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| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 233 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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David Cohen
Earlier this year I had a long conversation with David Cohen, co-founder of Techstars.
When I edited it myself, I kept running into parts that felt too important to cut. I cut anyway. The best I could do was 43 minutes.
Watching it again,...
Side Project
I love founding stories.
I have been lucky enough to follow dozens of Turkish success stories from the very beginning. Yemeksepeti was at the top of that list.
In September 2005, long before its founders had their exit, I put that journey...
For All Mankind, and 15 more
This summer I was away for a long stretch. San Francisco first, then Los Angeles, all of it with the family and a lot of it with nothing scheduled.
Upto36, one week later
Last week I shared Upto36, a small game I built in three days. I...
My weekend mistake
I spent the weekend building something that started as a short post. It became a PDF. Then it became my first hand-drawn animation, published on YouTube. Not because I have a channel plan. Because I kept adding one more layer instead of ask...
Everyone watched the hero. We watched the spider.
Hi,
Today, no startup motivation. :)
No growth lesson. No strategy. No investor talk.
Today I want to share a small story from the weekend.
I was sitting with my son, Yaman, and we were watching an animation together.
Yaman loves Marve...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Founder & Solo GP at Startupist Ventures. 26+ years building startup ecosystems — from Etohum to Startup Istanbul across 170 countries. I write about what actually works in early-stage startups.
I train high-performers to leave the Mind and live from the Self.
Mike supports founders of startups with NO CUSTOMERS on how to be decisive with minimal data.
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