Emre Tekişalp
Head Of Business Development at Yola
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEmre Tekişalp is a business development and product leader with a decade of experience building partnerships and go-to-market strategies across crypto, consumer devices, and enterprise platforms. He has led O(1) Labs as CEO and held progressive BD and product roles at Coinbase and Intel, where he drove NFC payments and wearable device strategies. Now based in New York, he heads business development at Phantom while also exploring stablecoin settlement innovations with Yola, signaling deep engagement at the intersection of crypto infrastructure and payments. His Columbia MBA complements a mechanical engineering foundation from Boğaziçi and Georgia Tech, giving him a rare mix of technical rigor and commercial acumen. Known for moving between operator and founder roles, he combines ecosystem-building instincts with hands-on product launch experience. Colleagues describe him as a strategic connector who turns complex technical capabilities into practical, revenue-driving partnerships.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Columbia Business SchoolExchange Program Mechanical Engineering, Exchange Program Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyHigh School Science Diploma, High School Science Diploma at Robert CollegeBS Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering at Boğaziçi University
Github Skills (11)
mina10
blockchain9
ocaml9
cryptocurrency9
crypto8
security8
ethereum7
scaling7
zkp7
zk7
decentralization7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
etekis/lessonslearned
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
Contributions:8 PRs, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 5 days
etekis/etekis-website-2
Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 month
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