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Oct 2023
1h 35m

Auto1-Gründer Hakan Koc (#635)

Philipp Westermeyer - OMR
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Warum der Gründer nach einer Gebrauchtwagen-Plattform jetzt ein Mobilfunk-Unternehmen aufbaut

Als Hakan Koc und Christian Bertermann ihr Startup Auto1 gründen, haben sie Angst. Angst vor Nachahmern. Die beiden verordnen sich strengste Geheimhaltung und gründen dafür sogar eine Fake-Firma als Ablenkung. Der Plan geht auf. Als die Gebrauchtwagen-Plattform 2021 an die Börse geht, sind die beiden auf dem Papier Milliardäre. Doch nun hat Hakan Koc eine neue Idee.

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