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The Unicorn Mirage: When 'Fake It Till You Make It' Becomes a Felony
A Survival Guide for Venture Capital: How to Protect Yourself from Founder Fraud
“Economics is not about how you want people to behave, but how they actually behave”. This is one of my favourite quotes. Every VC and PE investor operates in an environment that is structurally open to fraud. This isn’t an exaggeration, but the mathematical reality of how startup financing works.
KIVILCIM CAYLI
Feb 134 min read


Rent or Revolution? The High-Stakes Duel Between PE Infrastructure and VC Speculation Investments in AI
The AI boom has given rise to two fundamentally different investment strategies, and the question of which will prevail hinges entirely on how quickly artificial intelligence can generate tangible economic value. Private Equity or Venture Capital?
KIVILCIM CAYLI
Jan 133 min read


How To Found a VC (Venture Capital) Fund in Turkey?
How To Found a VC (Venture Capital) Fund in Turkey?
KIVILCIM CAYLI
Jul 20, 20203 min read


“Google is my only competitor!”
As an angel investor, I am always in a mode of “being pitched” and “being a source of an idea/an investment” for years. It is so natural though; start-ups frequently need investment and/or investor perspective.
It is a multichannel process: some reach directly to me via social media or peer introduction, we meet some in organizations I have been invited, or sometimes I reach them to talk. Probably, I listened or reviewed more than 3000 start-ups so far. And unfortunately, m
KIVILCIM CAYLI
May 13, 20203 min read


Important (and Basic) Metrics to Consider for Angel Investors Before a Start-up Investment
Important (and Basic) Metrics to Consider for Angel Investors Before a Start-up Investment
KIVILCIM CAYLI
Apr 30, 20203 min read


Which Verticals Are Boosted During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Turkish Business & Start-up Ecosystem?
Which Verticals Are Boosted During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Turkish Business & Start-up Ecosystem?
KIVILCIM CAYLI
Apr 27, 20202 min read
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