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Achieving rapid growth through word of mouth with Immad Akhund

Zendesk

Encourage your investors to talk about you on social media Mercury was founded to provide banking for startups. Mercury had 60 angel investors at the seed round, and Akhund asked all of them to tweet about the company. He says, “One of the things to do to drive marketing is to do the things that don’t make you money.

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The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschläger” – Part 2

QYMATIX

If acquiring an entire company (Essener Arbeitsschutz GmbH in 2007) was not a complex project already, the introduction of SAP (ERP, EWM, PI and BI) followed in 2009. How the development of the Wollschläger Group continues and which decisive business decisions Frank W. If you have not read part 1 yet, click here.

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MiFID II: What It Means For Your Business And How To Be Compliant

Tenfold

It has been under development for nine years, being formally approved in 2014, and replaces the original MiFID enacted in 2007. This will ensure that all trades are conducted fairly and with an open process that protects the investor. Why MiFID II, and Why Now? The regulations themselves total over 1.5