So here’s the rule of thumb for entrepreneurship and business reporters out there: Don’t be the person you want to interview and write about. In other words, don’t be an entrepreneur or business person. This piece of advice sounds a little bit counter-intuitive as I thought it’d be much easier to understand the subject matters… Read More To Be a Good Entrepreneurship Reporter, Don’t Be an Entrepreneur
Mark Briggs of Poynter Institute claims his course would tell you – aspiring entrepreneurial journalists – what to do before plunging to the business world. After the huge success of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post, every journalist seems enchanted to give this a try. Who knows it’ll be a fruitful business undertaking that’ll lead you… Read More The Success Catalyst of Journalism Businesses
A FUNDRAISING CONCERT that afternoon was one attempt by Sanggar Anak Akar at reclaiming rights for those in need of a humanistic education. Their existing simple school building in Kalimalang is now occupied with a construction project of new flyover in town hoping to give more space to the ever growing traffic heading in and… Read More Sanggar Anak Akar isn’t Going down without a Concert
Blake Masters mungkin tak pernah menyangka catatan kuliahnya akan dibaca jutaan orang di dunia. Masters duduk di bangku kuliah Stanford Law School di tahun 2012, saat entrepreneur super sukses Peter Thiel menyambangi kampusnya untuk berbagi ilmu dan wawasan. Dengan tekun sekali, Masters mencatat pemikiran-pemikiran sang guru dalam catatan kuliahnya yang bertajuk “Computer Science 183: Startup”.… Read More Zero to One: Catatan Kampus yang Berisi Pemikiran Seorang Jenius
You know when people promote their products or services owing to desperation plus ignorance of effective, ethical and brainy strategies. They simply bombard your neews feeds with self promotional updates. It’s all right there to see and dislike. And guess what, how many people really want to buy from merchants like this immediately? I don’t.… Read More Promotion Out of Desperation
Terlalu seringnya orang menganjurkan kita untuk tak banyak berpikir dan langsung berbuat sesuatu yang nyata membuat mereka kerap mengutip semboyan Nike: “Just Do It!”. Tak banyak orang yang sadar pemikiran asal berbuat seperti itu juga bisa menjadi mata pedang yang melukai diri sendiri. Saya ingat dengan penuturan seorang entrepreneur, Rama Mamuaya. Pendiri DailySocial.net itu mengajak… Read More Salah Kaprah Semangat “Just Do It!” dalam Bisnis dan Hidup (Ulasan Novel Pendek Kaas)
Sebuah brand yang unggul tidak selalu disambut baik semua pihak. Makin berada di atas angin, sebuah brand juga bisa mendapatkan makin banyak sambutan dan ‘sambitan’ (kritik -red). Demikian juga dengan layanan transportasi mobil pribadi mirip taksi, Uber, yang digagas Travis Kalanick. Jika Anda mengikuti perkembangan Uber di negeri Paman Sam dan negeri-negeri lain, Anda mungkin… Read More Menjajal Layanan Uber di Jakarta (1)
