Nurkan Kırkan

Nurkan Kırkan has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Nurkan started their career at Galatasaray as a Programmer Intern before taking on various responsibilities in web development, digital marketing, and social media management for the football club. Nurkan then joined Yandex as a Digital Marketing specialist, focusing on user acquisition.

Later, Nurkan joined Tonsser, a football app and social network, as the first user acquisition hire. Nurkan played a crucial role in developing the app's user journey mapping, product analytics infrastructure, and user acquisition strategy.

Following their time at Tonsser, Nurkan worked as a consultant for Riot Games, where they contributed to online marketing and user acquisition efforts for the popular game League of Legends.

Nurkan co-founded Rakam, a full-stack analytics platform, where they handled various operational tasks, including sales and investor relations. Nurkan secured pre-seed funding for the project from 500Startups and Right Side Capital Management.

Afterward, Nurkan served as a Partner/Advisor at Clay, a mobile products and growth hacking studio. Nurkan contributed to the development of three apps and achieved impressive metrics without a marketing or acquisition budget.

Currently, Nurkan is the Head of Growth & Product Analytics at TicketSwap, a platform for buying and selling e-tickets. Nurkan leads the analytics, growth engineering, and related teams, focusing on user growth, activation, and retention. Nurkan oversees data pipelines, product growth, experimentation, and attribution models to position TicketSwap as the premier ticket marketplace.

Additionally, Nurkan has been a Mentor at GrowthMentor, providing 1:1 mentoring for entrepreneurs starting and growing their own businesses. Nurkan has conducted over 50 sessions and maintains a high rating.

Throughout their career, Nurkan has demonstrated a strong focus on growth, data analysis, and product development, utilizing their expertise to drive success in various companies.

Nurkan Kırkan's education history includes attending the Harvard Extension School, Istanbul University, and Istanbul Aydin University. However, no specific start or end years, as well as degree names and fields of study, are provided for these institutions.

In addition to their education, Nurkan Kırkan has obtained certifications in "Monetization + Pricing" and "Advanced Growth Strategy" from Reforge. Nurkan received the certification for "Advanced Growth Strategy" in November 2021 and the certification for "Monetization + Pricing" in May 2022.