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May 12, 2012

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Michael Smith and his point of view of startups in the region

by Bianca Zen

Michael Smith (Chief Product Officer of Spuul) Speaker at Echelon 2012

Michael Smith, or fondly known as Smitty, is a unique character and colourful personality in the startup industry. Currently a Chief Product Officer of Spuul, Michael is responsible for driving the product and technology that will bring premium online video content to Spuul customers across the globe.

He will be…

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April 6, 2012

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Koprol team hit hard by Yahoo!’s layoff, looking for the next big thing

by Jacky Yap

Koprol team hit hard by Yahoo!’s layoff, looking for the next big thing

Michael Smith (Smitty) saw the layoffs coming, but we didn’t know to what effect. But now we do. As part of Yahoo! latest decision by the new CEO, Scott Thompson,to drive innovation within a leaner, more agile company, a worldwide layoff of 2000 of the company’s employees was announced…

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February 29, 2012

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We are not lazy, really… but I can safely say that we are delusional

by William Henley

We are not lazy, really… but I can safely say that we are delusional

I almost blurted out laughing when I read Willis Wee’s article stipulating that despite its potential, Indonesia is just not ready for harvesting as far as technology investments are concerned, as well as his stipulation that Indonesian start-up founders are a lazy bunch of entrepreneurs.

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February 1, 2012

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Yahoo! Global Tech Initiatives director leaves for Startup-land

by Joash Wee

Photo: Facebook

In an announcement on e27 today, Michael Smith (better known as Smitty to the startup community), will be leaving Yahoo! as Director of Global Tech Initiatives to join Spuul as their Chief Product Officer.

Michael Smith has been a strong supporter of the regional…

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November 22, 2011

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Yahoo! Koprol now integrated with RIM’s BBM6

by Goutama Bachtiar

Yahoo! Koprol now integrated with RIM’s BBM6

With more than five million BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS) subscribers in Indonesia, the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is considered as one of the most popular apps that Indonesians, who love to chat and text, use on daily basis. This is more so after RIM released its social platform on…

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May 12, 2011

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Google Indonesia is hiring, and more in Indonesia Tech Digest

by Goutama Bachtiar

Google Indonesia is Hiring: Google Indonesia is currently having few job openings with several job roles such as Advertising Operations Associate, Digital Media Consultant, Business Acquisition Manager and Country Sales Manager. All the positions mentioned are based in Singapore and listed in Google Singapore Job’s website. Detik.com launched

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April 25, 2011

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Groupon snaps up Disdus and more in Indonesia News Digest

by Goutama Bachtiar

Groupon Indonesia is born: Daily deals giant Groupon announced its acquisition of Indonesian startup Disdus on April 6. Disdus, which will be renamed Groupon Indonesia, has a strong presence in the capital city Jakarta and the country’s third largest city Bandung. Disdus would aim to expand its roll-out across…

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February 25, 2011

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Will Koprol whither or bloom under Yahoo’s ownership?

by Aulia Masna

Will Koprol whither or bloom under Yahoo’s ownership?

A blog post at 37 Signals today highlighted certain startups that were acquired by Yahoo! over the years and showed that it’s almost a road to ruin for all, if not the majority of them. Among the dozens of acquisitions, Flickr seems to be the only one that…

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February 18, 2011

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Yahoo! set to compete with Facebook, Foursquare and others with Koprol for Business

by Aulia Masna

Yahoo! set to compete with Facebook, Foursquare and others with Koprol for Business

Yahoo! on Thursday officially launched Koprol for Business at an event at Grand Indonesia shopping center, central Jakarta after hinting about such service back in December. The new service is aimed at companies providing them with a means to directly engage their customers and create location-based offerings.

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January 27, 2011

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Between Koprol and Foursquare, it’s a battle of popularity in Indonesia

by Aulia Masna

Between Koprol and Foursquare, it’s a battle of popularity in Indonesia

It’s easy to think that Foursquare is more widely adopted by Indonesians than the homegrown Koprol when you make your way around Jakarta, Bandung, and the surrounding areas. You can see more check ins on Foursquare than on Koprol in many popular city spots and there’s a lot more venues…

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