Founders in Berlin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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