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the same name, as this was impacting the visibility of his business and its achievements online. Millar expressed a wish that he had chosen a more distinctive change, reflecting on the decision, “All the stuff we were posting about the business and the publicity we were getting at the time was just getting lost. I spent months trying to work out what to change it to and I wish I changed it to something more fun instead of just changing a letter.”
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Early in his career, Millar made a notable change to his personal identity. Originally born Jake Miller, he decided to change his surname to ‘Millar’ at the age of 19, when he was just starting his first business. This change was motivated by a desire to avoid confusion with the
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Despite the promise of the idea with nearly $ 5 million raised and a $ 12+ million valuation at its peak, the business failed as a result of the impact of COVID-19 and
Unfiltered was subsequently sold in early 2021 to Crimson Education for a combination of cash and shares.
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Unfiltered which he founded in 2015, a platform that provides inspirational interviews and advice from high-profile individuals. A notable interview Millar did for Unfiltered was with British business magnate
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Christchurch Boys' High School, where he was Head Boy in 2013. There he founded his first company, Oompher, a career advice platform.
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166:"The Bizarro World of the Very Young, Very Rich Jake Millar"
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