Ruslan Fazlyev
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Ruslan Fazlyev | |
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 Ruslan Fazlyev, July 2011 | |
| Born | March 27, 1980 |
| Occupation | Internet Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | X-Cart Ecwid |
Ruslan Renatovich Fazlyev (Bashkir: Руслан Ренат улы Фазлыев, born March 27, 1980) is a Russian Internet entrepreneur who has founded several companies. He is best known as a founder and developer of Ecwid and X-Cart e-commerce platforms.[1]
Ruslan is ranked number 14 in Hopes&Fears’s rating of young Russian entrepreneurs[2] and number 56 among Russian internet millionaires according to Kommersant’s research.[3]
Fazlyev was born in Oktyabrsky, Republic of Bashkortostan. Ruslan has been programming since he was seven years old. At first, he used pen and paper. His first personal computer had no screen. Despite all the technical difficulties, Ruslan practised reverse engineering of software and created simple games.[4] From 1997 to 1999, he studied at Ulyanovsk State Technical University.[5] Ruslan dropped out of the school, but nowadays, he is regularly invited to lecture at USTU.[6][7] He is married to a woman he met before starting his own business.
