22 Feb 2024
How Mapping Supply Chain and Value Chain Shows Where a Startup's Margin Lives
Andi Boediman explains how founders can map cost and value steps to find competitive edge, from restaurants to payment networks.
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What the community has learned the hard way, written up from the talks at the meetups. The recordings themselves live in the video library.
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22 Feb 2024
How to Shift from Doubling Your Business to Tenfold Scalable Growth
Founders who aim to double revenue only multiply their own workload; a tenfold mindset with single focus and recurring revenue is the real path to scale.
20 Des 2016
How Indonesia's Startup Ecosystem Evolved in 2016 and What to Expect in 2017
Rama Mamuaya of DailySocial.net outlines key trends in Indonesia's digital startup scene, from fintech growth to corporate investment and talent shortages.
21 Apr 2016
How Indonesia's Indigo Accelerator Funds Startups Through Five Validation Phases
The Indigo program stages startups from idea to investor matching with up to two billion rupiah in staged funding.
6 Jun 2024
How Early-Stage Startups Should Value Themselves Using Market Benchmarks and Strategic Positioning
Founders can use price-to-sales shortcuts, public market multiples, and market size analysis to set realistic valuations and negotiate better terms with…
19 Mei 2016
How Edtech Startups in Indonesia Overcame Investor Skepticism and Built Sustainable Models
Founders of Indonesian edtech startups share how passion, solving real problems, and team alignment beat investor pressure and technical perfection.
16 Apr 2020
How List Building and Community Engagement Outperform Paid Traffic for Early Startups
Owning an email list and a niche community beats renting platform traffic because you can follow up, educate, and refer without paying for each reach.
22 Feb 2024
How Defining the Customer Problem First Shapes a Startup's Pitch and Pivots
A founder's core task is defining the customer's problem with data, not building product, as a fish-feed case shows.
18 Jun 2020
How a Location-Based Marketplace Brings Indonesia's Traditional Vendors Online Without Requiring Them to Use Smartphones
Henry Suharja of titipku explains how a location-based marketplace and a network of young explorers help traditional market vendors sell online without…
23 Jul 2020
How To Build Autonomy And Validate Products While Scaling A Startup Fast
A former Traveloka product manager explains why hiring problem solvers, giving team autonomy, and testing with users beat paid marketing alone.
24 Sep 2020
How a Live Event Company Survived Pandemic by Pivoting to Online Streaming
A founder shares how his event company shifted from offline festivals to digital streaming, using donor-funded events and collaboration to survive and g…
25 Apr 2024
How to Fundraise as a Startup Founder Without Surrendering Leverage
Henri Suhardja explains why leverage and timing matter more than pitch skill, and how to choose investors without losing control.