Oliver Dlouhý
Oliver Dlouhý | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1988 |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Education | Newton College, Brno |
| Occupation | CEO of Kiwi.com |
Oliver Dlouhý (born 7 January 1988) is a Czech entrepreneur, founder and CEO of the online travel agency Kiwi.com. The Forbes business magazine included Oliver to Forbes Czech "30 under 30".[1] On 30 May 2016 NBC News invited Oliver to explain how the unique searching algorithm works.[2] In August 2017 the company provided access to over 700 airlines and served over 50 million searches daily.[3] For the 7165% growth the company was ranked 7th in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Awards, category Fast 500 EMEA in 2017.[4]
In May 2017 Oliver said he expects to double the company's sales to 700 million euros and in 2018 to grow faster due to expansion of database connections and adding the ground transport.[5]
On 3 March 2020 the Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš gave him the award 'Podnikatel roku' (Entrepreneur of the Year) 2019, in which the turnover of Kiwi.com exceeded 30 billion Czech crowns.[6][7]
After initial successes of Kiwi.com currently there are instances of unhappy customers that have been reported which started during the pandemic. With an average review score of 3.7/5 on Trustpilot, the website has classified Kiwi.com to a public rating "Average".[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ Vu, Lan Anh (22 February 2016). "CEO Talk: Oliver Dlouhy, Co-founder and CEO, Skypicker". HuffPost.
- ^ "How Kiwi.com differs from the likes of Expedia". CNBC. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Getting to know you: Oliver Dlouhy, Founder & CEO, Kiwi.com". Bmmagazine.co.uk. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Kiwi.com je nejlépe umístěnou českou firmou v desítce nejrychleji rostoucích technologických společností Evropy, Blízkého východu a Afriky". Feedit.cz. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Kiwi.com in talks to raise funds for next leg of travel". Reuters.com. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Ocenění Podnikatel roku získal zakladatel Kiwi.com Oliver Dlouhý". E15.cz. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Našel lepší a levnější cestu. Podnikatelem roku je zakladatel Kiwi.com". iDNES.cz. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Kiwi Trustpilot ranking". trustpilot.com. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.