Iām Patrick Grove, I just sold iProperty.com for $534M. AMA!

Hello TIA community!
Iām Patrick Grove, Founder & CEO of Catcha Group. Catcha Group is a leading international investment firm that focuses on unearthing value in the media and technology sectors in Asia. Our investments range from four publicly listed internet related companies to privately held internet start-upās.
Some of the primary investments are:
- iProperty.com ā The largest online property portal group in Asia
- iCar Asia ā ASEANās largest network of automobile portals
- Ensogo Ltd ā SEAās leading e-commerce player
- REV Asia
- iFLIX.com
- Catcha Ventures
- Frontier Digital Ventures
My day-to-day involves surfing the internet! Woohoo! Love my Job!
You can ask me anything! Especially on these following topics:
- Investments in Asia
- Perseverance
- Internet History (we been here since 1999)
- Building a Great Company
- Building Rockstar Teams
You can also ask me about:
- My hobbies
- Saving the world
Ask away!
Note from Daniel, TIAās community manager:
The host may choose at his preference to not answer particular questions. The AMA is moderated by the community managers, so letās keep the questions friendly. š
Read more about the Catcha Group here:
- iProperty to be sold for $534M in one of largest ever buyouts of Southeast Asian web firm
- Catcha Group to put up to $100M into growth stage startups in Southeast Asia
- News Corp subsidiary buys $100M worth of shares in Malaysiaās iProperty
- Catcha Group Invests in Middle Eastās Top Property Portal
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Recent comments
may I know what is your strategy to build a rockstar team? May be you have any pā¦
Hi Patrick, Missed the live AMA session but hope u could answer my questions at ā¦
Hi Patrick, how's doing internet business in 1999 as compared to now?