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The honest side of building an AI company

Founder notes on hiring, fundraising, pricing and building through hard times. The unglamorous parts a launch post leaves out.

Four essays by Emin Can Turan, written as it happened

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A rant for VCs. Or a thesis. Whichever funds faster

A candid look at building PLG in a complex AI company, and the hard lessons behind getting timing, traction, and growth foundations right.Emin Can TuranRead the essayAn office desk with a laptop, wide monitor and notes on the wall.Founder notes7 min read

Your first talent pool is just raccoons and hyenas

Founder notes on year-one hiring: thin early talent pools, what each company stage changes, and the unglamorous work behind a category-defining AI company.Emin Can TuranRead the essayConference attendees watching a presentation in a large hall.Founder notes3 min read

Enterprise learned pricing from Dutch drug dealers

Why enterprise software pricing squeezes everyone outside the Fortune 500, and why Pebbles Ai packs the go-to-market stack into one platform.Emin Can TuranRead the essay

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