Founders in Berlin

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Hey there 👋 Welcome to 'Founders in Berlin', the hub of real-world founder stories. Each episode is packed with inspiring insights, valuable advice, and the raw truth behind how founders take the leap. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or just curious about the startup scene in Berlin, this podcast is for you. Don't miss out, tune in now!

Episodes

  1. 07/20/2023

    Founding Straight Out of University, From €10 Million Yearly Revenue to Launching a New Venture with Alex Eser of ZipDo

    Alex tells Ezgi how he started his first company straight out of university, Global Commerce Media, and how much capital you need to do that. They talk about how he wanted to bootstrap the company since the majority of the revenue was profit. Tune in for the decision making moments, and Alex's second venture ZipDo. Links: Ladder of Wealth About Alex: Linkedin Global Commerce Media ZipDo Brought to you by Startup Incubator Berlin. More about them here. If you want to know more about us, go to foundersinberlin.com Contact me here

    31 min

  2. 07/06/2023

    From Musician to Founder: Event organization, and on "doing things that don't scale" with Adelina Tkesheliadze of Sul Pont

    Adelina tells Ezgi her journey from the creative arts to entrepreneurship, diving into the creative industry and events. We talk about the concept of "doing things that don't scale" by Paul Graham. Listen in to learn how this principle can be applied in a startup context and glean insights from Adelina's own experiences (00: 16) background (04:55) the team (09:56) Start and the Berlin effect (12:02) Event organization and agencies (18:09) How to validate your idea (21:59) Doing things that don't scale - http://paulgraham.com/ds.html (25:22) Future Plans (27:05) Advice Brought to you by Startup Incubator Berlin. Links: About Adelina Contact: Linkedin Company: Sulpont More about Startup Incubator Berlin If you want to know more about us, go to foundersinberlin.com Contact me here

    31 min

  3. 06/29/2023

    Rising AI Wave, Privacy Threats and Building an Internal Document Search Engine for Companies using AI with Francesco of Deepfile

    Francesco sits down with Ezgi to explore his journey of bridging his background in finance with a highly technical Artificial Intelligence startup. They talk about how they are changing the game of data privacy in the age of GPT-based models, and open discussions of business ideas. Brought to you by Startup Incubator Berlin. **I mention that Italy banned ChatGPT for a year. To clarify, the ban, of course lasted not for a year, but for one month** Links: About Francesco Contact: Linkedin Company: Deepfile More about Startup Incubator Berlin If you want to know more about us, go to foundersinberlin.com Contact me here

    34 min

  4. 06/15/2023

    Productized Service Platform for Self Publishing from Freelancing with Ceri Savage of Savage Edits

    Ceri and Ezgi talk about how Ceri's freelancing career turned into a scalable productized service business with more than 80 books. A new marketing channel, BookTok, and the rise of self publishing are also in the agenda. Brought to you by Startup Incubator Berlin. Links: About Ceri Contact: Linkedin Company: Savage Edits Twitter Instagram About Startup Incubator Berlin If you want to know about us, go to foundersinberlin.com Contact me here

    26 min

  5. 06/08/2023

    Quitting a Steady Job, Solopreneurship, Building for Creator Economy with Felippe Wick from cliqe

    Felippe talks about how viable being an indie hacker is, why you should build in public and what risks to take in Berlin. And of course we learn more about cliqe, the creator economy marketplace. Brought to you by Startup Incubator Berlin. Links: About Felippe Contact: Linkedin and Twitter Company: cliqe About Startup Incubator Berlin If you want to know about us, go to foundersinberlin.com Contact me here

    29 min

  6. 05/25/2023

    From Being a Jewelry Designer to Founding a SaaS For Gold Buyers: Selina of Sylbaa

    Selina sits down to tell us the eventful journey from leaving university to starting a SaaS. We talked about how she went to India, found her jewelry company, importance of a cofounder and the multitude of opportunities for new founders to grab in Berlin. Brought to you by Startup Incubator Berlin. Links: About Selina Contact: Linkedin Company: Sylbaa More about Startup Incubator Berlin If you want to know about us, go to foundersinberlin.com Contact me here

    29 min

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Hey there 👋 Welcome to 'Founders in Berlin', the hub of real-world founder stories. Each episode is packed with inspiring insights, valuable advice, and the raw truth behind how founders take the leap. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or just curious about the startup scene in Berlin, this podcast is for you. Don't miss out, tune in now!

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    Ezgi Turhaner
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