Month: November 2025

A Fresh Start
6 min read ·
Adrian, Kegagalan, Media Sosial

so here I am, since my previous Threads account @startupisfun got suspended, which I don’t understand the reason behind it. this came as a surprise because the “account status” was healthy. perfectly fine. I have no removed content, never got any restrictions whatsoever before. previously …
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8mo 5d ago

Superhuman
2 min read ·
AI, CEO, Founder, Pengembangan Diri, Pengetahuan

the 2 kinds there are two kinds of CEOs in the age of AI: in a world of super-leamers, where do you stand? the difference here is the truth most people underestimate: the difference between these two mindsets doesn’t grow linearly.it grows exponentially. the #1 …
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8mo 1w ago

irrational investors
2 min read ·
Contrarian, Investasi & Pendanaan, Mindset, Pitching, Storytelling

what have you learned from Michael Burry, who shut down his fund Scion Asset Management a few days ago? he took large bearish positions through put options against Palantir and Nvidia, which basically means he was betting their stock prices would fall. but the market …
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8mo 1w ago

You work for Apple first, your boss second
2 min read ·
Apple, Budaya, Kutipan, Leadership, Team, Visi

young Steve Jobs once said this,and it became one of the culture in Apple. it may seems simple, but it’s actually brilliant.the statement rewires how a company thinks: 1. it kills politics people serve the companys mission,not protecting a manager’s ego. bad ideas die faster,good …
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8mo 1w ago

detecting AI content
2 min read ·
AI, Media Sosial

i often get the odd feeling when i read other people’s posts,that some posts are somehow AI generated. because the text seems just too perfect?copywriting-blocks-structured? too polished? I don’t know. it feels like they’re AI-generated, but I just can’t prove it.I only get this slight, …
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8mo 2w ago

VC adalah lembaga investasi yang didesain supaya sulit kalah
5 min read ·
Investasi & Pendanaan, Profit, ROI, Sistem, VC

sebagian orang heran kenapa VC berinvestasi ke startup yang punya ambisi tinggi, tetapi resikonya juga tinggi. ini semua kembali ke ingenious design dari perjanjian investasi VC. VC memang memberikan dana investasi yang besar; namun ada beberapa klausul perjanjian VC, yang kalau founder startup berkeberatan dengan …
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8mo 2w ago

Quantity has a quality all its own
3 min read ·
Competitive Advantage, Kompetisi, Model Bisnis, Strategic, User Generated Content

that sentence is the bio of Yishan Wong, the former Reddit CEO, in Quora. as you may have know, Reddit is one of the largest UGC (User Generated Content) platform in the world. so big that many AI apps read and cite their content. it’s …
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8mo 2w ago

perjalanan perusahaan mulai berdiri sampai IPO
3 min read ·
Dividen, Growth, Hutang, IPO, M&A, Profit, Startup

satu diagram “startup glide” ini saja sudah bisa menjelaskan banyak hal tentang pertumbuhan perusahaan yang berencana dibesarkan menuju IPO. di awal perusahaan berjalan, tingkat pertumbuhan market-nya akan tinggi / sangat tinggi, tetapi belum terlihat ada profit. di awal, profit juga hampir tidak ada. tetapi perusahaan …
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8mo 2w ago

build in public
2 min read ·
Development, Media Sosial, Trust

many startup founders today join the build in public wave:sharing every update, every launch, every small win. but few stop to ask why they’re doing it;somewhere along the way, the meaning got diluted. audience too often, founders share just to stay visible:chasing likes, impressions, and …
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8mo 2w ago

the slow way to start a startup
6 min read ·
Bootstrap, Founder, Growth, Investasi & Pendanaan, Strategic

in most startup articles and teachings,you’ll often read that founders begin their journey by solving a personal pain. something that bothers them so much, they decide to build a solution for it. call me a contrarian,but to me, that’s one of the most romanticized — …
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8mo 2w ago

CEO sebaiknya netral dalam politik
3 min read ·
CEO, Elon Musk, Founder, Politic

meski kadang ingin turut berkomentar menanggapi isu politik, tapi saya harus selalu mengingatkan diri saya, bahwa sebagai CEO harus netral dałam politik. bukan berarti kita munafik;tapi kita harus selalu ingat bahwa dalam perusahaan itu: Case Study kalau mau contoh kasus untuk konteks CEO & politik,saya …
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8mo 2w ago

6 evolusi kepemimpinan
5 min read ·
Leadership, Manajemen

yang manakah gaya kepemimpinan anda / di tempat anda? perusahaan jenis apa yang sedang berusaha anda bangun / dibangun oleh pemimpin anda? 1. Penjajah (Colonizer) mindset: karakteristik: dampak: hal yang mendorong transisi ke tahap berikutnya: 2. Penguasa (Ruler) mindset: karakteristik: dampak: hal yang mendorong transisi …
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8mo 2w ago

Satu hal yang tak akan pernah saya lakukan di medsos
1 min read ·
Adrian, Karakter, Media Sosial

di Threads (dan medsos lainnya), ada satu hal yang tidak akan pemah saya lakukan: sebut saja saya yang terlalu berlebihan,namun menurut saya ini bisa menjadi salah satu bentuk public shaming. kalau memang niatnya berdiskusi / mengoreksi bukankah bisa tinggal merespon di kolom komentar? saya pribadi …
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8mo 2w ago

kepribadian founder
3 min read ·
Founder, Kepribadian

kepribadian apa yang paling banyak ditemukan pada seorang founder? sebetulnya tak ada satu jenis kepribadian MBTI yang pasti dimiliki oleh semua founder, tapi dari berbagai penelitian dan survei kepribadian yang mengukur entrepreneur, pendiri startup, dan eksekutif: ditemukanlah sebuah pola yang cukup kuat. apakah kepribadian anda …
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8mo 3w ago

a startup founder should always be obsessed with business models
1 min read ·
Growth, Model Bisnis, Obsesi, Startup

business models = source of revenue. revenue the more business models you understand,the more ways you can make your startup profitable. today, there are literally more than 30 startup business models.these days you can just ask AI to list them (or even more) in seconds. …
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8mo 3w ago

bagaimana cara membedakan founder dengan swindler?
6 min read ·
Founder, Fraud

beberapa waktu yang lalu, saya bertemu dengan seorang swindler yang terbungkus dalam kemasan founder. swindler: orang yang menggunakan tipu daya untuk menguasai uang/harta orang lain. di publik ia mengaku sebagai founder, tapi kalau bagi saya dia adalah swindler. jadi ceritanya, sebagaimana yang anda tahu dari …
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8mo 3w ago

is CAC irrelevant in the early startup stage?
4 min read ·
CAC, Early Stage, Sales & Marketing

many founders get frustrated at the early stage. they say things like:“marketing is hard.”“it’s tough to get users.” my response is usually dead simple:“will marketing suddenly get easier when your product has 10x more features?or 10x better value?” most likely, the answer is “yes”. the …
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8mo 3w ago

Pitch deck serves more than just for fundraising
2 min read ·
Pitch Deck

when I built my pitch deck, I realized one thing: it’s actually a clarity test. because you’re forced to explainwhy anyone should care to use your product / service. it becomes the narration that shapes how people see your product:why it exists, who it’s for, …
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8mo 3w ago

capacity > personal brand
1 min read ·
Entrepreneur, Kapasitas, Media Sosial, Personal Branding

personal branding is overrated.capacity is underrated. everyone’s busy curating presence;few are building proof. you don’t actually need to look impressive;you only need to be capablewith a proof of capacity. build a capacity showcase a trail of what you’ve built, solved, or leamed. branding is surface;capacity …
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8mo 3w ago

to lose well
5 min read ·
Kegagalan, Loss, Shutdown

not many people talk about losing in startups. everyone talks about opportunity, valuation, and growth;but few talk about what happens when it doesn’t work out. the truth is:though it could be painful,losing is part of the founder’s job description. every startup carries risk,every founder signs …
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8mo 3w ago