10 Most Popular #DScussion Videos Throughout 2017

To get to know more about the profiles and backgrounds of the founders of various startups in the country, DailySocial has a #DScussion coverage segment. On several of these occasions, #DScussion has conducted interviews with startup CEOs such as Jurnal, Muslimarket to RedDoorz.

The following is a summary of the top 10 #DScussion DailySocial coverage, by number view from the DStv Youtube channel.

1. RedDoorz

Budget hotels become a segment niche new in the travel sector, along with the increasingly popular traveling habits of millennials who are looking for accommodation at affordable prices. One of the players in this vertical is RedDoorz.

In this interview, we talked with RedDoorz COO Rishabh Singhi about the budget hotel business and how it is trending in the Southeast Asia region, especially in Indonesia.

2. Shopping

Supported by Telkom and e-commerce giant eBay, Blanja is trying to strengthen its position as one of the leading e-commerce services in Indonesia. In 2017, Blanja will do a rebranding to reach more SMEs and users in Indonesia.

In the following issue of #DScussion, Blanja CEO Aulia Marinto reveals the uniqueness and plans of Blanja. He also talked about his leadership style that supports innovation.

3. PopBox

As a startup that provides logistics services digitally through its lockers, PopBox has entered into quite a variety of partnerships. Starting from cooperation with e-commerce services such as MatahariMall and Asmaraku to Pertamina. Often equated with the category of local logistics services, PopBox claims to have a significant difference both from the client side to the target market.

In this #DScussion, PopBox CEO Adrian Lim revealed some of his plans for 2017.

4. Journal

As a SaaS service that targets SMEs, Jurnal has a focus as a service that prioritizes the financial system as well as being an enabler of other related businesses.

In this #DScussion session, Journal CEO Daniel Witono explained the trends and potential of SaaS services in Indonesia and how he responded to the SaaS business which is considered "less sexy" compared to popular verticals such as e-commerce. Check out the full interview below.

5. Brilio (part 1)

In this issue of #DScussion, DailySocial chats with CEO Brilio Joe Wadakethalakal. Focusing on the Buzzfeed style, Brilio is arguably the leading entertainment medium for Indonesian millennials.

What is Brilio's view on the favorite topic of Indonesian millennials, will they follow Buzzfeed in developing the topic long form, and how do they view the user generated content platform? Check out our discussion below.

6. Brilio (part 2)

Continuing the previous edition of #DScussion, CEO Brilio Joe Wadakethalakal again shares stories and experiences about running online media in Indonesia.

Brilio has a commitment to focus on native ads as a source of income up to 100%. This is different from many online media which rely more on offline activities to earn income. In the future Joe predicts native ads will be dominated publisher big in Indonesia.

Closing DScussion, Joe gives tips to be able to survive as an online media platform.

7. Muslim market

As one of the fashion commerce which targets the target market among Muslim women in Indonesia, Muslimarket is able to survive by presenting innovations up to private-label himself named Suqma. Recognizing the importance of fashion commerce to have brand itself is also a physical store to present the scheme online-to-offline In Indonesia, Muslimarket focuses on customer satisfaction by providing a choice of products both in terms of design and product quality.

In this edition of #DScussion, Muslimarket CEO and Founder Riel Tasmaya shares tips and predictions, what the Muslim fashion commerce trend will look like in 2018.

8. Kofera

Starting from personal experience working in previous companies, CEO Kofera Bachtiar Rifai began to develop special automation technology for digital advertising services targeting e-commerce and corporate services.

In this #DScussion session, CEO Kofera Bachtiar Rifai also explained his predictions for the development of automation technology in Indonesia.

9. Pay attention

As one of the services financial technology (fintech), Cermati continues to encourage public education regarding fintech services and financial inclusion. Why did Cermati choose to develop fintech services in the product comparison sector? What is the future development plan?

Here's the #DScussion talk with Co-founder and CEO Cermati Andhy Koesnandar.

10. Like

Lyke is an app fashion commerce who wants to be a bridge between merchants, e-commerce services, and consumers in Indonesia. Still part of the Rocket Internet family, Lyke with its technologies, such as deep learning and artificial intelligence, is helping the process discovery more fun in this segment.

Want to know more about Lyke and the difficulties Lyke Founder and CEO Bastian Purrer faced setting up his business here? Here is our interview on DScussion below.