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About
Ilayda Buyukdogan of Istanbul, Turkey/Copenhagen, Denmark was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2019, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Compocket.
Experience
- ilayda.comFoundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CompocketCo-Founder, CEO2017 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellow2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Istanbul Technical UniversityStudent Office Assistant2017 — 2018Istanbul, Turkey
Skills & more
Start-up LeadershipVenture CapitalStart-up VenturesProduct LaunchCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Product ManagementMass ProductionBudgetingProject ManagementTalent ManagementMicrosoft OfficeProduct Strategy
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Product Road MappingCustomer Journey MappingCustomer-Focused SellingA/B TestingAmazon Seller CentralShopifyE-CommerceScrumLanguages Danish · English · French · Turkish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ilayda Buyukdogan?
- Ilayda Buyukdogan of Istanbul, Turkey/Copenhagen, Denmark was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2019, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Compocket.
- Where did Ilayda Buyukdogan go to school?
- Ilayda Buyukdogan studied at Aalborg University (Bachelor of Science - BS, IT, Communication and New Media Engineering); Istanbul Technical University (BS, Electronics and Communications Engineering); Robert College (High School).
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Also attended Istanbul Technical University60
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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Also attended Robert College47
Melike Abacioglu GunesVP of Marketing at Asymmetric Capital PartnersCaglar UrcanInvestment | 212 NexT at 212Kaan HotanOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Burak CendekManaging Director at Autotech VenturesDikmen EdguPartner at Axon Partners GroupGeorge UgrasGeneral Partner at AV8 Ventures
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Also attended University of Rhode Island66
Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalScott FrechetteInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAbe MurrayGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpLauren AdelmanInvestor at Red Beard VenturesDave BarrettSenior Advisory Partner at Polaris PartnersRhonda PachecoPresident, U.S. Business Unit and U.S. Country Head at Takeda Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Thiel Foundation156
Ritesh AgarwalFounder & CEO of OYOSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalAndrew BrackinPartner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layerIan LeePrincipal at Signum CapitalDanielle StrachmanInvestor at NZVC
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