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

Oğuz·11 days ago#failure#cash flow#lesson
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Mehmet E*** · 7 days ago

Forum rules and how to post here

Doki ekibi·24 days ago#rule#announcement
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Aslı Ö*** · 17 days ago

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

Tayfun·13 days ago#growth#product#team
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Fatih G*** · 3 days ago

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

Gürkan A***·10 days ago#export#customs#legislation
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Recep K*** · 3 days ago

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

Reyhan E***·6 days ago#auto-repair#payment#debt
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Fatma Ç*** · 3 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***·14 days ago#furniture#order#cargo
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Mehmet C*** · 3 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***·12 days ago#security-company#legislation#cost
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Cansu K*** · 3 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***·12 days ago#wood#workshop#machine
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Betül · 3 days ago

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

İlker G***·10 days ago#partner#crisis#administration
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Ahmet Z*** · 3 days ago

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

Murat K***·5 days ago#price#decision
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Onur T*** · 3 days ago

Exchange rate issues when pricing for foreign clients

Selma·7 days ago#overseas#price
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Efe K*** · 3 days ago

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

Havva E***·4 days ago#tax#accounting#error
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Zübeyde Ç*** · 3 days ago

I was so happy when the first customer came from Instagram

Ercan B***·9 days ago#social media#marketing
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Ömer O*** · 3 days ago

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

İsmail K***·4 days ago#sales#dealer#growth
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Filiz U*** · 3 days ago

I took over the family business, I see resistance with every change

Hatice·23 days ago#family business#exchange#process
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KORİ · 4 days ago

Hiring my first employee, I'm completely overwhelmed

Sevgi D***·20 days ago#hiring#growth#first step
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Emine A*** · 4 days ago

We gave the product to dealers, sales increased on one hand but control became difficult on the other, our branding also changed

Efe K***·14 days ago#distribution#brand#control
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Merve B*** · 5 days ago

We stopped taking phone appointments at the salon, three months later half the customers came back — what did we do wrong?

Uğur Y***·12 days ago#hairdresser#appointment#customer
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Hüsniye A*** · 5 days ago

Decided to sell the company to another investor — it was emotional

Burak A***·17 days ago#sales#exit#decision
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Osman K*** · 5 days ago

Solo SaaS: how I found my first 10 customers

Murat K***·22 days ago#saas#sales#startup
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KORİ · 6 days ago