Oscar Hartmann is one of the most successful and richest Russian entrepreneurs, a vivid example of how to achieve incredible goals from scratch. Today, the businessman owns more than 10 companies, whose total capitalization is more than 5 billion dollars.
Such people delight and inspire and motivate their success stories. Therefore, now we should briefly talk about Oscar and about what he began with and what he could come to.
Biography
A businessman was born in 1982 on May 14 in Kazakhstan, in the family of Russian Germans. At the age of 7, he moved with his parents to Germany. There, Oscar Hartmann graduated from the School of Management with a degree in International Economics.
He began to work from 11 years old - he distributed magazines and newspapers. He tried many types of activities: he worked at a gas station, a warehouse, and even worked as a nurse in the hospital for a year.
The first business was an online store selling sports nutrition, slimming belts, etc. Oscar closed the case because he had to go through an alternative civilian service.
The future billionaire hatched the idea of a serious business in the mid-2000s. In those days, he worked first at the Malaysian representative office of BMW, and then at the office of the Boston Consulting Group, located in Moscow.
Way to success
The future entrepreneur came to Russia - to a country where he did not know anyone - at 25 years old. With a starting capital of $ 30,000, on which he founded KupiVip. Oscar Hartmann this money was enough for 6 weeks of work.
It was at that moment that a small, recently born to him and his wife Tatyana son was given a fatal diagnosis - cystic fibrosis. Oscar urgently needed to find capital and money for medicines. This was a defining moment. The entrepreneur himself said in an interview that the ability of a person to overcome such situations and move on determines success.
Oscar Hartmann said: “I founded more than 20 companies, and each time there was fear and doubt. But! This can be defeated with even greater fear. I was scared when I founded KupiVIP. But even more horrified was the idea that at the age of 40 I could work for hire - and the owner of the enterprise would determine who I was and what I was obliged to do. ”
And when they ask Oscar what is necessary for success, his first recommendation is to kill fear.
Companies
Oscar is the founder of many enterprises and organizations. Among them:
- KupiVIP.
- Aktivo.
- Carprice.
- FactoryMarket.
- CarFix.
- Welf.world.
- Equium.club.
- R2club.
Talking about the biography of Oscar Hartmann and his enterprises, it should be noted that he is also a member of the board of directors of Alfa Bank, and also the chairman of the board of trustees of the Rybakov Fund organization.
In addition, the businessman founded and became a partner of several investment funds and invested more than 50 times in the development of Internet companies.
Oscar Hartmann's venture capital portfolio includes dozens of companies around the world.
Social work
Oscar Hartmann is one of the most open and sought-after speakers in all of Russia. The entrepreneur by his example demonstrates an active approach to business and life, as well as the benefits of positive thinking.
Oscar has a profile on Instagram, where he regularly posts fresh stories, photos and interesting, as well as informative posts, the contents of which are useful for people interested in or doing business.
Oscar Hartmann also has a YouTube channel, which has already subscribed to about 140 thousand people. The businessman takes very interesting videos in which he tells non-banal things.
In his videos, the billionaire answers questions that are relevant for every businessman - “How to think?” and "What to do?" Many people are inspired by his words and really come to success. After all, this is not a business consultant or coach, but a real person who built an entire empire, having practically nothing.