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When Potentia and Ambit founder Josh Comrie got what he wanted, it made him miserable.
Josh Comrie, 47, has founded five ventures with annual turnover of more than $1 million, two with valuations over $20m. His first startup, hi-tech recruitment firm Potentia, is now a market leader with $40m revenue. He also founded recruitment firm Aspire Executive Search, AI conversation (chatbot) software firm Ambit (with co-founders Tim Warren and Gareth Cronin), and most recently, digital marketing business The Attention Agency headed up by his partner Tina Moore.
He started investing in the sharemarket while still in his 20s, soon diversifying into property and early-stage startups. He set up commission-free angel investor group Flying Kiwi Angels,