About Podcast
In today’s rapidly shifting tech landscape, growth means more than just getting bigger it requires purposeful innovation and keen responsiveness to market demands. Engin Özer, the visionary behind Nevitech, transformed his career from Oracle ERP consultant into the mastermind of Klassifier, an advanced AI-driven language translation and analytics tool that’s revolutionizing how multilingual communication happens across the globe.
In this scale tale, Engin shares how he overcame early product failures by combining deep technical R&D with a sharp focus on customer needs transforming Nevitech from a small consultancy into a company powering real-time, one-way translation across 50+ languages. From launching an indoor navigation app to developing advanced AI models for sentiment analysis and offensive language detection, Engin reveals how persistence and market feedback guided his path to product-market fit.
Engin opens up about the financial challenges of self-funding early innovation, and why securing strategic investment is key to unlocking the next level of growth. He dives into the technical details behind Klassifier’s seamless integration with platforms like Zoom and Teams, and how their cutting-edge AI models enable real-time speech translation, transcription, and deep text analytics tools designed to break language barriers in global teams and conferences.
More than just building AI tools, Engin explains how Nevitech’s approach bridges technology and business strategy to deliver scalable solutions that customers actually want and use.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why aligning R&D with real market demand is critical for product success
- How to sustain innovation through strategic financial management
- The power of AI-driven language models in breaking down communication barriers
- What it takes to scale internationally with a diverse, global user base
Tune in to hear how Engin Özer is revolutionizing cross-language communication and what every entrepreneur can learn about scaling with resilience, insight, and a commitment to solving real-world problems.
- Understanding Market Fit : Success depends on developing products that truly meet customer needs and market demand, not just on technical innovation.
- Integrating Business Expertise Early : Combining marketing and business development with R&D from the start helps align products with real-world use cases and customer feedback.
- Leveraging Customer Feedback : Direct, real-world feedback guides product improvement and helps identify new opportunities for growth and innovation.
- Sustaining Through Diversified Revenue : Maintaining stable revenue streams while planning for investment is crucial for ongoing product development and scaling.
- Embracing Failure and Adaptability : Viewing failure as a learning opportunity and being willing to pivot fosters resilience and long-term entrepreneurial success.
Special Guest: Engin Özer – CEO
Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
Air Date: June 08,2025
Websites:
- Nevitech: A web design and development company gives extensive experience building website and web-base application using Embraco and .NET.
- Mobile Fest: Is gathering technology leaders from a wide spectrum of industries Telecom, Cyber Security , Ai ,Cloud, Big Data, IT, Hardware, Web and Mobile developers…
- Web Summit: The world’s largest tech conference. “Davos for geek” “Planet’s tech conference The Telegraph logo they came as small startups.
- Klassifier: Is a no-code machine learning platform designed to automate data classification tasks for businesses without requiring any programming expertise. Accessible via its website, klassifier.com, the platform offers a user-friendly interface that enables users to build and deploy machine learning models with just a few clicks.
Producer & Host: Alicia Butler Pierre
Audio Editors: Olanrewaju Adeyemo and Sabor! Music Enterprises
Sound Design: Sabor! Music Enterprises
Video Editor: Gladys Jimenez
Show Notes: Hashim Tale
Sponsor: Equilibria, Inc.More About Guest, Engin Özer :
Engin Özer is a seasoned computer engineer and entrepreneur with a strong background in Oracle Technologies and enterprise software consultancy. After recognizing shifts in the tech landscape, Engin pivoted from a successful consulting career to founding Nevitech in 2016, a company dedicated to developing innovative software products powered by AI and machine learning.Engin’s journey reflects adaptability and resilience from starting with small-scale freelancing projects to building a sustainable business that balances consultancy revenues with ambitious product development. Under his leadership, Nevitech launched Klassifier, a cutting-edge web-based application offering real-time, one-way translation in over 50 languages, designed to break down language barriers in global communication and online meetings.
With a team of 70 professionals, including seven full-time members on the Klassifier project, Engin continues to drive innovation by integrating AI-powered text and voice analytics, transcription, sentiment analysis, and entity recognition models. His vision extends to seamless integration of Nevitech’s solutions with major communication platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, expanding accessibility and usability for global users.
Engin is passionate about aligning technical research with market needs, emphasizing the importance of customer feedback and business development to avoid common pitfalls in product creation. His entrepreneurial story is a testament to learning from setbacks, embracing change, and scaling with strategic investment.
More About Sponsor, Equilibria:
Equilibria, Inc. is a 20-year-old boutique operations management firm. We build the business infrastructure necessary for fast-growing businesses to scale with less pain. With a range of services and products, entrepreneurs can get the operational support and resources they need on demand. 