Layanan Uber Resmi Hadir di Jakarta Hari Ini

Layanan penyewaan mobil pribadi berbasis smartphone Uber resmi diluncurkan hari ini. Uber sendiri sebenarnya telah mulai beroperasi di ibukota terhitung sejak awal Juni lalu. Selama dua bulan terakhir, pihak perusahaan memfokuskan diri untuk terus menambah jumlah kendaraan dan pengemudi melalui kerja sama dengan berbagai perusahaan penyewaan mobil serta mengetahui pola, permintaan pasar, dan juga penerimaan publik Jakarta. Untuk saat ini, layanan tersebut masih sangat terbatas karena dikonsentrasikan di seputaran kawasan CBD Sudirman.

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Uber Officially Launches in Jakarta Today

Smartphone-based private car hire service Uber is officially launching in Jakarta today. The company has actually been in operating in the city since early June, giving residents a taste of what the company is offering. Over the past two months it’s been working on building up its inventory of cars and drivers through partnerships with car rental companies and gauging the market demand, pattern, not to mention reception in Indonesia’s capital. For the time being, the service is available in very limited capacity as pick ups are concentrated around the Sudirman CBD area.

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Prepaid Nation. Or How Online Services Companies Can Make Money in Indonesia

The other day Pando published a story about how being “big in Indonesia” is like a kiss of death for Path. In a similar way, this seems to apply to other companies like BlackBerry, Friendster, Multiply, and Koprol, though obviously not to all international technology companies. With that in mind, what failed them and why is Indonesia such a tough market to crack financially?

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Monk’s Hill Ventures Brings S$100 Million to the Table for Southeast Asian Startups

Entrpreneurs backing entrepreneurs is what Monk’s Hill Ventures describes itself. The new S$100 million venture fund based out of Singapore and Jakarta is run by people with strong experiences in building and running companies in Southeast Asia as well as the United States. It aims to assist companies in the region with the required mentorship, funding, and guidance.
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Indonesia’s Communications Ministry Blocks Vimeo, Claims It’s a Porn Site

On Sunday Indonesians on Twitter discovered that Telkom Indonesia had begun to block access to video site Vimeo. While the block doesn’t seem to be affecting all customers, a number of complaints had arose and the move was confirmed by Telkom CIO and director of innovation and IT solutions and strategic portfolio Indra Utoyo.

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Partnership Crucial to Success of Open Government Initiatives

On April 26-27, DailySocial, Southeast Asia Technology Transparency Initiative (SEATTI), World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF), and the government of Jakarta, held HackJak, a 24 hour competition challenging software developers in Indonesia to create software-based solutions to assist in solving the issues plaguing Jakarta. The city, as well as the central government through UKP4, provided data sets for developers to build upon. The event attracted 200 registrants with over 50 solutions offered.
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If You Think Indonesia’s e-Commerce Market Is Perplexing, You Haven’t Done Your Research

Several days ago Quartz published an article about the state of the e-commerce industry in Indonesia. The article pointed out the quirky characteristics of the Indonesian market which contribute to the challenges for anyone wishing to operate an online commerce venture in the country. Andrias Ekoyuono of startup incubator Ideosource and Magnus Ekbom of e-commerce giant Lazada weigh in on the matter.

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Co-Founder Lazada Indonesia Thomas Damek Mengundurkan Diri Untuk Mempersiapkan Usaha Baru

Co-founder dan managing director Lazada Indonesia Thomas Damek telah meninggalkan perusahaan tersebut menurut beberapa sumber, dan hal ini dipastikan oleh pihak Lazada kepada DailySocial pada Jumat (4/4) pagi. Sebelum kepergiannya, Damek terlibat dalam persiapan, peluncuran, dan perkembangan Lamido, situs marketplace milik Lazada, yang diciptakan untuk toko-toko berukuran sedang yang ingin hadir secara online.
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Facebook’s Indonesian Office to Focus on Communications, Small to Medium Businesses, and Promotions (Aside From Ad Sales)

Facebook Vice President of Asia Pacific Dan Neary is in Jakarta this week to announce the opening of Facebook’s new office at Pacific Place. Neary conveyed the news to Deputy Governor Basuki T. Purnama during Facebook’s visit to his office on Thursday. No, this isn’t the joke post like the one about Twitter. Facebook really has opened an office in Jakarta.
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