Pandu sjahrir biography of martin
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One Filipino’s journey to Silicon Valley and back
Edited at 3.50 pm SGT.
By Earl Martin Valencia, president and co-founder of the IdeaSpace Foundation
“How do we build a Silicon Valley atmosphere here in the Philippines?”
In May 2011, business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan (or commonly known as MVP) posed this question to a idealistic 27-year old idealistic Silicon Valley based Filipino during one of his trips back to the Philippines. That person was me.
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The Chairman of PLDT-Smart, one of the largest mobile operators in Southeast Asia, told me his 10-year old vision of democratizing access to capital to the best science and technology-based ideas in the country.
This conversation was the birth of what is now called the IdeaSpace Foundation — a non-profit organization that promotes tech entrepreneurship in the Philippines.
To become an astronaut, I had to leave the Philippines
Before I go on about IdeaSpace, a little bit about myself:
In July 2001, I told my department chair at the University of the Philippines that I would be transferring to Boston University to complete my Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) degree. I ha
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Why Martin Hartono is gung ho about Indonesia’s internet industry
Martin Hartono (pictured), son of one of the richest men in Indonesia – Robert Budi Hartono, who owns Djarum and Bank Central Asia – is making big bets on Indonesia’s internet industry.
Under Global Digital Prima Venture (GDP Venture), Martin has so far invested in companies such as Kaskus, the largest forum site in Indonesia, and Blibli, a fast growing e-commerce site. Under GDP Ventures is Merah Putih, Indonesia’s first tech and digital incubator, which has invested in Lintas.me, Infokost.net, Bolalob, Mindtalk, DailySocial.net, Kincir, and the latest venture it has invested is Opini.co.id.
Martin’s love of technology started with games. He smilingly describes himself as a gamer since he was born, playing anything from Nintendo to PC games. Prior to investing and mentoring internet startups, Martin started his career by working at Djarum’s business technology department as its business technology director. The experience helped him to understand the fundamentals of the internet businesses like programing and online marketing.
Contrary to what many people would think, Martin appears extremely humble and friendly. Despite being in a wealthy family, he credits his parents for having brought him up well; his