David Vitek
{{short description|Australian entrepreneur (born 1974)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2019}}
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| known_for = Founder, hipages Group{{cite web| url=http://www.itwire.com/it-people-news/people-moves/64345-hipages-gets-new-chief-marketing-officer| title=hipages gets new chief marketing officer| author=Sam Varghese| date=6 June 2014| publisher=ITWire| accessdate=19 October 2014}}
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David Vitek is an Australian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of hipages Group, a lead generation and online directory service connecting consumers to tradesmen.{{cite web| url=http://smarter.telstrabusiness.com/advice/how-to-use-directories-and-review-sites-to-grow-your-customer-base.htm| title=Blogs- Grow your business with directories and review sites| author=Morris Kaplan| date=23 December 2013| publisher=Smarter Business Ideas| accessdate=19 October 2014}}{{cite web| url=http://www.cmo.com.au/article/552715/growth_hacking_bridging_marketing_product_gap_hipages_story/| title=Growth hacking and bridging the marketing/product gap: The Hipages story| author=Nadia Cameron| date=19 August 2014| publisher=CMO| accessdate=19 October 2014}}{{cite web| url=http://www.oxygenventures.com.au/blog/2014/5/15/local-heroes| title=Local Heroes| author=Jonathan Jackson| date=15 May 2014| publisher=Oxygen Ventures| accessdate=19 October 2014}} Vitek founded hipages with childhood friend, Roby Sharon-Zipser in 2004.{{cite web| url=http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/aussie-home-improvement-startup-hipages-raises-6-million-20140507-zr6bf.html| title=Aussie home improvement start-up hipages raises $6 million| author=Mahesh Sharma| date=7 May 2014| newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald| accessdate=19 October 2014}} The company started as Viteknologies,{{cite web| title=Rightsizing: Hipages finds the best way to tackle the Amazon cloud| date=9 March 2015| author=Stuart Corner| newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald| url=http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/cloud/rightsizing-hipages-finds-the-best-way-to-tackle-the-amazon-cloud-20150309-13yy2t.html| accessdate=1 April 2015}} an online directory with a focus on natural therapies.{{cite web| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/the-deal-magazine/capitalising-on-digital-change/story-e6frgabx-1226680122706| title=Capitalising on digital change| author=Morris Kaplan| date=19 July 2013| publisher=The Australian| accessdate=19 October 2014}}{{cite web| url=http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/bpn/building-industry-receives-boost-from-the-stimulus| title=Building industry receives boost from the stimulus package| date=5 March 2009| publisher=Architecture and Design| accessdate=19 October 2014}} The founders decided to expand and change the primary focus to tradesmen as well as natural therapies and pet services.{{cite web| url=http://www.smartcompany.com.au/leadership/profiles/30644-david-vitek.html| title=David Vitek| author=Patrick Stafford| date=5 March 2013| publisher=SmartCompany| accessdate=19 October 2014}}{{cite web| url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/kin_thing_tchnV8VU2pMLSMwcYXxbeM| title=A kin thing| author=Tony Blackie| date=24 June 2009| publisher=BRW| accessdate=19 October 2014}}{{cite web| url=http://www.afr.com/p/technology/hipages_pe_boost_sets_scene_for_XLx8FuckehcXrXgalpUMfN| title=hipages $6m PE boost sets scene for growth, marketing, ASX IPO| author=Sally Rose| date=10 June 2014| publisher=Australia Financial Review| accessdate=19 October 2014}} As CEO, Vitek grew the directory to record more than 40,000 businesses registered covering over 1,200 categories with 75,000 written recommendations from homeowners, making hipages one of Australia's largest on-demand home services marketplace and leading sites for finding local tradespeople.{{cite web| url=http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/what-do-tonys-tradies-really-think-20150520-gh462p| title=What do 'Tony's tradies' really think?| last=White| first=Louis| date=21 May 2015| newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald| access-date=4 June 2015}} Vitek previously worked for a startup company called Report Control, and then later he was an engineer at IBM.{{cite web| url=http://www.startupdaily.com.au/2014/05/hipages-group-still-dominates-market-younger-startups-attempt-overhaul/| title=hipages Group still dominates the market as younger startups attempt to overhaul| author=Tasnuva Bindi| date=7 May 2014| publisher=StartUp Daily| accessdate=19 October 2014| archive-date=26 July 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726022219/http://www.startupdaily.com.au/2014/05/hipages-group-still-dominates-market-younger-startups-attempt-overhaul/| url-status=dead}}
Vitek resigned as CEO in 2019,{{cite news |title=Hipages founder downs tools |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_MRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Ftechnology%2Fhipages-founder-downs-tools%2Fnews-story%2Fe8128007b9b5e039bbeb60b97457edcc&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=06b7c1c7eac611d091f6498e09e0bdef-1579590471 |accessdate=21 January 2020 |work=The Australian}} after hipages posted losses of $13 million, up from $8.5 million the year before.{{cite news |title=HIPAGES GROUP PTY LTD. |url=https://jwhtf2k6puw1meuvi1moxojh-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/313235313733363532333-FY19.pdf |accessdate=21 January 2020 |work=Australian Securities and Investments Commission}} In 2020 Vitek started a new venture: Kidsbook - a booking platform for kids activities.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-01|title=Hipages co-founder launches platform for frustrated parents|url=https://www.afr.com/technology/hipages-co-founder-launches-platform-for-frustrated-parents-20200528-p54xai|access-date=2020-06-11|website=Australian Financial Review|language=en}}
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