Merve Okutan

Sometimes I catch myself thinking, “Do we really need the kitchen sink in there?”. Some founders expect a pitch deck to feel ‘full’, like it needs every possible visual idea thrown in with all the bells and whistles.

But in my work, intentional simplicity almost always leads to...

I had a small DIY moment this week that reminded me: Once an engineer, always an engineer.

My dishwasher’s front panel was damaged, and at first I thought the whole thing needed replacing. But when I looked closer, my engineering brain kicked in. The electronics were fine -it was...