Merve Okutan
Investor Pitch Deck Specialist for Startups & Founders
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Hey everyone!
I’ve just added a new pitch deck case study to my profile.
This one was for Summerville, a spirits brand with a strong visual identity and a clear request: They wanted the deck to feel in motion.
Rather than reinventing slide layouts, I focused on pacing,...
Much like a lot of people, I don’t like setting rigid goals, but for my #2026goals, I do want a few soft intentions to build on.
I want to:
– Make Contra a real home base for my freelance work
– Refresh my (very overdue) website and brand
– Explore Framer for personal projects
–...
Hey Contra,
I’m Merve, a London-based freelancer turning messy ideas and half-formed thoughts into clear, inviting visual stories for startups. Think engineering precision meets creative chaos.
I spend most of my time shaping narratives people actually want to follow, with pitch...
The end of year freelancer limbo is real.
Work slows down, clients go quiet, but there’s still things to do.. and focusing is NOT easy.
How do you all handle this period? Do you lean into rest and planning, or just accept that productivity looks different right now?
I don’t often use AI visuals in my work, and honestly, I used to be completely against it. But seeing how the Contra community uses AI as an extension of their process (rather than a replacement) really shifted my view. So I started exploring how it could enhance mine.
One of my...
