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Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin

@aniversel

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active: 2026-06-01 → 2026-07-15

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

Why Your Pitch Deck Isn’t Working (And It’s Not the Idea)

500+ founders later, I know the problem. It’s not the idea.

Jun 01, 2026 · 3 min read · 4 claps #startup #pitch-deck #entrepreneurship

Why Your Pitch Deck Isn’t Working (And It’s Not the Idea)

ECO DSN

AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin

How to Actually Use the Business Model Canvas (A Guide for Founders Who’ve Already Filled It In…

The first time you fill out a Business Model Canvas, you’re documenting assumptions. The second time, you should be testing them. Most…

Jun 11, 2026 · 5 min read · 1 claps #startup #business-models #entrepreneurship

How to Actually Use the Business Model Canvas (A Guide for Founders Who’ve Already Filled It In…

ECO DSN

AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin

The Business Model Canvas as a Communication Tool (It’s Not Just a Planning Document.

Most founders use the Business Model Canvas to organize their thinking. The best founders use it to communicate it.

Jun 14, 2026 · 5 min read · 1 claps #startup #strategic-communication #business-models

The Business Model Canvas as a Communication Tool
(It’s Not Just a Planning Document.

ECO DSN

AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin

Why Your Business Model Canvas Isn’t Working (You’re Filling It In, Not Thinking It Through)

The Business Model Canvas was designed to replace a 40-page business plan. Most founders use it to create a prettier version of one.

Jun 09, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps #startup #business-models #entrepreneurship

Why Your Business Model Canvas Isn’t Working (You’re Filling It In, Not Thinking It Through)

ECO

AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

How to Build a SOM Investors Will Believe

Most founders know what SOM stands for. Almost none of them know how to build one that holds up in a room.

Jun 20, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps #startup #fundraising #venture-capital

How to Build a SOM Investors Will Believe

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin

The Startup Glossary Nobody Honest Wrote Part 2: The Language of the Room

Part 1 was about money. Part 2 is about everything that happens before the money conversation — and why most founders get there unprepared.

Jun 05, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #startup #product-management #entrepreneurship

The Startup Glossary Nobody Honest Wrote Part 2: The Language of the Room

ECO

AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin

The Startup Glossary Nobody Honest Wrote Part 1: The Language of Money

These aren’t definitions. They’re the terms investors use to decide whether you understand your own business — before you finish your…

Jun 02, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #startup #fundraising #venture-capital

The Startup Glossary Nobody Honest Wrote Part 1: The Language of Money

ECO

AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

ARR: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How You Know

Annual Recurring Revenue is one of the most cited metrics in startup fundraising. It’s also one of the most misunderstood.

Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #startup #saas #fundraising

ARR: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How You Know

ECO

AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

What a Clean Cap Table Tells Investors Before You Say a Word

The cap table is the first document most investors look at. It’s also the one most founders prepare last.

Jun 18, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #startup #fundraising #venture-capital

What a Clean Cap Table Tells Investors Before You Say a Word

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AY Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin · Startup Stash

Why Your Runway Is Shorter Than You Think

Most founders can tell you their runway in seconds. Very few can tell you how they got the number.

Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #startup #fundraising #venture-capital