Vom Kepler-Schüler zum New Yorker CEO: Die Erfolgsgeschichte von Oliver Kharraz

Von Weiden nach New York: Oliver Kharraz (53) hat mit der digitalen Ärzte-Plattform Zocdoc Karriere gemacht. Im Interview spricht er über seine Wurzeln, die Anfänge des Startups und wie er Deutschland heute sieht.

von Michaela Lowak

Oliver Kharraz, aufgewachsen in Weiden, lebt mittlerweile in New York.

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