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My bakery only makes money during Ramadan and holidays — how many years will my savings last with no income for nine months?

Jülide A***·last year#pastry shop#season#revenue
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Ercan Y*** · 12 months ago

We started a digital ad agency — year-one clients, headcount, and did we actually turn a profit?

Doruk Y***·last year#starting an ad agency#agency management#finding clients#cash flow
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KORİ · 12 months ago

i grew the team when things were good, then cut it from 20 to 8 when things went bad — what did i do?

Mert A***·last year#crisis#staff#lesson
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Kerem O*** · last year

We worked for a full 3.5 years, then realized the model wasn't making any money

İbrahim K***·last year#failure#finance#lesson
41replies
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Şerife D*** · last year

Ordered a bulk batch of SEO articles — 6 months in, was it a complete waste of money?

Rıdvan·last year#seo article#content order#organic traffic#experience
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İlker K*** · last year

We built a loyalty app for our regular customers — here’s the real picture six months later

Gamze G***·last year#loyalty program#mobile app#customer retention#retail marketing
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Ufuk B*** · last year

Competitor copied my product — is there a legal route?

Lale T***·last year#competitor#copyright#law
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Zübeyde A*** · last year

Starting with "what is an ad agency?": What I learned founding and running an agency in year one

Tolga Y***·last year#advertising agency#agency management#customer relations#pricing
47replies
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Sultan K*** · last year

We built a mobile app in 2020: Quoted price, real costs, and lessons learned

Filiz Ö***·last year#mobile app#software cost#app maintenance#software development
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KORİ · last year

Supplier sent fake invoice, got stuck in accounting, tax audit came

Ülkü Y***·last year#tax#law#risk
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Mustafa G*** · last year

Where did my attempt to build a website with ChatGPT fall apart, and when did I go back to an agency?

Filiz·last year#artificial intelligence#website#software development#coding
40replies
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Filiz Ö*** · last year

I started with a free e-commerce site — where did I hit a wall, and when did I switch to paid?

İsmail K***·last year#free e-commerce#e-commerce infrastructure#payment system#entrepreneurship
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Tülay A*** · last year