Founder & product engineer

Alican Başak

Small apps, large systems, same obsession with the details.

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About

You can tell a product is good when you never think about it while using it. That simplicity is what I've been after for years.

I build AI products. For a long time I built them for others — Hyundai, ebebek, MegaMerchant, 51Digital, Flycancel in Denmark. Today I build my own.

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Selected work

Collecta
Flagship
Collecta

Flagship — one line on what it is.

Windcraft
Windcraft

One-sentence description.

Quippy
Quippy

One-sentence description.

Notabe
Notabe

One-sentence description.

Overscope
Overscope

One-sentence description.

Mantria
Mantria

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Writing

Why Doesn't Money End the Anxiety?
· 4 min read

Why Doesn't Money End the Anxiety?

Money matters — but past a certain point, what are we actually looking for?

The Weight With No Name: High-Functioning Unhappiness
· 3 min read

The Weight With No Name: High-Functioning Unhappiness

Vague, constant, low-frequency heaviness. No cause, no reference point.

We Don't See the World as It Is
· 3 min read

We Don't See the World as It Is

Our eyes record the same scene, but our minds are playing entirely different films.

Why Feeling Meaningful Is a Separate Question
· 3 min read

Why Feeling Meaningful Is a Separate Question

Emotions pass. Why does meaning stay?

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