Episode 23: Arman Anatürk - Food trends and the founding story of FoodHack - a global platform for the FoodTech industry

Arman Anatürk [@ArmanAnaturk] is the founder and CEO of FoodHack. FoodHack is a community-driven platform that inspires, highlights and connects food entrepreneurs and innovators. With FoodHack Arman is is building the 21st century media / events company for the foodtech industry. The platform's offering includes a weekly food & food tech newsletter, ambassador run meet-ups, an annual FoodHack Summit, as well as a newly launched Food Discovery board (think of the “Product Hunt of Food”) where innovative food tech startups are featured. Arman’s goal with FoodHack is to make it easier for impact driven food founders to access the resources, network and knowledge they need to successfully launch and grow their Food (tech) business. The FoodHack newsletter has over 100+ editions sent and over 5k+ happy readers. Arman also hosts "The Secret Sauce" Podcast, where he provides insights from food industry leaders. We discuss: How Arman founded and grew a 21st century media company focused on food & technology Cold outreach tips Newest trends in the FoodTech space Tools to run an emerging startup / platform The origin story of FoodHack Show notes: 02:33 -- Intro of Arman 03:20 -- How Arman Anatürk got interested in startups and food tech 07:04 -- Next steps after working for a coding school 08:16 -- Cold outreach tips 13:17 -- How Arman got his first client 14:50 -- Description of FoodHack and its mission 17:50 -- Sources of revenue for FoodHack / a 21st century media business 20:13 -- The story of FoodHack and its different products 23:51 -- Stats of FoodHack 25:33 -- Arman’s favorite tools to run FoodHack / a media startup 28:05 -- Tips to grow your newsletter 30:31 -- Latest trends happening in the FoodTech space 37:30 -- Book with the biggest impact for Arman 37:54 -- Area in FoodTech that Arman is most excited about 38:27 -- Lessons for other (aspiring) entrepreneurs 40:44 -- What courage means for Arman Please follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my Website, where I post new episodes and share resources & tips for anyone interested in entrepreneurship in Europe. If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast or in your favorite podcast app.