Kevin Mintaraga is one of the most successful startup founders in Indonesia. His journey started with a digital marketing agency that was acquired by WPP. He then went on to found a bridal business that was acquired by ecommerce giant, Tokopedia. There, as CMO, he guided the company to a successful IPO. Now, he's back at it, building, using AI to change the creator economy.

Kevin sits down to chat with Jesse about his journey, what he's building at bythen, lessons he's learned, and thoughts on the current Indonesian tech landscape.

Kevin's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmintaraga

bythen website: https://bythen.ai/

Mario Gaw is a YC alum and founder/CEO of Jutsoo. Jutsoo is AI-bookkeeping software, that's designed to save your team hours with its automated tasks, powered by artificial intelligence.

Jutsoo is a pivot from Bananas, a quick commerce, grocery delivery app. In this episode, Mario and I discuss his startup journey, building product, pivoting, and getting into YC.

Jutsoo: https://www.jutsoo.com/en

Mario's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariogaw/

I'm experimenting with a solo podcast today. No guest. Just me, Jesse Bouman, talking about my journey as a startup founder.

Earlier this year, Slice, my company, almost died. This is the story of how we turned it around, lessons I learned, and what you can do to avoid this stressful time with your company.

Reinis Simanovskis is a Latvian expat living in Jakarta, building Finfra. As their Chief Product Officer, Reinis is helping build lending infrastructure to help non-financial businesses offer financial services within their platforms. In our chat, we discuss Finfra's early days, how they got passed the chicken and egg phase, P2P troubles in Indonesia, long-term outlook as a founder, and building as a foreigner in Jakarta.

Finfra: https://www.finfra.io/

Reinis' Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simanovskis/

Agung Bezharie Hadinegoro joins the pod. He is currently a Partner at Antler and the former CEO of Warung Pintar. Agung and Jesse chat about his journey with Warung Pintar from ideation to exit. The Indonesian tech landscape and he's hoping to see from its growth in the future.

Antler: http://antler.co/indonesia
Agung’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agung-bezharie-hadinegoro/

Slice Group CEO and Sidedoor host Jesse Bouman (@jessebouman) is joined by David Nugroho, Founder and CEO of DCT Agency. DCT’s business is expanding but much of their success has come from TikTok and livestreaming with influencers. David shares how DCT came to fruition and what he’s learned building his agency. (This episode was recorded a year ago and things may have changed with David’s business).

—

DCT Agency: https://dctagency.com/

David’s Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-nugroho-366b57247/

—

Past Episodes You Might Like:

Widi Nugroho - Co-Founder & CCO, Fresh Factor https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZnEzXcGPR0pDnRahOvEVZ

Dr. Timothy Astandu - Co-Founder & CEO, Populix https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HTWwNvNdApKyKgF1nlJNg

Thanks for listening. Feel free to drop me feedback or interview suggestions on IG, X, & Threads, @jessebouman. 

Slice Group CEO and Sidedoor host Jesse Bouman (@jessebouman) is joined by Mulyono Xu, co-founder and CEO of Desty Page. Desty Page helps SME entrepreneurs with their digital products in Indonesia. A former VC, Mulyono shares his thoughts on building product and building a growing business. (This episode was recorded a year ago and things may have changed with Mulyono’s business).

—

Desty Page: ⁠https://desty.page/

Mulyono’s Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mulyonoxu/

—

Past Episodes You Might Like:

Tiger Fang - Co-Founder & CEO, Kargo ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zZPNn8fNGaIGacMgC6FyL?si=4d2e0723f9de4c7d

Jeth Soetoyo - Founder & CEO, Pintu ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5C4C36dfqQS2TaAPvePg9G?si=814f363f602840cd

Thanks for listening. Feel free to drop me feedback or interview suggestions on IG, X, & Threads, @jessebouman. 

After a hiatus from this pod to work on my startup, Sidedoor is back. I'm dusting off the microphone and interviewing more founders in SEA to tell the stories and learn from their journeys.

Slice Group CEO and Sidedoor host Jesse Bouman (@jessebouman) is joined by Daniel Cahyadi, co-founder and COO of Wahyoo. Wahyoo is a food and beverage enablement company. Daniel shares Wahyoo's origin story, how they pivoted the business three times, and how they have grown while keeping food quality standards consistent (and other lessons he's learned along the way).

--

Wahyoo: ⁠https://www.wahyoo.com/

Daniel's Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielcahyadi/

--

This episode is brought to you by Slice. Slice is an integrated creator CRM that simplifies reporting, payments, and relationships for sponsored brand content. 

Visit www.Slice.id and use Promo code “Sidedoor” for 50% off your first three months. 

—

Past Episodes You Might Like:

Nipun Mehra - Co-Founder & CEO Ula ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aSuZRySxMd94eLvZuKv0L?si=5dab24d13b5c4632

Tiger Fang - Co-Founder & CEO, Kargo ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zZPNn8fNGaIGacMgC6FyL?si=4d2e0723f9de4c7d

Jeth Soetoyo - Founder & CEO, Pintu ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5C4C36dfqQS2TaAPvePg9G?si=814f363f602840cd

Thanks for listening. Feel free to drop me feedback or interview suggestions on X & Threads, @jessebouman. 

Slice Group CEO and Sidedoor host Jesse Bouman (@jessebouman) is joined by Irzan Raditya, co-founder and CEO of Kata.ai. Kata.ai has been around for more than eight years, longer than most Sidedoor guests. He's experienced his fair share of ups and downs, including laying off 90% of his staff.