Nikoloz Chogovadze Nikoloz ნიკოლოზ Chogovadze

At the beginning, while I was an intern, I was doing everything from marketing to reporting. From there I found the startup selection, screening process and communicating with our angel investors the most interesting part, so when I joined Axel part-time, I took over the startup pipeline and investor relations.

The hard part was the amount of work it took to go from an average intern to a manager and a peer.

At Axel, I learned how angel investors look at startups, how they evaluate them and how they invest in them, through hours-long conversations with tens of angel investors.

As of now, through my contributions, we have renewed and optimised the startup pipeline, adopted AI into daily operations, and established new connections with international investors and other angel networks.

I built the whole website from the ground up, including the architecture and the AI model optimisation, for model token efficiency.

The hard part is minimising running costs. The problem I am facing now is that I do not have enough money to cover the cost of tokens for users.

The most valuable thing I learned from it is how to communicate with customers and create the best product for them. Additionally, this project has taught me how to use AI in coding and refreshed my technical knowledge.

As of now, the website is fully built. It has been tested with different user segment groups, and I am working on getting funding and grants to cover token costs.

I built a logistics system, the website, the designs and the marketing pipeline. Also, in partnership with Bank of Georgia (the biggest bank in Georgia), we worked to integrate their new payment gateway, CyberSource; satus.shop was the first Shopify website in Georgia to do so.

The hard part was sales. Because of my lack of experience in online marketing, I brought the supply to Georgia and sold it in person, while learning online marketing.

All this, although it was a failed project, was a huge learning experience for me, especially at such a young age. I learned how supply chains work, how new product integration and testing work (through Bank of Georgia's testing of CyberSource), and what branding is.

SATUS launched multiple collections and was the first Shopify website in Georgia to integrate the new payment provider CyberSource, in collaboration with Bank of Georgia.

I created a sales pipeline, communicated with real estate brokers, and created a sales deck with 3D models of each apartment.

The hard part was communicating and showcasing each apartment when there are 17 to sell.

Through this experience, I have learned how to create a sales deck, how the real estate market works, and the importance of timing.

The apartments were ready for sale at the end of the summer season, although I still managed to sell one apartment during the off season.