15] after hipages posted losses of $13 million, up from $8.5 million the year before.[16] In 2020 Vitek started a new venture: Kidsbook - a booking platform for kids activities.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tradies locator site hipages.com.au hammers out $6m VC backing . https://archive.today/20141019041619/http://digitalacumen.net/index.php/component/content/article/12-news/companies-on-the-move/515-tradies-locator-site-hipages-com-au-hammers-out-6m-vc-backing.html . dead . 19 October 2014 . 12 May 2014 . Business Acumen Magazine . 19 October 2014 .
  2. Web site: hipages gets new chief marketing officer. Sam Varghese. 6 June 2014. ITWire. 19 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Blogs- Grow your business with directories and review sites. Morris Kaplan. 23 December 2013. Smarter Business Ideas. 19 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Growth hacking and bridging the marketing/product gap: The Hipages story. Nadia Cameron. 19 August 2014. CMO. 19 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Local Heroes. Jonathan Jackson. 15 May 2014. Oxygen Ventures. 19 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Aussie home improvement start-up hipages raises $6 million. Mahesh Sharma. 7 May 2014. Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 2014.
  7. Web site: Rightsizing: Hipages finds the best way to tackle the Amazon cloud. 9 March 2015. Stuart Corner. Sydney Morning Herald. 1 April 2015.
  8. Web site: Capitalising on digital change. Morris Kaplan. 19 July 2013. The Australian. 19 October 2014.
  9. Web site: Building industry receives boost from the stimulus package. 5 March 2009. Architecture and Design. 19 October 2014.
  10. Web site: David Vitek. Patrick Stafford. 5 March 2013. SmartCompany. 19 October 2014.
  11. Web site: A kin thing. Tony Blackie. 24 June 2009. BRW. 19 October 2014.
  12. Web site: hipages $6m PE boost sets scene for growth, marketing, ASX IPO. Sally Rose. 10 June 2014. Australia Financial Review. 19 October 2014.
  13. Web site: What do 'Tony's tradies' really think?. White. Louis. 21 May 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 June 2015.
  14. Web site: hipages Group still dominates the market as younger startups attempt to overhaul. Tasnuva Bindi. 7 May 2014. StartUp Daily. 19 October 2014. 26 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726022219/http://www.startupdaily.com.au/2014/05/hipages-group-still-dominates-market-younger-startups-attempt-overhaul/. dead.
  15. News: Hipages founder downs tools . 21 January 2020 . The Australian.
  16. News: HIPAGES GROUP PTY LTD. . 21 January 2020 . Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
  17. Web site: 2020-06-01. Hipages co-founder launches platform for frustrated parents. 2020-06-11. Australian Financial Review. en.

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