Key insights

• ⚙️ Oleg Tinkov's diverse entrepreneurial journey through electronics stores, food industry, brewery, and banking
• 💼 Introduction of Easy Staff platform for managing freelancers, payments, and legal compliance
• 🌍 Creation of Easybees, a new international freelance exchange
• 💰 Urgent sale of Russian assets due to plummeting business value after facing sanctions
• ⚕️ Tinkov's struggle with acute myeloid leukemia, treatment in Europe, and highlighting the lack of donor support in Russia
• 🔴 Russian foundation's healthcare projects suspension after being labeled as a foreign agent, along with Tinkov's controversial political stance and interview
• 😞 Expressing disappointment in the current state of Russia, impact of the war on talent, and the decision to renounce citizenship
• 🤝 Call for unity and support to make a difference in the current situation

Q&A

• What did Oleg Tinkov express in the video?

  Tinkov expressed disappointment in the current state of Russia, highlighted the impact of the war on talent, the need for unity and support, and his decision to renounce Russian citizenship due to the prevailing situation.

• What controversies surrounded Oleg Tinkov?

  The controversies include the labeling of his foundation as a foreign agent, criticism for his changing political stance, offensive comments, legal actions against bloggers, support for Putin while criticizing democracy, and a controversial interview recorded in 2017.

• How did Oleg Tinkov's business journey conclude?

  Tinkov faced challenges, including being labeled as a foreign agent, struggling with acute myeloid leukemia, selling his business for 3% of its value, renouncing Russian citizenship, and ultimately facing the urgent sale of his Russian assets due to decreasing business value.

• What is Easy Staff platform, and Easybees?

  Easy Staff is a platform for managing freelancers, facilitating their work, payments, and legal compliance. Easybees is a new international freelance exchange introduced by Oleg Tinkov.

• What businesses were developed by Oleg Tinkov?

  Oleg Tinkov ventured into electronics stores, the food industry (later sold to Roman Abramovich), a brewery, and finally, the banking industry.

• What is the video about?

  The video covers various aspects, including the entrepreneurial journey and challenges faced by Oleg Tinkov, his business ventures, outspokenness about the government, sanctions, struggles with leukemia, the suspension of his foundation's activities, controversial statements and actions, and his decision to renounce Russian citizenship.

• 00:00 В команде шутят о работе, обсуждают Олега Тинькова, его высказывания и жизненный путь. Теньков начинал в мелком бизнесе и закупках за рубежом.
• 03:02 Oleg Tinkov started as a businessman, opened electronics stores, then entered the food industry, later sold the food company to Roman Abramovich, developed a brewery, and finally embarked on the banking industry. Easy Staff platform facilitates freelancers' work and payment, and Easybees is a new international freelance exchange.
• 06:07 The story of a successful businessman facing challenges and sanctions due to his outspokenness about the government and his business, leading to the urgent sale of his Russian assets.
• 09:11 Tinkov sold his business for 3% of its value, renounced Russian citizenship, faced restrictions, labeled as a foreign agent, and struggled with leukemia. Despite treatment in Europe, he highlights the lack of donor support in Russia. He expresses hope for change and the need for more donors.
• 12:22 A Russian foundation focused on healthcare and transplantation projects was labeled as a foreign agent, leading to the suspension of its activities. The founder, Tinkov, faced criticism for his changing political stance, offensive comments, and legal actions against bloggers. Despite the controversies, some believe he remained true to himself. He also expressed his support for Putin and criticized democracy. The segment features a controversial interview with Tinkov, recorded in 2017.
• 15:41 The speaker, who has never been interested in politics, discussed his disappointment in the current state of Russia, including the impact of the war on talent and the need for unity and support. He expressed sadness over the people's change and his decision to renounce citizenship due to the current situation.