Solutrust: It Was Sort Of Like An Arranged Marriage (But For Business) – with Jose Akle

Jose Akle, Solutrust, B2B, Consulting, International Founders, South American Founders

How do co-founders of different ages work together to build a company?

Jose Akle was 23 when he launched his company. His co-founder was over 50 years old. We’ll hear how they worked together to build a Solutrust, a company based in Mexico which provides accounting and legal services as well as software for trust departments.

Jose Akle

Solutrust

Jose Akle is the founder of Solutrust, which provides accounting and legal services, as well as software for trust departments.

 

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