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I scaled my business without trademarking, then another company opened with a similar name, should I sue?

Damla K***·3 months ago#brand#law#legislation
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Okan F*** · 2 months ago

60% of my customers fled to the neighboring market, i'm a small shop owner, not a neighbor engaging in unfair competition — what can i do?

Yusuf Ç***·3 months ago#market#competition#customer
44replies
13.8Kviews
Taner Y*** · 2 months ago

User damaged equipment at my music studio and demanded a refund — how should the refund clause be written in the rental terms?

İlker Y***·3 months ago#music-studio#rent#damage
36replies
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KORİ · 2 months ago

We tracked our inventory in Excel for four years — how it finally blew up and what it cost us

Mert Y***·3 months ago#excel inventory tracking issues#inventory management#inventory count#e-commerce logistics
31replies
6.5Kviews
Volkan A*** · 2 months ago

Ministry of Pharmacy sent a letter saying 'no online drug sales allowed', I have 10k TL in stock, what do I do?

Polat S***·3 months ago#pharmacy#legislation#stock
58replies
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KORİ · 2 months ago

Thinking about starting a software company — what are the realistic first-year costs and how does the process work?

Ramazan Y***·4 months ago#software company#company formation#sole proprietorship#limited liability company
39replies
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Elvan · 2 months ago

I give customers 60-day terms but I have to pay the mold maker in 14 days

zeynep·4 months ago#cash#term#liquidity
27replies
8Kviews
KORİ · 2 months ago

When my first foreign client came from Germany — it was tough

Selma·3 months ago#international#customer
27replies
7.2Kviews
Kemal · 2 months ago

We started well with my co-founder but in the second year nothing worked out with what he demanded, he was too ambitious

Yavuz Ö***·4 months ago#partnership#fight#law
45replies
14.2Kviews
Furkan A*** · 2 months ago

We used outsourcing, then opened our own factory — was it worth it?

Kaan G***·4 months ago#production#investment
30replies
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Vildan Ş*** · 2 months ago

Customer count increased after I renewed the logo — coincidence?

Yavuz Ö***·4 months ago#logo#design#marketing
42replies
12.8Kviews
KORİ · 2 months ago

We used AI for our ad creatives for six months — what we saved, and where we messed up

Kaan G***·4 months ago#visual production#artificial intelligence#ad design#advertising budget
28replies
4.3Kviews
Ebru A*** · 2 months ago

We collected customer feedback by hand for two years — what we learned and what slipped through the cracks

Hüsniye C***·4 months ago#customer feedback#service quality#survey management#customer satisfaction
33replies
10.2Kviews
Emre E*** · 3 months ago

I started a new company after closing a startup — was the second attempt different?

Nuri A***·4 months ago#startup#repeat#lesson
47replies
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Havva Y*** · 3 months ago

I bought a 40k TL 3D tomography device for my dental clinic — used it once in two months, wouldn't have bought it if I knew this from the start

Burak A***·4 months ago#dental-clinic#investment#technology
36replies
2.5Kviews
KORİ · 3 months ago

I decided to shut down the product I worked on for 2 years

Ceren A***·5 months ago#product#exit
46replies
9.8Kviews
Tunç · 3 months ago

I pivoted from web design to accounting software

Metin C***·5 months ago#pivot#decision#risk
46replies
12.9Kviews
Bora A*** · 3 months ago

Thinking of starting a digital marketing agency — what was your realistic first-year experience?

Feyza S***·5 months ago#digital marketing#starting an agency#entrepreneurship#cash flow#collections
64replies
158Kviews
KORİ · 3 months ago

I graduated from an associate degree in web design and coding; which degree did I transfer to via DGS, and how was the process?

Beyza B***·5 months ago#web design#dgs#associate degree#software engineering#vertical transfer
42replies
16.8Kviews
Kader T*** · 3 months ago

A supplier didn't deliver 100k worth of goods, took the money and ran

Hakan B***·5 months ago#fraud#money#crisis
37replies
15.3Kviews
Uğur · 3 months ago