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Face Analyses in English

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50 analyses of founders and business leaders, grouped by theme. Each one reads a person through a sales and communication lens: how they decide, lead and persuade, and what a salesperson can learn from it.

These analyses keep the physiognomy vocabulary I used when they were first published. In my current practice I treat facial morphology not as a definitive verdict on personality or behaviour, but as a communication hypothesis that must be verified through behaviour, context and questions.

Every analysis also has a Turkish original. The Turkish archive holds more readings that have not been translated yet.

Global Leaders

Alexander Rinke face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Alexander Rinke

The Mind That Makes the Invisible Visible: Decoding Alexander Rinke's "Data Architect"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Anthony Tan face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Anthony Tan

The Face That Left Privilege to Fight on the Street: Decoding Anthony Tan's "Purposeful Rival"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Bill Gurley face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Bill Gurley

The Man Who Sees Above the Crowd: Decoding Bill Gurley's "Watchtower" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Cheng Wei face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Cheng Wei

The Face That Drove Uber Out of China: Decoding Cheng Wei's "Unbending Builder"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Christian Reber face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Christian Reber

The Designer Who Cried Over the Company He Sold: Decoding Christian Reber's "Perfectionist Aesthete"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Colin Huang face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Colin Huang

China's Richest Yet Most Invisible: Decoding Colin Huang's "Silent Analytical"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Patrick ve John Collison face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Collison Kardeşler

Seven Lines of Code, Two Brothers: Decoding the Collisons' "Builder and Envoy" Faces

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Dara Khosrowshahi face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Dara Khosrowshahi

The Diplomat Who Inherited the Fire: Decoding Dara Khosrowshahi's "Repairing Water"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

David Vélez face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

David Vélez

An Empire Born at a Bank's Door: Decoding David Vélez's "Silent Outsider" Face

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Demis Hassabis face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Demis Hassabis

From the Chessboard to the Nobel: Decoding Demis Hassabis's "System-Building Genius"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Garry Tan face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Garry Tan

From a Logo to a Billion Dollars: Decoding Garry Tan's "Web-Weaving Smile" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Guillaume Pousaz face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Guillaume Pousaz

A $40 Billion Silence: Decoding Guillaume Pousaz's "Quiet Surfer" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Hanno Renner face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Hanno Renner

The Engineer Who Made a Boring Job a Masterpiece: Decoding Hanno Renner's "Builder Discipline"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Hermann Hauser face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Hermann Hauser

A Signature in Every Pocket: Decoding Hermann Hauser's "Quiet Architect" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Ilkka Paananen face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Ilkka Paananen

The World's Least Powerful CEO: Decoding Ilkka Paananen's "Invisible Captain" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Kristo Käärmann face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Kristo Käärmann

The Other Half of Water: Decoding Kristo Käärmann's "Transparent Engineer" Face

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Kunal Shah face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Kunal Shah

The Face That Turned Trust Into a Product: Decoding Kunal Shah's "Consumer Psychologist"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Lisa Su face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Lisa Su

The Woman Who Turned Around a Sinking Giant: Decoding Lisa Su's "Engineer's Composure"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Marc Andreessen face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Marc Andreessen

The Skull That Shouts "Build!": Decoding Marc Andreessen's "Builder-Oracle" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Marc Benioff face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Marc Benioff

The Showman Who Declared the End of Software: Decoding Marc Benioff's "Cloud Fire"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Markus Persson face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Markus Persson

A $2.5 Billion Solitude: Decoding Markus "Notch" Persson's "Pixel Craftsman" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Markus Villig face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Markus Villig

The Young Man Who Took on a Giant with €5,000: Decoding Markus Villig's "Frugal Operator" Face

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Masayoshi Son face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Masayoshi Son

From $20 Million to $75 Billion: Decoding Masayoshi Son's "Audacious Gambler" Face

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Nadiem Makarim face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Nadiem Makarim

From a Motorcycle to a Ministry: Decoding Nadiem Makarim's "Visionary Reformer" Face

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Nicolas Julia face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Nicolas Julia

The Man Who Fit the Stadium in Your Pocket: Decoding Nicolas Julia's "Terrace Alchemist" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Niklas Zennström face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Niklas Zennström

From Pirate to Admiral: Decoding Niklas Zennström's "Storm Sailor" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Niklas Östberg face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Niklas Östberg

The Face That Runs 70 Countries from One Dashboard: Decoding Niklas Östberg's "Relentless Operator"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Oskar Hartmann face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Oskar Hartmann

From 150 Adventures to 14 Unicorns: Decoding Oskar Hartmann's "Energy Merchant"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Paul Graham face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Paul Graham

The Philosopher-Gardener of the Startup Age: Decoding Paul Graham's "Wise Gardener" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Ritesh Agarwal face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Ritesh Agarwal

From a Hotel Room to an Empire: Decoding Ritesh Agarwal's "Young Optimist" Face

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Roxanne Varza face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Roxanne Varza

The Face That Holds a Thousand Startups Under One Roof: Decoding Roxanne Varza's "Inclusive Diplomat"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Satya Nadella face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Satya Nadella

The Face That Warmed an Icy Empire with Empathy: Decoding Satya Nadella's "Soft Power"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Sebastian Siemiatkowski face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Sebastian Siemiatkowski

The Idea the Jury Rejected: Decoding Sebastian Siemiatkowski's "Fire Merchant" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Taavet Hinrikus face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Taavet Hinrikus

The Man Who Erases Borders: Decoding Taavet Hinrikus's "Fluid Envoy" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Tobi Lütke face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Tobi Lütke

The Programmer Who Arms the Explorers: Decoding Tobi Lütke's "Chess Mind"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Valentin Stalf face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Valentin Stalf

The Face That Dreamed of a Bank Without Branches: Decoding Valentin Stalf's "Young Challenger"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Vitalik Buterin face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Vitalik Buterin

A Mind That Designed a World at Nineteen: Decoding Vitalik Buterin's "Analytical Monk" Face

Global Leaders · 4 min read

Whitney Wolfe Herd face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Whitney Wolfe Herd

The Face That Turned a Rejection Into an Empire: Decoding Whitney Wolfe Herd's "Challenger Founder"

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Zhang Yiming face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Zhang Yiming

The Mind That Returned to a Book at the Summit: Decoding Zhang Yiming's "Delayed Gratification" Face

Global Leaders · 3 min read

Turkish Entrepreneurs

Arda Kutsal face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Arda Kutsal

The Voice That Brings an Ecosystem Together: Decoding Arda Kutsal's "Communicator Connector"

Turkish Entrepreneurs · 3 min read

Barbaros Özbuğutu face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Barbaros Özbuğutu

The Face That Made Payment Invisible: Decoding Barbaros Özbuğutu's "Crisis-Fed Engineer"

Turkish Entrepreneurs · 3 min read

Demet Mutlu face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Demet Mutlu

The Face That Left Harvard to Build an Empire: Decoding Demet Mutlu's "Competitive Leader"

Turkish Entrepreneurs · 3 min read

Hakan Baş face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Hakan Baş

Six Companies, One Face: Decoding Hakan Baş's "Flexible Opportunist"

Turkish Entrepreneurs · 3 min read

Hanzade Doğan face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Hanzade Doğan

From an Apartment Flat to Nasdaq: Decoding Hanzade Doğan's "Graceful Strategist" Face

Turkish Entrepreneurs · 3 min read

Kaan Günay face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Kaan Günay

From Istanbul to San Francisco: Decoding Kaan Gunay's "Young Seller-Founder" Face

Turkish Entrepreneurs · 3 min read

Nazım Salur face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Nazım Salur

The Face That Sold Minutes: Decoding Nazım Salur's "Stubborn Square"

Turkish Entrepreneurs · 3 min read

Nevzat Aydın face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Nevzat Aydın

Turkey's Godfather of Angels: Decoding Nevzat Aydın's "Generous Connector" Face

Turkish Entrepreneurs · 3 min read

Serhat Soyuerel face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Serhat Soyuerel

The Selling Half of a Founding Duo: Decoding Serhat Soyuerel's "Growth Engine" Face

Turkish Entrepreneurs · 3 min read

Collapse Case Studies

Byju Raveendran face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Byju Raveendran

A Teacher's Rise and Trial: Decoding Byju Raveendran's "Charismatic Optimist"

Collapse Case Studies · 3 min read

Changpeng Zhao face and character analysis — Mehmet Akif Kuşaslan

Changpeng Zhao

The Richest Man to Go to Prison: Decoding Changpeng Zhao's "Cool-Headed Operator"

Collapse Case Studies · 3 min read