Summary: Who: Chris Kettle from My247 When: NEW TIME! 6:00 for 6.30pm Start, Tuesday February 22nd 2011 Where: Greystone Bar, 6 Grey Street South Bank, BRISBANE (Google Maps link) RSVP: brisbane@thehive.org.au or on the Facebook Event. Cost: FREE! Chris Kettle from My247.com.au Chris is the CEO and co-founder of My247.com.au Chris has been recognised by SmartCompany as one of Australia’s Top 30 Entrepreneurs under 30 for two years running. Chris co-founded my247.com.au (formerly Brisbane247.com) back in the original dot-com boom in 1999 with $1500 and a credit-card. Today the Fortitude Valley entertainment publisher boasts an Audience of over 600,000 people a month, continues to be profitable and has started to makes waves Internationally. My247 also produces Australia’s #1 selling Movie iPhone App – MyMovies Sounds like it was handed on a silver-plate doesn’t it? It wasn’t. Chris will share what happened behind-the-scenes from how he got started to the business roller-coaster he rides today. From almost going broke, to how to raise angel money, building the business nationally, being roasted by VCs in Palo Alto, getting the business ready to sell, how to recover from having a multi-million dollar offer pulled from under your feet, to the new profit making challenges in the new free social web. Chris will share his learnings and what you can do to take short-cuts and avoid costly mistakes in your venture.
