Writings

A man in a Gaziantep bazaar took a hundred times what I meant to spend, and I still can't find the moment he sold me anything.

I almost convinced myself a competitor's SEO success was rigged. Then I looked closer, and what I found is more useful than any conspiracy.

MyPreferredSources does exactly one thing. You type in your website, and it generates a small, copy-paste button. You can drop this button anywhere—your homepage, your newsletter, or the footer of every article.

After a divorce, a Google traffic crash, and one of the hardest stretches of my life, I did something I've never done before: I took 12 days off, left my MacBook behind, and traveled through Paris, Amsterdam, and London alone. This is what I found.

I immediately integrated it as the primary tier in markdown.new's conversion pipeline. Two days later, on February 14, I shipped the updated version and posted about it on X. By end of day the tweet had nearly a million views, 4.2K likes, and 5.4K bookmarks.

For this session, our guest is Aytekin Tank, the founder and CEO of Jotform and one of the most respected names in product-led growth (PLG).

I attended Istanbul Slush’D 2025 — two inspiring days of insights, innovation, and bold ideas. From ElevenLabs’ GTM strategy to Hande Çilingir’s fiery take on Europe’s startup scene, here are my favorite moments and reflections from the event.

Discover key takeaways from the SaaStr conference, featuring insights from Jason Lemkin and Tim Zheng on SaaS growth and scaling.