Author Archives: Yusuf Kerim Altay

4 Reasons to Impact Investing

4 Reasons to Impact Investing With each passing year, we feel the climate crisis more and more therefore Impact Investing has rightly gained importance. The volume of impact investment has grown tenfold in almost the last 10 years. According to GIIN, 279 impact investors invested approximately $ 47B in 9807 impact investments in 2019. As Smartup Network, we…

The Story of Our Smart Exit: Why should anyone invest in a startup?

The Story of Our Smart Exit: Why should anyone invest in a startup? Because you believe in the founder! In 2016, Smartup Network was two years old and had already made a number of unsuccessful investments in startup products. Although the founders we worked with were experienced in their fields and the products were needless…

I want to develop a startup product! What should I do first?

I want to develop a startup product! What should I do first? Believe it or not “looking for a developer” is not the first thing you should be doing after you have have solidified your idea and are ready to start building your product! Here’s a step by step guide to what you should do: 1.…

6 questions to answer about your startup idea prior to starting development – Part 2

6 questions to answer about your startup idea prior to starting development – Part 2 In the first part of this two-part article series, we shared the first 3 questions all entrepreneurs with startup business ideas must ask themselves before they do any software development for their startup company. In the second part, we will share the…