About
Eren Erkalkan has spent nearly 15 years in product leadership and founding roles within e-commerce and online dating. He now leads refine, a React framework for web application development that originated as an open-source project.
Founder at refineYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Eren went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Eren can intro founders to refine's investors below.
refine's investors · 4
Co-founders at refine
Experience
- RefineChief Product Officer, Co-Foundercurrent2022 — present
- Pankod Yazılım ve DanışmanlıkCo-Founder2018 — 2022Gümüşsuyu, Beyoğlu
- Workbench SBIManaging Partner2015 — 2022
- Workbench SBIHead of Product Development2012 — 2015
- EBI - Elektronik Bilgi Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.Senior Product Manager2005 — 2012
- EBI - Elektronik Bilgi Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.Project Manager2002 — 2005
Skills & more
Management12Creativity Skills2Project Management12Web Design2Copywriting3User Experience Design1Product Management10Project Planning3Scrum1Agile Methodologies1Online Dating3Creative Writing2
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Creative DirectionE-commerceMobile DatingFrom Eren's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eren Erkalkan?
- Eren Erkalkan has spent nearly 15 years in product leadership and founding roles within e-commerce and online dating. He now leads refine, a React framework for web application development that originated as an open-source project.
- Where does Eren Erkalkan work?
- Eren Erkalkan is Founder of refine.
- What companies did Eren Erkalkan found?
- Eren Erkalkan founded refine.
- Where did Eren Erkalkan go to school?
- Eren Erkalkan studied at Y Combinator; Istanbul Technical University (Civil Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Same school
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
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Ali PandirExperts | Venture Partner at 212Barbaros OzbugutuExperts | Leadership Management at 212Cagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Eren BaydemirExperts | Product Management at 212Ipek CeliksozExperts | Venture Partner at 212Ozge SevimInvestment | Growth Funds at 212
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