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.
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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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25 Jun 2018
How Founders Can Build Legal Foundations and Culture Before Scaling
Startups must prioritize legal protection, team culture, and data strategy early, before growth becomes overwhelming.
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.
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.
26 Nov 2020
When a Startup Should Rewrite Its App and How to Hire Engineers Who Fit the Team
Ajey Gore explains when to rewrite startup systems, how to hire and probation engineers, and why CTOs must evolve with company stage.
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.
28 Mar 2019
How to Choose the Right Business Entity for Your Startup in Indonesia
Founders must choose a legal structure that supports investment, protects personal assets, and enables equity distribution, not just any business type.
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.
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.
21 Okt 2021
How eFishery Built a Profitable, End-to-End Aquaculture Platform from a Single Feeder Device
eFishery founder Gibran explains how he pivoted from a hardware-only idea to a full ecosystem serving smallholder farmers, using customer validation, co…
21 Apr 2016
Why Founders Should Stop Worrying About Idea Theft and Focus on Execution
Shinta Dhanuwardoyo explains why idea ownership is irrelevant, execution is what truly matters for startup success.