Product manager, community builder & lifelong learner

When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love... by Marcus Aurelius

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A little about me...

• Born and raised in Istanbul 🏙, I'm a product manager with an academic background in mathematics and economics 📊. I have expertise in business strategy📈, data science 🔬, customer experience🤵🏽, design thinking 🎨, and product management 🏗.
• I am currently building Pariti where I work with startups, experts, and investors to accelerate entrepreneurship in underserved markets starting with Africa 🌍. With a long-term startup community mindset, my goal is to facilitate meaningful interactions 🤝 in the ecosystem to enable entrepreneurs to create market-building innovations and uplift billions of people.
• I have worked across numerous industries and organizations of all sizes across three continents. With the rise of remote work following the pandemic, you can find me working between Istanbul 🇹🇷, Nairobi 🇰🇪, Austin 🌵, San Francisco 🌉 and New York 🗽.
• I'm passionate about learning 👨🏽‍🎓 and creating opportunities for others. I have an endless desire to build products in non-consumption spaces 🤷🏽‍♀️. I am a big fan of On Deck, I advise startups at Next Billion Advisors, and Techstars.
• I enjoy reading, philosophy 🤓, hiking and watching/playing football ⚽️. Oh and I love Sofarsounds!
• My daily musts are... meditation 🧘🏽‍♂️, reading 📚 and an exact eight hours of sleep 💤.

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What I can offer you

As someone who loves learning, I love giving and receiving mentorship, coaching, and any form of advisory. I don't do any of these for any monetary goal but purely because I believe in creating communities through a give-first mindset. I also learn a lot myself with mentorship, whether I receive or give. If you are interested in any of these or just want to talk, don't hesitate to get in touch.

🏅 2021 Favorites

• Book: Thinking in Systems
• Article: World Building by Alex Danco
• TV Show: Ted Lasso
• Podcast: Knowing what you don't know

What you can offer me

• 🤝 Come work with me!
• 🔎 Are you looking to invest in Africa?

A little more about me