Work

Where I currently show up.

Outside of facilitating personal brands, this is where the rest of my week goes. Programs, ventures and teaching, all inside the startup ecosystem.

Currently active
Founder Institute Türkiye
Co Director
Founder Institute Türkiye
Working hands on with early stage founders every cohort. Mentorship, structured guidance, the global FI network. This is where most of my week goes.
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The Brutally Honest
Co Founder
The Brutally Honest
A house of four sister brands. Mentor (founders), Angel (new investors), Innovator (corporate intrapreneurship) and Ecosystem (accelerators and programs). Built on 15+ years of telling the truth founders need, not the one they want.
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Start Practice
Founder
Start Practice
Where I publish my free Build Your Business in 16 Weeks program. Practical tools, canvases and guides that turn raw ideas into a shipped first version.
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SAGE Hq
AI Trainer & LMS Lead
SAGE Hq
We help young adults gain 21st century skills through hands on entrepreneurship and innovation programs.
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Previously

Ventures, roles & experiments.

Past startups I co founded and roles I held along the way. Every one of them shaped how I work today.

Past ventures
  • Desopi
    2019 to 2020
    Sunset
    Co Founder · Business Manager
    An online furniture marketplace offering free delivery, free installation and personalized design.
  • Lesnote
    2021 to 2022
    Sunset
    Co Founder · Business Manager
    An email based learning platform delivering concise, topic focused bulletins for busy people.
A few past roles
  • TIM-TEB Start-Up House
    2022 to 2023
    Past role
    Start Up House Project Officer
    Sourced startups, ran follow ups and coordinated consultancy meetings inside the accelerator focused on startups and scaleups.
  • Üretken Akademi
    2020 to 2022
    Past role
    Entrepreneurship Programs Manager
    Designed and managed entrepreneurship programs for university students, building an 8 week curriculum that takes students from idea to MVP.