Quit Whining About Foreign Products, Make Your Own Products Great

There’s a tendency for local software engineers or software companies to create Indonesian versions of existing online services or social networks. While there are merits of launching similar services with local touches, in most cases, these would end up being outright clones with barely any unique selling point aside from being locally developed. I’m sick of hearing people whining about foreign products “stealing” revenue. It’s your own damn fault that people use foreign products because you didn’t come up with great ones yourself.

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Photo Printing Service Inmoto.in Wants People to Collect Moments

Daus Gonia of Inmoto.in was one of the presenters at Monday night’s Obsat featuring HoRepublik, talking about his photo printing service which became a finalist at id-byte Startup Hunt. Inmoto.in provides a hashtag-powered photo printing service intended for events, brands, and public spaces as on of their visitor activity points.
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Hore Network Ubah Nama Menjadi HoRepublik, Perkenalkan Portfolio Aplikasi Dan Layanan

Hari Senin lalu, Hore Network, komunitas di belakang sejumlah pengembang aplikasi dan web lokal, secara resmi mengubah namanya menjadi HoRepublik dan memperkenalkan sejumlah aplikasi baru yang akan diluncurkan dalam beberapa bulan ke depan. Dipimpin oleh developer evangelist Deddy Avianto, grup ini mengadakan acara kumpul-kumpul untuk mensosialisasikan aplikasi-aplikasi yang sudah dibangun. Continue reading Hore Network Ubah Nama Menjadi HoRepublik, Perkenalkan Portfolio Aplikasi Dan Layanan

Hore Network Changes its Name to HoRepublik, Introduces a Portfolio of Diverse Apps and Services

On Monday night, Hore Network, the community behind a number of Indonesian mobile and web developer initiatives, formally announced its name change to HoRepublik and introduced a number of new apps which will be launched within the next month or two. Led by developer evangelist Deddy Avianto, the group held a public gathering to socialize the apps that it has built so far.

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