Founders in Berlin

About Founders in Berlin

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!

Publisher

Ezgi Turhaner

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 May 2023

Latest episode

20 Jul 2023

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Jul 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 (https://nathanbarry.com/wealth-creation/) About Alex: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-johann-eser-07044660/) Global Commerce Media (https://www.globalcommercemedia.com/) ZipDo (https://zipdo.co/) Brought to you by Startup Incubator Berlin. More (https://www.startup-incubator.berlin/?lang=en) about them here. If you want to know more about us, go to foundersinberlin.com (https://foundersinberlin.com/) Contact me here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezgi-turhaner/)

2. 

   6 Jul 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 (http://paulgraham.com/ds.html) (25:22) Future Plans (27:05) Advice Brought to you by Startup Incubator Berlin. Links: About Adelina Contact: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adelina-tkesheliadze-3207781b4/) Company: Sulpont (https://sulpont.com/) More (https://www.startup-incubator.berlin/?lang=en) about Startup Incubator Berlin If you want to know more about us, go to foundersinberlin.com (https://foundersinberlin.com/) Contact me here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezgi-turhaner/)

3. 

   29 Jun 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 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescomeriggi/) Company: Deepfile (https://www.deepfile.eu/) More (https://www.startup-incubator.berlin/?lang=en) about Startup Incubator Berlin If you want to know more about us, go to foundersinberlin.com (https://foundersinberlin.com) Contact me here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezgi-turhaner/)

4. 

   15 Jun 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 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerisavage/?originalSubdomain=de) Company: Savage Edits (https://savageedits.com/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/cerisavageedits) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cerisavageedits/) About Startup Incubator Berlin (https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-incubator-berlin/) If you want to know about us, go to foundersinberlin.com (https://foundersinberlin.com/) Contact me here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezgi-turhaner/)

5. 

   8 Jun 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 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/felippewick/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/felippewick) Company: cliqe (https://www.cliqe.de/) About Startup Incubator Berlin (https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-incubator-berlin/) If you want to know about us, go to foundersinberlin.com (https://foundersinberlin.com/) Contact me here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezgi-turhaner/)

6. 

   25 May 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 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/selina-r-ochsner-297093231/) Company: Sylbaa (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sylbaa/) More (https://www.startup-incubator.berlin/?lang=en) about Startup Incubator Berlin If you want to know about us, go to foundersinberlin.com (foundersinberlin.com) Contact me here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezgi-turhaner/)

7. 

   18 May 2023

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