IT Does Matter (Sharing StartUp Experiences): Guest Lecture by Bukalapak CEO

On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, a guest lecture was held in the Labtek 5 STEI Lecture Room with the theme "IT Does Matter (Sharing StartUp Experiences)" from Ahmad Zaky (CEO Bukalapak.com) and Nugroho Cahyono (CTO Bukalapak.com). The guest lecture was opened first by Dr. Ir. Rinaldi Munir, MT (as the lecturer of the IF2211-Algorithm Strategy course who replaced/invited Ahmad Zaky and Nugroho Cahyono). Then continued with a presentation from Ahmad Zaky and Nugroho Cahyono.

Ahmad Zaky menyampaikan :

Internet business is growing. For startups, there are many hardships but high rewards. When you are young, it is very important to find connections with people. You must start investing in yourself by being willing to connect with people who help students grow. The most important thing is to find users/customers of something we create. To be successful, you need a high focus. Indonesia's biggest problem is in the SME sector (95% of the lower sector). Use skills to solve every problem in your own country. STARTUP: It's not easy, but the rewards are very promising. Moreover, software companies can usually grow rapidly in Indonesia. Always focus on your goals. Don't be lulled by anyone's bad invitations. The key to success is to focus on "Doing Things".

Nugroho Cahyono  menyampaikan:

IT does matter: Every business has IT, so it's not a big deal. However, it turns out that IT innovation isn't just a commodity. Technology continues to evolve, and standards are getting higher. Small innovations can have a huge impact. It turns out that "small" innovations are the most difficult.

IT has become a commodity, many people think that something that does not innovate will become a commodity, so it cannot be used as a company's buying strategy.

In fact, IT companies dominate and manipulate the market and also gain profits that are used to innovate.

IT is hard, and large IT companies are constantly innovating and raising standards, making them difficult to achieve. Even the smallest innovations significantly impact IT standards. Standards become what users expect (e.g., AutoComplete in search engines).

Learn the skills well and use them for appropriate problems so they are not useless.