Do You Have To Know An Industry Before Entering It? – with Ben Chong

Ben Chong, Jetabroad, Customer Acquisition, International Founders, Marketing

Ben Chong says he didn’t know about the airline industry before co-founding Jetabroad, one of Australia’s leading online travel companies. This is the story of how he learned and why knowing how to run a business may be more important than understanding the industry it’s in.

We also spend a lot of time in this interview talking about Mobile Stop, the mobile phone reseller Ben co-founded in the late 90s.

Ben Chong

Jetabroad

Ben Chong is a director and co-founder Jetabroad, a Sydney-based, global online travel agency focused on selling highly competitive international airfares and travel insurance. He’s also a partner at Click Capital, which was established in 2003 as a vehicle to invest in online opportunities.

 

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