Saygin Yalcin facts for kids
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Saygin Yalçın
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| Born | 1984/1985 (age 40–41) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Education | Monroe College |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Saygin Yalcin (born 1984) is a successful businessman from Germany. He lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is well-known for starting online companies. One of his companies was even bought by Amazon! He also teaches about business.
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About Saygin Yalcin
Saygin was born in Bremen, Germany. His family came from Turkey. When he was a teenager, he was a very good football player. He even played in a top German junior league.
Saygin's Education
Saygin studied business in different countries. He went to college in Germany, the United States, and Mexico. He earned a special degree called a Bachelor's in Business Administration.
Saygin's Business Journey
Saygin started his career working for big companies. He worked in marketing and sales for BMW in 2004. He also worked for companies like Capgemini and L'Oreal.
He then decided to start his own businesses. He began by creating a company in Germany. Later, he moved to the United Arab Emirates. There, he founded an online shopping website called Sukar.com.
Sukar.com and SellAnyCar.com
Sukar.com became very popular. Another big online company, Souq.com, bought Sukar.com. Later, Amazon bought Souq.com for a lot of money. This showed how successful Saygin's first company was!
After selling Sukar.com, Saygin started a new company called SellAnyCar.com. This company helps people sell their cars easily. He became the boss, or CEO, of SellAnyCar.com.
Saygin on YouTube
Saygin is also famous on social media, especially YouTube. He has a show called Startup Hero. On this show, people share their new business ideas with Saygin. He helps them find money to start their businesses. He also teaches about starting businesses at the Canadian University of Dubai.
SellAnyCar.com's Growth
SellAnyCar.com grew very quickly. Saygin raised about 10 million euros from investors to help the company expand. He wanted to raise even more money to make the company a "unicorn." A unicorn company is a startup business valued at over one billion dollars.
SellAnyCar.com also tried to expand into Germany in 2015. However, the company stopped its operations in Germany after a few months.
