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 & 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 start-ups I co-founded and roles I held along the way. Every one of them shaped how I work today.

Past ventures
  • Desopi
    2019 – 2020
    Sunset
    Co-Founder · Business Manager
    An online furniture marketplace offering free delivery, free installation and personalized design.
  • Lesnote
    2021 – 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 – 2023
    Past role
    Start-Up House Project Officer
    Sourced start-ups, ran follow-ups and coordinated consultancy meetings inside the accelerator focused on start-ups and scale-ups.
  • Üretken Akademi
    2020 – 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.