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		<title>Efek TechCrunch Bagi Peluncuran Startups</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>novistiar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bagi founders di Amerika, peliputan oleh TechCrunch ketika mereka meluncurkan startup mereka adalah sesuatu hal yang sangat penting dan sangat diinginkan (atau lebih tepatnya diimpikan). Mereka percaya bahwa jika startup mereka diliput oleh TechCrunch, startup mereka akan berhasil. Bahkan beberapa dari mereka ketika ditanya apa strateji peluncuran, pemasaran, dan publikasi startup mereka menjawab liputan oleh [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/techcrunch-logo.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-119" title="i-have-been-logo" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/techcrunch-logo.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a>Bagi founders di Amerika, peliputan oleh TechCrunch ketika mereka meluncurkan startup mereka adalah sesuatu hal yang sangat penting dan sangat diinginkan (atau lebih tepatnya diimpikan). Mereka percaya bahwa jika startup mereka diliput oleh TechCrunch, startup mereka akan berhasil. Bahkan beberapa dari mereka ketika ditanya apa strateji peluncuran, pemasaran, dan publikasi startup mereka menjawab liputan oleh TechCrunch!</p>
<p>Seberapa besar sih pengaruh liputan oleh TechCrunch pada peluncuran sebuah startup? Apakah peliputan oleh TechCrunch bisa menjamin kesuksesan sebuah startup? Beberapa founders di Founder Institute yang peluncuran startupnya diliput oleh TechCrunch berbaik hati membagikan pengalaman mereka. Demi kerahasian, nama-nama mereka dan startup mereka tidak dapat disebutkan disini.<span id="more-118"></span></p>
<p>Startup pertama mendapat ratusan traffic dari TechCrunch. Target users startup ini sebenarnya bukan pembaca TechCrunch, bahkan mungkin sebagian besar dari mereka tidak tahu apa itu TechCrunch. Startup kedua mendapat 1700 traffic referrals dari TechCrunch. Sama dengan startup pertama, target users startup ini juga bukan pembaca TechCrunch walaupun mereka mungkin lebih computer savvy dan melek Internet daripada target users startup pertama. Startup ketiga mendapat 1900 traffic referrals dari TechCrunch. Target users dari startup ketiga ini adalah para founders atau startups lain yang rata-rata adalah pembaca TechCrunch, hanya saja jumlah mereka (founders) memang tidak terlalu banyak. Target users dari startup keempat adalah graphic designers atau orang-orang yang perlu membuat design grafis. Tak tanggung-tanggung, startup ini mendapat 14,500 traffic referrals dari TechCrunch.</p>
<p>Dari hasil diatas, liputan di TechCrunch tidak menghasilkan lonjakan traffic yang luar biasa (tadinya saya pikir para startups ini akan mendapat paling sedikit 25,000 traffics). Selain itu, hampir semua startups diatas mengatakan bahwa traffic mereka turun kembali beberapa hari kemudian. Walaupun demikian, liputan dari TechCrunch masih sangat berharga dan membantu, terutama bagi startups yang target usersnya adalah pembaca TechCrunch. Beberapa manfaat lain yang diperoleh antara lain:</p>
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<li>Liputan ini sangat berharga untuk business development, brand recognition dan menghasilkan VC interest. Ketiga-tiganya diperoleh oleh startups yang diliput oleh TechCrunch (atau blog terkenal lainnya).</li>
<li>Liputan oleh blog-blog lain, terutama copycat blogs yang meng-automatically copy isi blog besar. Walaupun pembaca blog-blog ini sangat sedikit, kalau digabungkan, jumlahnya cukup besar. Salah satu startup mendapatkan coverage dari kurang lebih 20,000 websites/blogs! Ini tentu juga sangat membantu dalam usaha meningkatkan SEO dan Google PageRank (PageRank startup ini naik dari 0 ke 4 dalam satu malam).</li>
<li>Salah satu startup diatas juga diliput oleh empat blog ternama lainnya, Mashable, Venture Beat, ReadWriteWeb, dan Silicon Alley Insider. Traffics dari TechCrunch adalah yang terbanyak, lebih dari 6x traffics terbesar kedua yang dihasilkan oleh satu blog lain. Mungkin ini disebabkan karena pembaca keempat blog ini adalah orang-orang yang sama dan TechCrunch diberikan eklusifitas untuk menjadi peliput yang pertama kali.</li>
<li>Salah satu startup itu juga menggunakan traditional media (press release) sewaktu meluncurkan startup mereka (dengan biaya kurang lebih $900, press release disebarkan ke kurang lebih 300 media). Walaupun press release mereka diliput oleh kurang lebih 200 publications besar seperti AOL, Yahoo!, dan Reuters, jumlah traffics yang dihasilkan oleh TechCrunch masih lebih besar dari semua traffics yang diperoleh dari press release digabungkan (dan juga gratis!).</li>
</ul>
<p>Jadi, tidak ada salahnya bagi founders untuk terus berusaha agar startupnya diliput oleh TechCrunch. Walaupun demikian, tentu saja mereka tidak dapat hanya mengandalkan liputan TechCrunch sendiri, mereka juga harus membuat a great product. Kalau mereka membuat bad product, malah liputan ini akan menjadi bad publicity bagi startup mereka (walaupun banyak orang percaya bahwa &#8220;no publicity is bad publicity&#8221;).</p>
<p>Sekarang, bagaimana caranya agar bisa diliput oleh TechCrunch atau blog terkenal lainnya? Berikut ini adalah beberapa saran yang diberikan oleh seorang rekan founder:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bangun personal relationship dengan target blogs dan usahakan mendapatkan kredibilitas dari salah satu penulis tetap di blogs tersebut. Hal ini membantu memastikan mereka membaca email yang anda kirim tetapi tetap tidak menjamin bahwa mereka akan menulis tentang startup anda.</li>
<li>Kirimkan email singkat dan jangan lupa menulis secara jelas tanggal dan jam peluncuran startup anda. Email ini harus dikirimkan ke penulis yang anda kenal dan juga ke general email address seperti <a href="mailto:tips@techcrunch.com" target="_blank">tips@techcrunch.com</a>. Kalau anda tidak mengenal salah satu penulis diblog tersebut, anda bisa mengirimkan email ke editor blog (email mereka biasanya bisa dicari dengan sedikit research di Internet).</li>
<li>Jangan sekali-kali mengirimkan email pada hari Jumat &#8211; Minggu, selalu kirimkan email antara hari Senin jam 9:00 pagi PST dan Kamis jam 12 noon PST. Hal ini juga berlaku ketika melakukan business development dan menghubungi VC partners. Kirimkan email paling sedikit 1 minggu sebelumnya dan lakukan &#8220;pre-briefing&#8221; press.</li>
<li>Jangan memberikan preference ke salah satu blog.</li>
<li>Yang paling penting dari semua adalah build a great product! Tanpa diminta semua blog terkenal dan media besar akan meliput startup anda!</li>
</ul>
<p>Bagi startups di Indonesia, saya kira hal ini juga berlaku. Saya pikir liputan di <a href="http://teknojurnal.com" target="_blank">TeknoJurnal</a>, <a href="http://dailysocial.net" target="_blank">DailySocial</a>, <a href="http://navinot.com" target="_blank">Navinot</a>, atau blogs terkemuka lainnya juga memegang peranan yang penting dalam peluncuran startups di Indonesia. Karena itu mulai dari sekarang kembangkan relasi anda dengan mereka!</p>


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		<title>Nokia is Calling Indonesian Mobile Startups and Developers</title>
		<link>http://coolfounders.com/2010/08/nokia-is-calling-indonesian-mobile-startups-and-developers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>novistiar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was contacted by Shiraz Datta, Regional Manager &#8211; Marketing, Forum Nokia APAC, and Upik Muditya Sidarta, Forum Nokia Developer Relation in Indonesia. They are planning to set up an ecosystem for mobile network in Indonesia focusing on startups and developers that are working in the mobile space. This ecosystem is expected to enable Indonesian [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/logo-forumnokia.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-122" title="Forum.Nokia" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/logo-forumnokia.png" alt="Forum.Nokia" width="100" height="100" /></a>Recently, I was contacted by Shiraz Datta, Regional Manager &#8211; Marketing, Forum Nokia APAC, and Upik Muditya Sidarta, Forum Nokia Developer Relation in Indonesia. They are planning to set up an ecosystem for mobile network in Indonesia focusing on startups and developers that are working in the mobile space. This ecosystem is expected to enable Indonesian startups and developers to take their idea or innovations to a global audience.</p>
<p>Nokia would like to initiate discussion with startups and developers in Indonesia that are willing to develop great applications for Nokia and they will give their full support to these startups and developers. Among others, Indonesian startups and developers will be able to take advantage of <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/" target="_blank">Forum.Nokia</a>, a portal that provides various tools to help developers designing, developing, and distributing their mobile applications (through Ovi Store).</p>
<p>Stay tuned for more detailed information from <a href="https://twitter.com/nataliardianto" target="_blank">@nataliardianto</a> at <a href="http://twitter.com/startuplokal" target="_blank">#StartupLokal</a>!</p>
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		<title>UC Mobile Browser Enters Indonesian Market</title>
		<link>http://coolfounders.com/2010/08/uc-mobile-browser-enters-indonesian-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>novistiar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UC Mobile, a China based mobile developer, offers its mobile browser to Indonesians (available in Bahasa Indonesia). The company claimed its browser has been used by more than 100 million users across 145 countries (Opera claimed Opera Mini has been downloaded by &#8220;only&#8221; 62.3 juta users). In China, UC Mobile holds 80% share of mobile [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/uc-mobile-icon.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-127" title="UC Mobile Browser Icon" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/uc-mobile-icon.png" alt="UC Mobile Browser Icon" width="100" height="100" /></a>UC Mobile, a China based mobile developer, offers its mobile browser to Indonesians (available in Bahasa Indonesia). The company claimed its browser has been used by more than 100 million users across 145 countries (Opera claimed Opera Mini has been downloaded by &#8220;only&#8221; 62.3 juta users). In China, UC Mobile holds 80% share of mobile browser market.</p>
<p>According to Yu Yongfu, UC Mobile CEO, during his interview with <a href="http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/173984-wawancara-dengan-ceo-uc-mobile" target="_blank">VivaNews</a> in Jakarta, one of the primary reasons for entering the Indonesian market is Indonesia is the 4th most populated country in the world. In addition, there are some similarities between Indonesia and China, both countries have a large number of mobile Internet users.<span id="more-126"></span></p>
<p>Andi Zain, a UC Mobile representative in Indonesia, added that for most Indonesian, mobile phone is their primary computer. Mobile is also their first Internet TV. They also access their email from their mobile phone. Since 80% of Indonesians mobile Internet users have low end mobile phone (less than US$170), fast, light browser becomes very important. Moreover, Internet infrastructure in Indonesia is sometimes unstable. Indonesians need a browser that can solve these problems and UC Mobile browser offers a solution.</p>
<p>When asked about mobile Internet prospect in Indonesia, Yu Yongfu said he believes Indonesia has a big potential. Besides being the 4th most populated country in the world, mobile Internet growth in Indonesia is the 4th fastest in the world after China, Japan, and the United States.  Indonesia&#8217;s mobile phone market is also much much bigger than its computer market.</p>
<p>Yu Yongfu also said there are four similarities between mobile Internet users in Indonesia and China as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>They use the same handset. In Indonesia and China, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and mobile phones with MTK chipset are very popular. In the United States, iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm, and Motorola are more popular.</li>
<li>They are young and energetic.</li>
<li>They buy their mobile phone in open market. In South Korea, Japan and the United States, users buy their mobile phone through their mobile operators.</li>
<li>They use the Internet mostly for accessing information and social networking.</li>
</ul>
<p>With these similarities, Yu Yongfu believes UC Mobile will be able to understand the needs of mobile Internet users in Indonesia better than Opera.</p>


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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is written by one of our contributors, Firman Nugraha, the founder of TeknoJurnal, a blog about IT and web technology in Indonesia. Firman Nugraha is an active researcher at the Sponsio Research Team (Tim Peneliti Sponsio). In addition to actively working as a researcher, he is currently working as a mobile developer at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><em><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/j-fire_man.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-114" title="j-fire_man" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/j-fire_man.png" alt="j-fireman" width="100" height="100" /></a>This post is written by one of our contributors, Firman Nugraha, the founder of </em><a href="http://www.teknojurnal.com/" target="_blank"><em>TeknoJurnal</em></a><em>, a blog about IT and web technology in Indonesia. Firman Nugraha is an active researcher at the Sponsio Research Team (Tim Peneliti Sponsio). In addition to actively working as a researcher, he is currently working as a mobile developer at Nexian and is starting his entrepreneurship journey. Firman founded TeknoJurnal with his friend, Putra Setia Utama, in 2008.</em></p>
<p>﻿Startup development in Indonesia is a fascinating phenomenon. The restoration of Indonesia’s creative atmosphere and the fast growth of social media also contribute significantly in triggering the spirit and development of startups in Indonesia, this can be evidenced by the emergence of events about the startup world and web development in Indonesia. Started by Yahoo! Open Hack Day some times ago and then continued by BarCampID, FreSh, Ignite Jakarta, TedxJakarta, and other communities that are not yet detected on the radar.<span id="more-82"></span></p>
<p>In several cities in Indonesia, the growth of such community is increasing. In Jakarta there is #startupLokal, a community for startups that was initiated by several friends from Jakarta startups. Bandung has FOWAB (Bandung Web Developers Forum) and Jogjakarta too has its own, <strong>Bancakan 2.0</strong>. Bancakan 2.0 was established and directed to become a similar community like #startupLokal and FOWAB.</p>
<p>Bancakan 2.0 held its first event in February 24<sup>th</sup> 2010 and received positive responses from Jogjakarta startups. At its first event, about 40 people gathered, shared their experiences, provided opinions, and brainstormed with each other. They also developed a new network and community they always hope to exist in their city, Jogjakarta. During the discussion they decided to hold this kind of event routinely in Jogjakarta.</p>
<p>The 2<sup>nd</sup> Bancakan&#8217;s meet up was held in March 26<sup>th</sup> 2010. The number of participants attended the event reached 80 people. At this 2<sup>nd</sup> event, the crews of Bancakan 2.0 developed a partnership with <a href="http://dailysocial.net/" target="_blank">DailySocial</a> that agreed to become the media partner for the next Bancakan 2.0 events.</p>
<p>Continuing the spirit of Jogjakarta startups, the 3<sup>rd</sup>, 4<sup>th</sup>, and 5<sup>th</sup> Bancakan 2.0 meet ups were held. At those 3 events, Bancakan 2.0 received higher appreciation and attracted more attendances and volunteers to participate at the event.</p>
<p>Here is the list of speakers who had shared their experiences at Bancakan 2.0:</p>
<p><strong>Bancakan 1</strong><sup><strong>st</strong></sup><br />
Speakers:<br />
Ogi Sigit Pornawan (@oggix), Founder of JogjaCamp.com and idwebhost.com<br />
Singgih (@thepogee), Art director of Srengenge Cipta Imagi – a marketing communication agency<br />
Kristiono Setyadi (@ksetyadi), Senior programmer and winner of Yahoo Open Hack Day South East Asia 2009</p>
<p><strong>Bancakan 2</strong><sup><strong>nd</strong></sup><br />
Speakers:<br />
Dwi Hermawanto (@pogung177), Founder of docuu.com and senior web developer<br />
Didiet Noor (@lynxluna), Co-founder of Mijix, a company that focus on MongoDB consultation<br />
Danny Oei Wirianto (@dWirianto), Founder of Semut Api Colony and Chief Marketing Officer of Kaskus<br />
Rama Mamuaya (@rampok), Founder of DailySocial and startup evangelist<br />
Samuel Henry, Game developer and JogjaIT activist</p>
<p><strong>Bancakan 3</strong><sup><strong>rd</strong></sup><br />
Speakers:<br />
Kristupa Saragih (@kristupa), Founder of Fotografer.net and senior photographer<br />
Leontinus Alpha Edison (@leon_psm), Co-founder of Tokopedia.com<br />
Andrew Darwis (@adarwis), Founder of Kaskus<br />
Robin Anvie (@anvie), NoSQL evangelist and MongoDB specialist</p>
<p><strong>Bancakan 4</strong><sup><strong>th</strong></sup><br />
Speakers:<br />
Brian Arfi (@dhezign), Founder of Dhezign – a web agency and digital solution based at Surabaya<br />
Leo Ferdinand (@neomelonbay), Founder of Infokost.net<br />
Adi Sunata (@adisunata), Legal officer, specializing in law about copyright</p>
<p><strong>Bancakan 5</strong><sup><strong>th</strong></sup><br />
Speakers:<br />
Batista Harahap (@tista), CIO of Urbanesia and Android developer<br />
Yohanes Sigit Purnomo W. P., Founder of personaflag.com<br />
Fajar Budiprasetyo, Member of the Koprol team</p>
<p>Here is a picture of the 5<sup>th</sup> Bancakan 2.0 event participants to show the enthusiasm of the people of Jogjakarta for Bancakan 2.0:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bancakan_photo.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-86 aligncenter" title="bancakan_photo" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bancakan_photo.jpg" alt="" width="625" height="416" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Quite a number isn’t it. For more info and update about Bancakan 2.0, visit their <a href="http://bancakan.org" target="_blank">website</a>,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bancakan-20/302261528038" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, and <a href="http://twitter/bancakan" target="_blank">Twitter</a> profile.</p>
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		<title>The Funded Founder Showcase Summer 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Setelah dag-dig-dug menunggu di standby list, akhirnya saya duduk dengan aman tenteram di kelas premium ekonomi United Airline jurusan Washington – San Francisco. Karena telat bangun, saya tertinggal pesawat dan terpaksa masuk standby list untuk pesawat berikutnya. Untungnya United masih memberikan kehormatan dengan memberi saya nomor urut 1 di standby list karena ternyata hanya ada [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/founder-showcase.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-120" title="Founder Showcase" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/founder-showcase.png" alt="Founder Showcase" width="100" height="100" /></a>Setelah dag-dig-dug menunggu di standby list, akhirnya saya duduk dengan aman tenteram di kelas premium ekonomi United Airline jurusan Washington – San Francisco. Karena telat bangun, saya tertinggal pesawat dan terpaksa masuk standby list untuk pesawat berikutnya. Untungnya United masih memberikan kehormatan dengan memberi saya nomor urut 1 di standby list karena ternyata hanya ada 1 kursi yang akhirnya tersedia. Saat memberikan tiket standby, sang petugas berkata, “Pesawat berikutnya sebenarnya juga penuh, tetapi mudah-mudahan saja ada penumpang (bodoh seperti anda) yang tidak jadi berangkat.” Kata “bodoh seperti anda” tentu saja tidak dia ucapkan, tetapi hanya diungkapkan melalui senyuman.<span id="more-73"></span></p>
<p>Jam 10:15am saya akhirnya tiba di San Francisco dan langsung pergi ke perpustakaan umum di  Menlo Park untuk menulis blog ini sambil menunggu acara <a href="http://foundershowcase.com/" target="_blank">Founder Showcase</a> dimulai. Founder Showcase adalah sebuah acara untuk startup yang diadakan setiap tiga bulan oleh <a href="http://thefunded.com/" target="_blank">The Funded</a> (The Funded adalah sebuah website yang dimulai oleh <a href="http://adeoressi.com/" target="_blank">Adeo Ressi</a> khusus bagi founder dan CEO startup di Amerika dimana mereka dapat membagikan pengalaman mereka dengan dam memberikan rating untuk angel investor dan venture capitalist). Dalam acara ini 10 startup yang dipilih oleh founder dan CEO member dari The Funded diberikan kesempatan untuk melakukan pitch dan medapat masukan dari para juri. Selain itu, akan dipilih satu startup pemenang yang diputuskan berdasarkan pilihan hadirin dan juri. Saya merasa sangat beruntung bisa menghadiri acara Founder Showcase Summer 2010 karena acara ini sangat menarik dan saya juga dapat bertemu beberapa teman sekelas dari <a href="http://founderinstitute.com/" target="_blank">the Founder Institute</a> Silicon Valley Class Summer 2009.</p>
<p>Tepat pukul 6:00pm, acara Founder Showcase pun dimulai dengan kehadiran kurang lebih tiga ratus orang yang memenuhi auditorium Microsoft University yang berlokasi di Mountain View. Acara dibuka oleh Adeo Ressi yang bertindak sebagai MC pada malam itu. Pembicara pertama adalah Jason Calacanis, founder dari Mahalo.com dan salah satu figur yang cukup terkenal dan berpengaruh di dunia startup di Amerika. Ia juga yang memulai TechCrunch50 bersama Mike Arrington sebelum mereka berselisih dan memutuskan untuk tidak membuat TechCrunch50 kembali (Mike akan memulai TechCrunch Disrupt sedangkan Jason mengatakan ia akan memulai Launch tahun ini).</p>
<p>Jason terkenal sebagai orang yang berbicara apa adanya, bahkan kadang-kadang terlalu jujur alias “mean”. Tetapi dia juga memberikan nasihat-nasihat yang baik. Salah satunya adalah semua founder harus selalu fokus untuk membuat produk yang baik, jangan pedulikan “timing”. Kadang-kadang memang kita menunggu timing yang baik untuk membuat suatu produk. Tapi sebenarnya tidak ada yang tahu kapan waktu yang tepat untuk memulai suatu startup atau produk. Yang jelas, bagi produk yang baik, timing tidak menjadi persoalan. “If you find your product is suck, work hard to make it less suck!”</p>
<p>Jason juga mengecam beberapa forum angel investor yang mengharuskan founder untuk membayar sejumlah uang yang cukup besar agar bisa pitch startup mereka didepan anggota forum tersebut. Sebelum bicara dia menanyakan apakah ada perwakilan dari Keiretsu Forum, sebuah forum yang menarik bayaran dari founder. Karana ada seseorang yang mengangkat tangannya, saya kira Jason tidak akan bicara lebih lanjut, tetapi tidak, dia malah bilang “Oh you, yes, I remember we exchanged some emails before” lalu meneruskan bicara panjang lebar betapa jeleknya praktik seperti itu. Mendengar apa yang dikatakan Jason, saya yakin muka orang itu panas karena marah. Tapi disinilah saya senangnya, biarpun ada perbedaan pendapat yang sangat besar, mereka semua tidak sampai berkelahi, tetapi lebih banyak berdiskusi bertukar pendapat. Jason pada kesempatan itu juga mengumumkan bahwa dia akan memulai Open Angel Forum, suatu forum angel investor yang tidak mengharuskan founder membayar untuk pitch startup mereka.</p>
<p>Pada akhir pembicaraannya, Jason memberikan memberikan beberapa nasihat bagi founder untuk mendapat investasi dari angel investor sebagai berikut:</p>
<ul>
<li>Always send a short email with a link to your working product. It is cheap now to develop a working product, you should always have a working product when you start looking for money from angel investors.</li>
<li>With your product, show some metrics. Metrics can be revenues, number of users, traffics, etc.</li>
<li>Build expertise in your space. Write some intelligent stuff in your blog. Leave meaningful comments on and be involved in discussion about articles related to your startup published in important blogs such as TechCrunch, VentureHack, etc. Tell them that you are smart and know what you are doing.</li>
<li>Make friends with people who know angel investors.</li>
<li>Know how much you need and just raise the amount you need.</li>
<li>Prepare your own valuation and explain it to them.</li>
<li>Pick the right angels. Look at their track record (The Funded can help). Ask what they can do for you. You need their help, network, and expertise as well, not only their money. You want angels who want to win and will do whatever it takes to win. If they win, you also win. Close the deal as soon as possible.</li>
<li>If you get “no” multiple times, be persistent, humble, and classy. Ask why they don’t invest and what can you learn. If your team is the problem, ask if they can help you to find the right people.</li>
<li>When to sell? If you are poor, it is good to sell your startup at anytime. Selling too early what makes people get rich, but selling too late what makes people still poor. Sell because intelligent people have many ideas and they will come back. Idea is actually nothing.</li>
<li>How to get attention for your startup? Not TechCrunch coverage, but build a brilliant idea!</li>
</ul>
<p>Setelah Jason selesai berbicara, dimulailah acara pitch para startup berikut:</p>
<ul>
<li>GeoToko – Platform untuk menjalankan promosi dan pemasaran berdasarkan lokasi.</li>
<li>TouristWay.com – Platform untuk perusahaan travel memasarkan dan menjual paket travel mereka.</li>
<li>TribeVibe.com – Platform untuk mengukur kepopuleran suatu blog.</li>
<li>SeePort – Alat komunikasi video melalui Internet.</li>
<li>Ergolution – Website untuk memonitor kesehatan ergonomis pegawai.</li>
<li>MediaShare.com – Crowdsourcing untuk investasi startup.</li>
<li>FatPencil – Online diary untuk pilot.</li>
<li>LIV – Website khusus untuk wanita untuk mengatur barang mereka.</li>
<li>Aprendi Learning – Platform untuk online distance learning.</li>
<li>ShareSquare – Platform untuk membuat sosial survei.</li>
</ul>
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	<a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Founder-Showcase-Summer-2010-1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-74" title="Founder Showcase Summer 2010 - 1" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Founder-Showcase-Summer-2010-1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Adeo Ressi berbicara sebagai MC didepan kurang lebih 300 hadirin</p>
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<p>Para juri pada acara malam ini adalah orang-orang yang cukup terkenal di dunia startup yaitu Sarah Lacy dari TechCrunch, Jason Calacanis, George Zachary, General Partner, Charles River Ventures, Jed M. Katz, Managing Director, Javelin Venture Partners, dan Rebecca Lynn, Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures. Pada saat jeda, saya menggunakan kesempatan langka ini untuk berbicara dengan Sarah, Jason, dan George untuk memperkenalkan AutoSally dan CoolFounders. Sayang sekali karena keterbatasan waktu, saya tidak sempat berbicara dengan Jed dan Rebecca. Menggembirakan sekali karena respon mereka semua akan konsep AutoSally sangat positif, malahan jauh lebih positif daripada komentar yang mereka berikan kepada beberapa startup yang melakukan pitch pada malam itu. Sewaktu berbicara dengan Jason, saya sudah siap-siap saja menghadapi kemungkinan terburuk karena tahu dia berbicara apa adanya. Tetapi, ternyata dia berpendapat bahwa konsep AutoSally cukup baik dan bisa membantu memecahkan real people problem. Dia bahkan memberikan masukan mengenai pemasaran dan menceritakan pengalaman OpenTable sewaktu mereka baru saja meluncurkan website mereka. Dia mengatakan bahwa saya harus belajar dari dan meniru pengalaman OpenTable karena AutoSally menghadapi tantangan yang sama, “chicken and egg problem” dan dealing dengan banyak bisnis kecil. Hal ini tentu saja semakin memberikan semangat kerja. Pada kesempatan lain, saya juga sempat mempitch AutoSally kepada Mike Arrington, TechCrunch, Phillip Kaplan, founder dari Blippy.com dan AdBrite, dan Bubba Murrarka, Facebook Business Development, semuanya juga memberikan tanggapan yang positif. Tentunya semua ini tidak ada artinya tanpa eksekusi yang sempurna (so <a href="http://sagad.net" target="_blank">Sanny</a>, Sabtu ini begadang lagi).</p>
<p>Sebelum pengumuman pemenang, acara terakhir adalah wawancara Sarah Lacy dengan Elon Musk, Founder dari PayPal dan sekarang adalah Chairman, CEO dan Product Architect of Tesla Motors, CEO dan CTO dari Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) dan Chairman of the Board of Solar City. Wuuuiiihhhhh… what a genius! Saya sedikit kaget juga ketika mendengar cara Elon berbicara. Saya pikir orang sepintar dan sesukses dia akan bicara dengan lantang dan sedikit sombong. Ternyata saya salah, Elon sangat humble, malah terkesan sedikit malu-malu. Kalau ketemu dijalan, tidak mungkin saya akan berpikir dia seorang jutawan. Elon bicara sedikit mengenai alasannya memulai startup-startup yang sangat berisiko tinggi ini. Bagi dia, kepuasan lebih penting dari uang. Ini terbukti dengan dia menginvestasikan uangnya sebesar $100 juta di SpaceX dan $75 juta di Tesla. Orang biasa tidak mungkin mau menginvestasikan uang sebesar itu didua perusahaan yang memiliki kemungkinan gagal yang sangat besar. Salah satu prestasi SpaceX adalah bisa menekan biaya pembuatan pesawat ruang angkasa hanya sebesar $500 juta (bandingkan dengan $10 billion yang dihabiskan untuk membuat roket Arianne!). Yang menarik juga kebanyakan orang akan berpikir membuat electric car akan jauh lebih mahal daripada membuat Internet startup. Mereka salah, karena untuk membesarkan PayPal sampai dengan IPOnya, dikeluarkan uang sebesar $200 – 250 juta (bandingkan dengan “hanya” $75 juta untuk Tesla).</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13915685">Elon Musk at the Founder Showcase</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2779659">Adeo Ressi</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Akhirnya acara pengumuman pemenang dimulai dan seperti yang telah saya duga, SeePort memenangkan hadiah pertama. Banyak orang, terutama yang mempunyai keluarga, pacar, atau teman dikota atau bahkan negara yang berbeda akan membutuhkannya. Dengan SeePort, mereka bisa selalu berkomunikasi melalui Internet dan melihat video. Saya sempat berbincang-bincang dengan Lauren Elliot, SeePort founder, yang kebetulan juga teman sekelas sewaktu di Founder Institute dulu. Menurut Lauren, SeePort tidak membutuhkan koneksi Internet dengan kecepatan super tinggi dan akan dijual dengan harga sekitar $150. Setelah itu, pemakai tidak akan dikenakan biaya apa-apa lagi, jadi benar-benar $150 seumur hidup! Wah PT Telkom harus hati-hati nih, telepon tidak akan laku lagi. Oh iya, Lauren juga mengatakan akan ada diskon khusus untuk alumni Founder Institute!</p>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">Suasana di Antonio’s Nut House dengan latar belakang Sarah Lacy dan Jason Calacanis</p>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">Adeo berbincang-bincang di Antonio’s Nut House</p>
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<p>Setelah selesai, acara dilanjutkan dengan ngobrol-ngobrol dan networking. Saya berbicara dengan Sarah Lacy mengenai perjalanannya mengunjungi emerging markets. Sarah mengatakan bahwa dia baru saja menyelesaikan bukunya mengenai startup dan Internet business di emerging markets dan Indonesia diulas secara lengkap di chapter 9! Sarah sangat terkesan dengan potensi Internet business dan startup environment di Indonesia. Dia juga sangat suka dengan Jakarta, bahkan dia bilang lebih tertarik tinggal di Jakarta daripada Bali. Saya menanyakan apakah Sarah memiliki nasihat bagi entrepreneur di Indonesia. Menurut Sarah, Indonesian entrepreneurs harus belajar dari startups di China seperti Ten Cents or QQ. Potensi Indonesia sangat besar dan kedepannya akan banyak investors yang akan tertarik untuk menaruh uangnya di Indonesia. Entrepreneurs harus fokus membuat strong, good product yang benar-benar melokal dan jangan hanya membuat me too product. Kuasai pasar secepatnya supaya nanti menjadi target akuisisi perusahaan besar yang tertarik untuk ikut bermain. Untuk yang satu ini saya sempat menyatakan keraguan saya apakah konglomerat Indonesia berniat akuisisi perusahaan startup atau langsung membuat anak perusahaan sendiri. Sebagai contoh adalah PT Telkom dengan Plasa.com dan PT Global Media yang bekerja sama dengan Rangkuten dari Jepang. Daripada mengakuisisi Tokopedia, mereka lebih memilih untuk membuat online marketplace sendiri. Selain itu saya juga mengatakan budaya bangsa Indonesia yang lebih mencintai produk luar negeri daripada produk dalam negeri (contohnya FUPEI vs. Facebook dan Koprol vs. FourSquare). Sekali lagi, kata Sarah, jangan membuat me too product, buatlah sesuatu yang sangat local dan unik. Dan jangan lupa, buatlah a great product! Pokoknya kalo bukunya Sarah direlease nanti, saya akan beli!</p>
<p>Obrolan kemudian dilanjutkan di sebuah bar, Antonio’s Nut House, dan kemudian dilanjutkan lagi di rumah Adeo. Tak terasa waktu sudah menunjukkan pukul 3 pagi waktu California atau pukul 6 pagi waktu DC (artinya saya sudah 24 jam tidak tidur!). Akhirnya saya putuskan untuk pulang ke hotel dan tidur karena saya ada janji bertemu dengan Adeo jam 10 pagi. Banyak sekali cerita yang saya dengar dan pelajaran yang saya dapat malam itu dari Sarah, Jason, dan Adeo. What a great night!</p>
<p><strong>Catatan Samping</strong></p>
<p>Keesokan harinya sebelum bertemu Adeo dirumahnya, seperti biasa saya menyempatkan diri melihat-lihat tempat-tempat beken yang berhubungan dengan dunia startup. Kali ini saya melewati Sand Hill Road di Palo Alto. Sand Hill Road adalah jalan yang cukup legendaris bagi dunia startup karena dijalan ini berkantor hampir semua venture capitalist beken seperti Sequoia Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, dan Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers. Saya pikir kantor mereka akan mentereng semua, sekali lagi saya salah. Saya pikir kantornya lebih mirip resort dari kantor beneran. Bahkan kantor Kleiner Perkins lebih mirip resort. Bener, seperti di Pondok Putri Duyung!</p>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">Kantor Sequoia Capital: Kalau nanti harus teken kontrak disini ngga bingung lagi carinya <img src='http://coolfounders.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">Kantor Sequoia Capital dan VCs lain: Seperti di Pondok Putri Duyung <img src='http://coolfounders.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">Kantor Draper Fisher Jurvetson: Mudah-mudahan nanti kesini lagi untuk tanda tangan kontrak <img src='http://coolfounders.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Recap of the 3rd Fowab (Bandung Web Forum) with Topic “The Rise of Indonesian Startups”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fowab, a gathering event for IT enthusiasts, web developers, and startups, was recently held last Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Bandung, West Java. The event started at 18:00 and lasted until 22:00 in a local book café, Bandung S28. This third Fowab event is more special since some members of Jakarta (#startupLokal) and Jogjakarta (Bancakan) startup communities were in attendances, creating an intense startup atmosphere at the event. The event was a huge success; a lot of people were so excited talking tirelessly and sharing their knowledge about the startup world and IT industry for the entire night.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><em><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/j-fire_man.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-114" title="j-fire_man" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/j-fire_man.png" alt="j-fireman" width="100" height="100" /></a>This post is written by one of our contributors, Firman Nugraha, the founder of <a href="http://www.teknojurnal.com/" target="_blank">TeknoJurnal</a>, a blog about IT and web technology in Indonesia. </em><em>Firman Nugraha is an active researcher at the Sponsio Research Team (<em>Tim Peneliti Sponsio)</em>. In addition to actively working as a researcher, he is currently working as a mobile developer at Nexian and is starting his entrepreneurship journey. Firman founded TeknoJurnal with his friend, Putra Setia Utama, in 2008.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://fowab.org/" target="_blank">Fowab</a>, a gathering event for IT enthusiasts, web developers, and startups, was recently held last Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Bandung, West Java. The event started at 18:00 and lasted until 22:00 in a local book café, Bandung S28. This third Fowab event is more special since some members of Jakarta (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/StartupLokal" target="_blank">#startupLokal</a>) and Jogjakarta (<a href="http://www.bancakan.org/" target="_blank">Bancakan</a>) startup communities were in attendances, creating an intense startup atmosphere at the event. The event was a huge success; a lot of people were so excited talking tirelessly and sharing their knowledge about the startup world and IT industry for the entire night.</p>
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<p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/fowad_photo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-69" title="Fowab Event in Bandung" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/fowad_photo.jpg" alt="Fowab Event in Bandung" width="625" height="470" /></a></p>
<p>The main speakers of this Fowab event are Fares Farhan from <a href="http://scraplr.com/" target="_blank">Scraplr</a>, Selina Limman from <a href="http://www.urbanesia.com/" target="_blank">Urbanesia</a>, Aria Rajasa from <a href="http://gantibaju.com/" target="_blank">GantiBaju</a>, Satya Witoelar from <a href="http://koprol.com/" target="_blank">Koprol</a>, and Dondi Hananto (someone with connection to Indonesian angel investors). The main session was moderated by Rama Mamuaya from <a href="http://dailysocial.net/" target="_blank">DailySocial</a>. Some of the speakers, Fares, Selina, and Satya, attended and presented their startup during the last <a href="http://www.amiando.com/echelon2010.html" target="_blank">Echelon 2010</a> event (Asia’s leading web technology event) in Singapore.</p>
<p>Fares talked about his experience in presenting his startup and why entrepreneurs must be fully prepared when presenting their startup in front of a lot of people. Selina shared her experience with her startup, Urbanesia, including the story behind the recent investment they received from East Ventures, a Singapore based investment company. Aria explained the reason why GantiBaju was picky when accepting investors’ offer to invest in GantiBaju. He didn’t want to pick a wrong investor and took a wrong decision for GantiBaju. Aria also advised the attendees to carefully review the contract offered by each investor before signing accepting and signing it. Dondi said that Indonesian angel investors start showing their interest to invest in Indonesia’s IT startups and shared tips on how to work together with investors. Last, Satya chatted about the acquisition of Koprol by Yahoo and how could Koprol grow to its current state. These speakers received a standing applause from the attendees who showed their enthusiasm for and interest in the topics being discussed.</p>
<p>In addition to the main session, there were also side sessions as follows:</p>
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<li>10 by 10, this was a session for startups to present their product. Participating startups are <a href="http://vimpleshop.com/" target="_blank">Vimpleshop</a> by Brian Ardhi, <a href="http://www.anakui.com/" target="_blank">AnakUI.com</a> by Muhammad Ilman Akbar, <a href="http://kampoengti.com/" target="_blank">Kampoeng TI</a> by Ahmad Syarif, <a href="http://internal.web.id/" target="_blank">internal.web.id</a> by Wisnu Manupraba, <a href="http://blanjaa.com/" target="_blank">Blanjaa.com</a> by Aldi Daswanto, and <a href="http://labs.galenic.web.id/gamelan/gamelan-alpha-10-4.labs" target="_blank">Gamelan</a> by Ari Prasetyo</li>
<li>Introduction of <a href="http://swastartup.com/" target="_blank">SWAStartup</a>, a startup incubator program, by Natali Ardianto</li>
<li>Introduction of <a href="http://www.sparxup.com/" target="_blank">SparxUp</a>, an award program for startups, by Rama Mamuaya</li>
<li>Introduction of <a href="http://www.britishcouncil.org/indonesia-arts-iycey.htm" target="_blank">Indonesia Young Creative Entrepreneur</a> by the British Council</li>
</ol>
<p>Another side session, the introduction of Hack Camp event, was cancelled due to limited time available. After the event was ended, some Fowab participants continued with networking and discussion with other participants until midnight, most of them went to street side restaurants. The topics discussed mainly focus on Indonesia’s local startups and its local startup community. Take a look at the two photos below to see how crowded it was the after-event talks:</p>
<p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/fowad_photo_4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-70" title="Fowab Event in Bandung" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/fowad_photo_4.jpg" alt="Fowab Event in Bandung" width="625" height="240" /></a></p>
<p>I personally think this event is very interesting and I believe others share the same interest as I do. Fowab is not the only event for Indonesian startups, there are #startupLokal in Jakarta, Bancakan in Jogjakarta, and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138006786223567" target="_blank">suWec</a> in Surabaya. All of them are a monthly event. The number of startup events held in different cities in Indonesia shows that Indonesian startup communities are progressing with a faster pace compared to the prior years and signifies that Indonesian startups are on the rise.</p>
<p>Firman Nugraha,</p>
<p>Founder of <a href="http://www.teknojurnal.com/" target="_blank">TeknoJurnal</a></p>


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		<title>Telkom Will Invest $1.65 Million in Startups in Indonesia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) is running a program called Indonesian Digital Community (Indigo) Fellowship 2010 and has set aside a budget of $1.65 million to invest in startup companies in Indonesia. The goals of the fellowship is to gather creativepreuneurs in the creative industry and become an incubator for startups in the information, communication [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/indigo_award.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-113" title="Indigo Award" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/indigo_award.png" alt="Indigo Award" width="100" height="100" /></a>PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) is running a program called Indonesian Digital Community (Indigo) Fellowship 2010 and has set aside a budget of $1.65 million to invest in startup companies in Indonesia. The goals of the fellowship is to gather creativepreuneurs in the creative industry and become an incubator for startups in the information, communication and technology creative industry. According to Widi Nugroho, Executive General Manager, Multimedia Division, Telkom, on Friday, July 9, 2010, more than 1,000 startups have submitted their creative idea to Telkom through this fellowship. &#8220;This year, we took the initiative and invite them to show their creativity. From about 1,000 applications, we had selected only 11 finalists,&#8221; he said.<span id="more-46"></span></p>
<p>The theme of this year fellowship is &#8220;Digitalpreneur for National Character Building&#8221;. There are several categories the applicants can submit their idea for, retail/consumer, small and medium business, enterprise, and rural/maritime solutions. According to Widi, wining ideas will be selected based on four factors: innovation, business/revenue model, founder(s)&#8217;s background, and social impact.</p>
<p>The full article can be read <a href="http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/163395-telkom-alokasi-rp15-m-untuk-startup" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telekomunikasi Indonesia will invest more in high-speed Internet services to counter market share gains by new entrants in the cellphone industry, including the Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing. The West Java company will spend $50 million this year to upgrade its network, Rinaldi Firmansyah, president director, said in an interview resently in Jakarta. He declined [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/shopping_cart-128.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-112" title="Shopping Cart" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/shopping_cart-128.png" alt="Shopping Cart" width="100" height="100" /></a>Telekomunikasi Indonesia will invest more in high-speed Internet services to counter market share gains by new entrants in the cellphone industry, including the Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing.</p>
<p>The West Java company will spend $50 million this year to upgrade its network, Rinaldi Firmansyah, president director, said in an interview resently in Jakarta. He declined to provide a comparative number or a time frame for the investment. &#8220;Competition in the cellular business&#8221; is a concern, he said. &#8220;What we&#8217;d like to do is increase broadband sales.&#8221;</p>
<p>Telkom, as the No. 2 Southeast Asian cellphone company is known, expects to raise the number of its high-speed Internet users 13-fold to two million by 2010, the executive said. The data services unit&#8217;s sales tripled in the first half. By comparison, the mobile business rose 21 percent as competition drove down the costs of voice calls to as little as 150 rupiah, or 2 cents, a minute.</p>
<p>&#8220;They need to do more in the other divisions like data, Internet and multimedia,&#8221; said Felix Sindhunata of PT Mega Capital Indonesia. &#8220;They need to create products.&#8221;. The number of people using Internet services in Indonesia is forecast to rise 72 percent to 43 million by 2009, according the Indonesian Internet Service Provider Association. The country has a population of about 234 million people.</p>
<p>Shares of Telkom rose 6.4 percent this year, trailing a 25 percent gain in the benchmark Jakarta composite index. Telkom&#8217;s second-quarter profit rose 52 percent from a year earlier to 3.58 trillion rupiah, with the bulk of the gain coming from its cellphone business, as sales expanded 24 percent to 29.8 trillion rupiah.</p>
<p>First-half revenue from data services, comprising mostly high-speed Internet, tripled to 1.11 trillion rupiah. Revenue from cellphone services climbed to 11.4 trillion rupiah, accounting for about 38 percent of Telkom&#8217;s sales.</p>
<p>Hutchison CP Telecommunications, a unit of Li Ka-shing&#8217;s Hutchison Telecommunications International, started services in March 2007 and operates in four of Indonesia&#8217;s wealthiest islands, taking the number of operators in the country up to 10. Hutchison is seeking investments in Southeast Asia after the sale of its Indian unit to Vodafone Group for $11.1 billion.</p>
<p>Increased competition lowered average revenue per customer at Telkom&#8217;s cellphone unit, Telekomunikasi Selular, descending 8 percent to 78,000 rupiah, or about $8.40, during the first six months of this year. There are 8.5 million personal computers in Indonesia, but Telkom has just 150,000 high-speed Internet customers, Firmansyah said. &#8220;There is a big opportunity for broadband,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>By contrast, about 80 million Indonesians, or 34 percent of the population, have a subscription for a mobile phone.</p>
<p>(Source: <a href="http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/id.htm" target="_blank">Internet World Stats</a>)</p>


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		<title>State of the Mobile Web – April 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the State of the Mobile Web for April 2010 published by Opera, Indonesia is one of the countries in the world with the most active mobile web users. The average page view per user in Indonesia was 657, second only to Rusia&#8217;s page view per user, which is the highest in the world. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mobile-100.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-111" title="Mobile Icon" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mobile-100.png" alt="Mobile Icon" width="100" height="100" /></a>According to the State of the Mobile Web for April 2010 published by Opera, Indonesia is one of the countries in the world with the most active mobile web users. The average page view per user in Indonesia was 657, second only to Rusia&#8217;s page view per user, which is the highest in the world. Below is the snapshot of the mobile web activity in Indonesia as reported by Opera.<br />
<a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/indonesia_snapshot1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24" title="indonesia_snapshot" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/indonesia_snapshot1.jpg" alt="" width="625" height="416" /></a></p>
<p>(Source: <a href="http://www.opera.com/smw/2010/04/#chart_data" target="_blank">Opera</a>)</p>


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		<title>Asia First Twitter Region, U.S. Now Only Quarter of Tweets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter users in Asia, mainly located in Japan, Indonesia and South Korea, account for 37% of tweets, a Semiocast study of 2.9 million messages has revealed. Asia is now the first and fastest growing region compared to the results published three months ago. The analysis additionally showed that the U.S. now only account for 25% [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/twitter_icon_small.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-107" title="Small Twitter Icon" src="http://coolfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/twitter_icon_small.png" alt="Small Twitter Icon" width="100" height="75" /></a>Twitter users in Asia, mainly located in Japan, Indonesia and South Korea, account for 37% of tweets, a Semiocast study of 2.9 million messages has revealed. Asia is now the first and fastest growing region compared to the results published three months ago. The analysis additionally showed that the U.S. now only account for 25% of messages on Twitter, down from 30% in March 2010.<br />
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Remarkably, Indonesia, with 12% of messages worldwide up from 10%, is the second Twitter nation in Asia, and now the third nation worldwide, overtaking Brazil. South Korea, the third Twitter nation in Asia, now enters the top 10 worldwide countries at the 7th position. More than 2% of messages are sent from South Korea, up from 1% three months ago.</p>
<p>(Source: <a href="http://semiocast.com/pr/20100701/Asia_first_Twitter_region" target="_blank">Semiocast</a>)</p>


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