Scaleup Thoughtcast

Recruiting and managing talent has always been a challenging job. From 18 people to 200, Arief's entrepreneurial journey in building Agate International's talent is an interesting story to learn. As one of Indonesia's biggest gaming company, for him, in Agate, Integrity, Attitude, Performance, and Skill are four major must-have criteria that are ideal for an early-stage startup. How to make talented people join without a competitive salary? What's the importance of company culture? The hardest part of managing people? Those are several interesting questions that the audiences were curious about.

What are the things needed to create your own tech startup? Irzan firmly answered, "Having a framework, passion & perseverance is a must!". As a fan of technology since childhood, his Kata.ai company was created over a great opportunity of a problem that he'd like to solve. One interesting topic was when he explained the future of jobs with Artificial Intelligence in society using Kai-Fu Lee Quardan with measurement elements of compassion, creativity/ strategy, and augmentation; which is something you wouldn't want to miss, along with other takeouts such as the importance of AI, convincing market with no track record, and many more!

Rex explained very thoroughly why F&B is a huge potential industry in Indonesia through his experiences creating Warunk UpNormal, Bakso Boedjangan, Nasgor Mafia. Do you wonder things like how to create a trend? Managing finances & pricing strategy? Make your partner align with your vision? The X-factor that makes an F&B business grow significantly? In the end, always have a learner mindset, start as an apprentice, create a business plan & marketing strategy, and take care of your legal aspect are some of the steps that Rex shared for a first-timer foodpreneur.

Come listen to Carline's entrepreneurship journey in building COTTONINK. From finding the right business partner (as she does with her best friend, Ria Sarwono), scaling up journey, finding the unique selling point, industry insight, to the importance of mentor and networking. She pointed out that doing business with a good ethic in a sustainable way is what the fashion industry should look like. "Stay humble, keep learning, and always open-minded" is her advice to the younger generation of entrepreneurs.