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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg Made in Indonesia
Facebook, Internet users who do not know this social networking. Starting from a dream of a college student named Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook has now become the scraper sites money.
Facebook was founded by Zuckerberg along with fellow students. Membership was originally restricted to sites Harvard students, then expanded to other campuses until now has touched the figure of 840 million users and is worth almost USD 100 billion.
To be drawn here is that the triumph of Facebook was not built in one night. However, from a series of struggles, where the starting point is called a dream and an idea. This is the initial capital which is usually held by the originator of the startup.
Dreams and creative ideas are often already exist in the minds of those from far-away days. But the move to advanced terhadang often lack the capital and planning of a mature business.
John May, an angel investor activist who is also managing partner of New Vantage Group, stated that in some developing countries – including Indonesia – the startup has a great chance to develop.
Just how they describe these ideas in a tangible form, accompanied by sufficient capital and winning business strategy.
“I can say that the potential for the startup of this is Egypt and Indonesia,” he said in an interview with several media at @ America, Pacific Place, Jakarta.
The sectors that have greater potential, continued May, is related to the mobile industry, media, telecommunications, matters pertaining to social issues, and health problems.
“A service from startup that can provide solutions to resolve problems that have a great chance,” he said.
Hunting Startup
If the activists found it difficult to find startup capital, on the other hand, the true owner of the funds are also looking for as he saw the potential for startup capital disbursed. One of which was campaigned for Global Entrepreneurship Program Indonesia (GEPI) is angel investors.
Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, Vice Chair explained that the angel investor GEPI unlike other investment model that only disburse funds to be used by a company of his choice.
“But the angel investor in the scheme, investors can also play a role to expand its business. Starting from design to manage it. So not only provides capital without knowing what the recipient of funds run, but but also provide direction,” he explained in the same place .
Even so, a pioneering startup model do not necessarily worry if this investment will actually get rid of them from companies that digagasnya. “For that GEPI here to control it. As for the related agreements of cooperation, it is up to them (investors and startup-ed.),” Said Shinta, who also became Group Managing Director Shontesa it.
GEPI itself contains of high profile businessmen. Starting from the Ciputra (Ciputra Group), Jakob Oetama (Kompas Gramedia), Chirs Kanter (Sigma Sembada), TP Rahmat (Tri Putra Group), Erwin Aksa (Bosowa), to Gobel (Panasonic)
“Investors of course are now looking for startup capital to flow. If you (startup-red.) does not exist, then the day we just play golf,” added May.
Who Want To Be Mark Zuckerberg?
Angel investor funding scheme is now being introduced to try to employers GEPI Indonesia. Where John May, who is an expert investor angle, was asked to share in this regard.
In an event held at @ America, Pacific Place, John lays on the subject before the angel investor in more than one hundred audience that is also connected with Medan and Surabaya.
They look so excited. Especially when at the beginning of the event, representatives from the U.S. embassy shouting words of encouragement to the audience.
“Who wants to be Mark Zuckerberg? Who wants to be Steve Jobs? Apple and Hewlett-Packard pioneered from a garage, and has now become a giant company. Who knew it could do well,” he concluded.
