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Category Archives: Opinion
[Simply Business] Stick to What You’re Good At and Outsource the Rest
TweetAfter reading about the winner of Imagine Cup 2012, I remembered my days as a finalist when I was in senior year for Imagine Cup 2005. I was with a team representing University of Indonesia and brought an app that can calculate the fastest way to get to one place to another using a public [...]
Erik Meijer Should Take Indosat’s Mobile Payment Solution “Dompetku” to The Next Level
TweetErik Meijer is finally appointed as Indosat’s new Chief Commercial Officer, replacing Lazslo Imre Barta. His previous experience with Telkomsel and Bakrie Telecom should be a valuable asset in facing tough competition in the industry, especially to maintain Indosat’s position as the second largest cellular company in Indonesia, in term of number of subscribers. Indosat [...]
[Music Monday] So You’ve Got A Band. Now What? Make A Website?
TweetDespite all the doom and gloom you might hear in the music industry lately about how it’s more difficult to sell albums, it’s actually a great time to be a band or musician. Whatever the type of your music, you could probably record most or all of your music on your computer, with adequate quality [...]
[Simply Business] The Rise of Social Media Reseller
TweetE-commerce industry in Indonesia is definitely on the rise. We’ve been seeing a lot of payment gateway supporting the growth and also big name marketplace with big cash. But alas, the majority of people are still selling their products on Facebook. Yes, Facebook! Facebook was never meant to be a place where people can sell [...]
[Dailyssimo] Does A Blog Need SEO?
TweetThese last few days, I was involved in a discussion in a Facebook group that I found quite interesting and quite eye-opening about the point of view of digital strategists in this country. One of the topics discussed was the application of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) on a blog and this elementary topic spurred reactions [...]
[Music Monday] Why Music Download Stores Won’t Work In Indonesia
TweetThe more I think of it, the more I think that many music services – at least in Indonesia – are going about it the wrong way. Since 2008, Indonesia has had a number of online music download stores. Various business models were tried – an ISP tried ISP billing, telcos tried charging via SMS, [...]
[Simply Business] Pass the Gold, Shovel Your Way To Riches
TweetThe first millionaire in California became one during the legendary 1850 Gold Rush, his name was Sam Brannan. Despite the gold rush, he did not become rich by discovering and selling gold, he was actually selling shovels. The second person that got rich in the same gold rush is a Jewish guy. He experimented with [...]
[Music Monday] Wait, You Can Make Money For Music From The Internet?
TweetThe [recorded] music industry has been in very dark days lately, especially in Indonesia – I’ve frequently written about the current situation so I won’t revisit it. But the breakdown is this: there is currently no real way the [recorded] music industry can make money from their work. CD sales are diminishing, music through mobile [...]
[Simply Business] Working Too Hard Is Bad For You
TweetI have been seeing a disturbing trend in the startup world. A behavior that plagues the corporate world and also the main reason why I left the corporate world is also infecting our beautiful little universe. That trend is: Working too hard. Yes, I’ve seen it happen. People working late are viewed as heroes and [...]
[Dailyssimo] A Piece of Garden Called Social Media