Start-Up Roundtable Report
A closed expert session on the structural barriers to growth in Türkiye’s AI ecosystem, looking past the successes on display.
What is in the report?
Lengthening Enterprise Sales Cycles
Enterprises buy artificial intelligence as a conventional commodity rather than an infrastructure shift. PoC and procurement cycles running 6–9 months directly threaten young companies’ cash flow.
The Career-Risk Reflex
Middle managers treat working with start-ups as a personal career risk. When the potential upside does not cover that risk, the safest option is often to do nothing at all.
The Financing Paradox
A high-interest environment narrows risk appetite while a deep information asymmetry persists between investors and founders on topics such as data protection and banking regulation. Capital struggles to reach companies at the scaling stage.
The Break in the Talent “Apprenticeship” Line
Handing entry-level work to artificial intelligence tools weakens the development path from junior to senior. The line being pruned today directly threatens tomorrow’s expert pool.