{"id":18237,"date":"2025-08-17T10:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T10:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.76.10.198\/?p=18237"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:11:40","slug":"the-story-of-our-smart-exit-why-should-anyone-invest-in-a-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartup.network\/tr\/2025\/08\/17\/the-story-of-our-smart-exit-why-should-anyone-invest-in-a-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ak\u0131ll\u0131 Bir Exit Hik\u00e2yesi: Neden Bir Startup\u2019a Yat\u0131r\u0131m Yap\u0131l\u0131r?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/smartup.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smartupnetwork-exit-1024x683.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-large\" alt=\"\" title=\"smartupnetwork-exit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartup.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smartupnetwork-exit-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartup.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smartupnetwork-exit-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/smartup.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smartupnetwork-exit-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/smartup.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smartupnetwork-exit-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartup.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smartupnetwork-exit.png 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/smartup.network\/tr\/2025\/08\/17\/the-story-of-our-smart-exit-why-should-anyone-invest-in-a-startup\/smartupnetwork-exit\/\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ak\u0131ll\u0131 Bir Exit Hik\u00e2yesi: Neden Bir Startup\u2019a Yat\u0131r\u0131m Yap\u0131l\u0131r?<\/h2>\n<p>\u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc kurucuya inan\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z.\n2016 y\u0131l\u0131nda Smartup Network hen\u00fcz iki ya\u015f\u0131ndayd\u0131 ve bug\u00fcne kadar bir\u00e7ok startup \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcne yat\u0131r\u0131m yapm\u0131\u015ft\u0131k. Ancak bu yat\u0131r\u0131mlar\u0131n bir k\u0131sm\u0131 bekledi\u011fimiz sonucu vermemi\u015fti. Birlikte \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z giri\u015fimciler kendi alanlar\u0131nda deneyimliydi ve geli\u015ftirilen \u00fcr\u00fcnler teknik olarak olduk\u00e7a ileri seviyedeydi \u2014 sonu\u00e7ta Smartup Network taraf\u0131ndan in\u015fa ediliyorlard\u0131.\n Fakat s\u00fcre\u00e7 her zaman ayn\u0131 noktada t\u0131kan\u0131yordu: b\u00fct\u00e7e, zaman ve enerji. \u00dcr\u00fcn anlaml\u0131 bir gelir modeline ula\u015fmadan \u00f6nce kaynaklar t\u00fckeniyor ve giri\u015fimci yoluna ba\u015fka bir \u015fekilde devam ediyordu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Futbol antren\u00f6rleri ve oyuncular\u0131n birbirlerine yap\u0131c\u0131 geri bildirimler sunmalar\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flayan dijital bir ortam olan Starhlete\u2019e yat\u0131r\u0131m yapmaya i\u015fte bu \u015fekilde karar verdik. Smartup Network\u2019te \u00dcr\u00fcn Y\u00f6netimi Direkt\u00f6r\u00fc olarak g\u00f6rev yapan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/can-john-gokcen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Can G\u00f6k\u00e7en<\/a> taraf\u0131ndan kurulan Starhlete\u2019e neden yat\u0131r\u0131m yapmaya karar verdik? Bunun cevab\u0131, Can\u2019\u0131n \u015firketimizde \u00dcr\u00fcn Y\u00f6netimi Direkt\u00f6r\u00fc olma s\u00fcrecine dayan\u0131yor.<\/p>\n<p>Can, t\u00fcm giri\u015fimci partnerlerimiz gibi startup \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn\u00fc geli\u015ftirmemiz i\u00e7in Smartup Network\u2019e ula\u015ft\u0131. Biz her zaman, bir \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn i\u015f ak\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 en iyi bilen ki\u015finin kurucusu oldu\u011funa inan\u0131r\u0131z; bu y\u00fczden \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcne ait mockup\u2019lar\u0131 olu\u015fturabilen bir giri\u015fimci, birlikte \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmak istedi\u011fimiz bir giri\u015fimcidir. \u00c7o\u011fu giri\u015fimci bunu yapamaz. Can yapt\u0131 \u2014 hem de \u00fcr\u00fcn y\u00f6netimi ekibimizin di\u011fer \u00fcyeleri kadar iyi yapt\u0131! Bunun \u00fczerine ona Smartup Network\u2019te bir i\u015f teklif ettik ve d\u00f6rt y\u0131l boyunca birlikte \u00e7al\u0131\u015farak d\u00fcnyan\u0131n d\u00f6rt bir yan\u0131nda 20\u2019den fazla startup \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fc geli\u015ftirdik.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131z \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f denemelerimizin bize g\u00f6sterdi\u011fi \u015fey, ana oda\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131n her \u015feyden \u00f6nce kurucuya ne kadar inand\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z olmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fiydi. Bu nedenle, Smartup\u2019\u0131n giri\u015fimlere yakla\u015f\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n en iyi temsilcilerinden biri olan Can ile bu yolculu\u011fa \u00e7\u0131kmak, Smartup Network\u2019\u00fcn de\u011fer \u00f6nerisini test etmek i\u00e7in m\u00fckemmel bir f\u0131rsatt\u0131. Bug\u00fcn rahatl\u0131kla s\u00f6yleyebiliriz ki de\u011fer \u00f6nerimiz do\u011frulanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r; zira Starhlete, 2021 y\u0131l\u0131nda Louisiana merkezli spor analiti\u011fi grubu <a href=\"https:\/\/skillmasters.io\/\" target=\"_self\">Skillmasters.io<\/a> taraf\u0131ndan tamamen sat\u0131n al\u0131nm\u0131\u015f ve Smartup Network sahip oldu\u011fu hisselerin tamam\u0131ndan ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 bir \u015fekilde \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f yapm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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