Virtual worlds are here to stay Digital platforms and virtual worlds are set to become the biggest gainers in the post-COVID-19 world. This is one of the 100 issues discussed in Walter Thompson’s updated 2020 report. According to the report, video chat app Houseparty was downloaded 2 million times during the…

Will virtual be the norm? It was not so long ago that online dating was frowned upon, yet it has become the norm in many countries. With the COVID-19 crisis, it has surged all over the world. class="cf"> The virtual world is dominating our dating life. We got used to it. Are…

Peak interest The sale of Peak has startled many in Turkey. A small group of people that makes up the Turkish ecosystem already knew that Peak was the first unofficial unicorn, but to the masses it came as a very big surprise. I have watched many interviews of Peak’s strategy director,…

Intelligent security COVID-19 has shown us that in order to survive we need to adopt new standards. We need to do our best to minimize the risk getting and or spreading the infection while we keep working so that the world economy does not collapse. class="cf"> Shopping malls, airfields, hospitals, parks and…

The long tale comes to an end The ownership of Turkcell has been a disputed topic for several years. The company was not functioning properly because of this conflict and had been performing below par. Now, the Turkish Wealth Fund is stepping in and buying the disputed shares, thus ending the…

Surviving on the edge  Istanbul’s startup ecosystem has gotten a lot of attention lately, because Peak was sold for $1.8 billion recently. However, I believe that it is still not very high on the government’s agenda. At least it is not as important as it should be. For some reason, authorities…

Rise in gaming hardware sales with COVID-19 COVID-19 has affected businesses in different ways like that of restaurants or shared offices that suffered more than others, while some like gaming companies and marketplaces have seen tremendous growth. class="cf"> There is one company that has brought those two worlds together to achieve epic growth…