Upto36
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Brainwaves by Burak Büyükdemir
Field notes from 26 years of investing in early-stage startups.
September 10, 2026
Upto36
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I built a game on holiday. Three days.
You cannot test your own product. You know where to tap.
Play here, no download, no signup: upto36.replit.app
Sort the numbers, low to high, left to right and top to bottom. Nothing to guess.
Hit reply and tell me one thing: where did you stop, and why?
Bests
Burak
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Until next time,
Burak
Founder & Solo GP, Startupist Ventures Fund
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Burak Büyükdemir
Founder & Solo GP, Startupist Ventures Fund · Startup Istanbul
Founder of Etohum & Startup Istanbul. Solo GP at Startupist Ventures. 26+ years building startup ecosystems across 170 countries.
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