Martin Hosking

Martin Hosking

Martin Hosking was born in 1960 and lives in the Dandenongs, Australia. He is a co-founder of RedBubble[1] and former chairman of Aconex. He has lectured at the Melbourne Business School[2] and been recognized as one of Australia's leading Web 2.0 Entrepreneurs.[3]

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Early life and education

Hosking grew up in Canberra and completed his higher education at the University of Melbourne in history.

Career

Early career

Hosking joined the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade where he served in Damascus and Cairo and learned to speak Arabic.[4]

Hosking started his business career with consultants McKinsey & Company and was later employed by Looksmart as a senior executive.[5]

RedBubble

Hosking is a co-founder of RedBubble, along with Paul Vanzella and Peter Styles.[6] RedBubble is "an online marketplace for artists and art lovers. Membership of the site is free, artists retain their copyright, set their own prices and choose which products they want to sell (prints, T-shirts and gift cards). In keeping with the evolution of the web, RedBubble is fostering community above and beyond transactional interaction."[7]

In May and June 2011, RedBubble was criticized for selling T-shirts based on the comic strip Hipster Hitler. Though the creators said the images and slogans were parodies of Hitler, the products were removed in June 2011, and Hosking said that RedBubble's "play nice" guidelines would be changed to prohibit such parodies and any other material that would likely cause "deep offence".[8] A week after the removal of the T-shirts, RedBubble was again criticized for selling baby clothing with serial killer and Nazi motifs.[9][10] Most of the offending products were removed, although the media reported that some still remained on the website. Hosking resigned as chairman of Aconex, an online project management company, on 15 June 2011 to focus on his CEO role at RedBubble.[11]

Australian Arabic Council

Hosking was a member of the Australian Arabic Council and was its Secretary in 2005, in which capacity he emphasized support for Palestinian human rights and moderation on several issues, including arrests of terror suspects,[12] racial profiling,[13] and ASIO searches.[14]

Personal

Hosking is married and has 3 daughters.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ "Pilgrim". redbubble.com. http://www.redbubble.com/people/pilgrim. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  2. ^ » Get out of your comfort zone, says entrepreneur
  3. ^ » Australia's Top Web 2.0 Entrepreneurs
  4. ^ Entrepreneur27 » Interview with Martin Hosking and Peter Styles of RedBubble
  5. ^ "Executive Officers". EDGAROnline. 15 April 2000. http://sec.edgar-online.com/2000/04/28/16/0000929624-00-000594/Section11.asp. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
  6. ^ "A RedBubble Story". RedBubble website. 17 December 2008. http://www.redbubble.com/people/redbubble/journal/2243823-a-redbubble-story. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 
  7. ^ Building online marketplaces | Australian Anthill Magazine
  8. ^ Munro, Peter (5 June 2011). "Don't mention the war: artists reminded that Hitler's no joke". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/dont-mention-the-war-artists-reminded-that-hitlers-no-joke-20110604-1fmdf.html. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  9. ^ "'Serial killer' baby clothes spark outrage". 9News. 11 June 2011. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8260009/baby-clothes-with-serial-killer-pictures. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  10. ^ Cairns, Lois (12 June 2011). "Serial killers feature on baby clothes". stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/5132376/Serial-killers-feature-on-baby-clothes. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  11. ^ "Aconex appoints Simon Yencken as Chairman". aconex.com. 16 June 2011. http://www.aconex.com/news/press-release/aconex-appoints-simon-yencken-chairman. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  12. ^ "PM not 'targeting' Muslims". The Age. 9 November 2005. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/cameraman-attacked-in-new-raid/2005/11/09/1131407662882.html?page=2. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
  13. ^ "AAC condemns call for racial profiling". ETU. 4 August 2005. http://www.etu.asn.au/files/pdfs/2005/pr050805.pdf. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
  14. ^ "Raids fuel fears of Muslim persecution". AccessMyLibrary. 29 June 2005. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-134435874/raids-fuel-fears-muslim.html. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
  15. ^ Pilgrim's Overview - RedBubble

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