[$1.6B val] Mercury’s Founder, Immad Akhund; rapid growth via word of mouth

Mercury, a banking service for startups, was launched in 2019 but their business idea had been brewing since 2013. Mercury has now grown to 357 employees and tens of thousands of customers.  CEO & Co-Founder Immad Akhund joined us to share some advice:   Classic strategies work. Encourage your investors to talk about you on social media to get word-of-mouth going. Show ambition. Make sure your message encapsulates the scale of what you’re trying to achieve.    Get talking. Participate in podcasts or start your own and chat with other founders.

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Here’s how to startup. Even when the world goes topsy-turvy. From one home office to another, Zendesk leaders chat with founders, CEOs, and makers on their startup journey. There’s rule-flipping, new dogma and recycling failure into growth. Plus, why customer experience is at the heart of success, as told by people who know unpredictability inside out. (That seems pretty helpful right now.)