Date: 11.10.2025 (2025-10-11)
Alexander Illichmann (11.10.2025) • Company size: • SMB: Billing and reporting one team; larger corporates: split into departments • Different tools of different vendors are used -> data is scattered • Use case: • Monthly report: regions vs. forecast • He puts that in a slide deck • Most processes for him are: Pull data from finance tool to Excel then to powerpoint or email to show to someone • Interesting areas: Billing, PO, deal approval • AWS: • IBM Cognos: API was shit and tech team does not allow it • He can do Intros • JF every two weeks can make sense • He has a patent at AWS → check How to create prove for investors? Advisor, LOI? etc.