Alex tells Ezgi how he started his first company straight out of university, Global Commerce Media, and how much capital you need to do that. They talk about how he wanted to bootstrap the company since the majority of the revenue was profit. Tune in for the decision making moments, and Alex's second venture ZipDo.

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Ladder of Wealth

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Global Commerce Media

ZipDo

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Adelina tells Ezgi her journey from the creative arts to entrepreneurship, diving into the creative industry and events. We talk about the concept of "doing things that don't scale" by Paul Graham. Listen in to learn how this principle can be applied in a startup context and glean insights from Adelina's own experiences

(00: 16) background (04:55) the team (09:56) Start and the Berlin effect (12:02) Event organization and agencies (18:09) How to validate your idea (21:59) Doing things that don't scale - http://paulgraham.com/ds.html (25:22) Future Plans (27:05) Advice

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Company: Sulpont

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Francesco sits down with Ezgi to explore his journey of bridging his background in finance with a highly technical Artificial Intelligence startup. They talk about how they are changing the game of data privacy in the age of GPT-based models, and open discussions of business ideas.

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**I mention that Italy banned ChatGPT for a year. To clarify, the ban, of course lasted not for a year, but for one month**

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Company: Deepfile

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