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How I went bust: things nobody told me in three years

Oğuz·22 days ago#failure#cash flow#lesson
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Mehmet E*** · 18 days ago

Forum rules and how to post here

Doki ekibi·last month#rule#announcement
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Aslı Ö*** · 28 days ago

From zero to twenty people in five years: our story of transitioning from service to product

Tayfun·24 days ago#growth#product#team
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Fatih G*** · 14 days ago

You did an export, customs procedures are super complicated, nobody explains it step by step, we finally figured it out

Gürkan A***·21 days ago#export#customs#legislation
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Recep K*** · 14 days ago

Auto shop customer said 'I'll pay tomorrow', three months passed, 30k TL wasted — how do you prevent this?

Reyhan E***·17 days ago#auto-repair#payment#debt
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Fatma Ç*** · 14 days ago

At the furniture store, the customer said 'i want a sofa in this color', but when the courier arrived they didn't like the color — a month wasted, 2 returns

Doruk A***·25 days ago#furniture#order#cargo
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Mehmet C*** · 14 days ago

I reduced night shifts to 2 hours by law at my security company — staff decreased but costs increased, how do I balance this?

Aleyna P***·23 days ago#security-company#legislation#cost
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Cansu K*** · 14 days ago

I run a wood workshop and bought a CNC machine — work sped up but worker efficiency dropped, and the machine loan is still unpaid

Cem K***·23 days ago#wood#workshop#machine
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Betül · 14 days ago

how did i keep the company afloat after my partner suddenly left?

İlker G***·21 days ago#partner#crisis#administration
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Ahmet Z*** · 14 days ago

I didn't say no to a cheap job, wasted months — how do I say no?

Murat K***·16 days ago#price#decision
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Onur T*** · 14 days ago

Exchange rate issues when pricing for foreign clients

Selma·18 days ago#overseas#price
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Efe K*** · 14 days ago

Got a tax penalty due to an accounting error — who is responsible?

Havva E***·15 days ago#tax#accounting#error
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Zübeyde Ç*** · 14 days ago

I was so happy when the first customer came from Instagram

Ercan B***·20 days ago#social media#marketing
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Ömer O*** · 14 days ago

I set up a dealer system instead of direct sales — rapid growth

İsmail K***·15 days ago#sales#dealer#growth
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Filiz U*** · 14 days ago

Seriously thinking of starting a software company — what did year one realistically look like for you?

İlker G***·15 days ago#starting a software company#entrepreneurship#cash flow#company costs
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Zafer B*** · 14 days ago

I Built an E-Commerce Site Using Free Tools: What Worked and Where I Had to Pay

Tuğçe K***·15 days ago#e-commerce#free tools#initial cost#payment infrastructure
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Ömer B*** · 14 days ago

Built my store on a free platform — when did it become a monthly ball and chain?

Dilara Ç***·17 days ago#e-commerce#free platform#commission rates#data migration
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Elif T*** · 14 days ago

I collected building dues using free software — where did it fail, and what did I move to?

Tarkan·17 days ago#property management#dues tracking#site management#building expenses
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Ali Y*** · 14 days ago

Moved my store credit ledger to a free app but not sure if the data is safe

Tuğçe K***·16 days ago#store credit tracking#customer data#backup#small business software
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Gamze K*** · 14 days ago

Tried building a mobile app with free AI tools — did it work, and where did I get stuck?

Oya K***·17 days ago#artificial intelligence#mobile app#no-code software#entrepreneurship
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Burak B*** · 14 days ago