daydream

Howdy! I had a completely different way of wasting my office hour yesterday! You guess what? We got a chance to visit Kaskus Playground! 😀 Well, at least that’s how they call it. P L A Y G R O U N D. Sounds fun, isn’t it? I think they hate the term “office” so much. We went there together with Mr. On Lee & the other internees. Just for your information, Mr. On lee is the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) of GDP Venture. You can look through his Linked In profile here. He’s such a great man.

So, back to the playground..

We arrived at the office which is hidden somewhere, and I found myself glaring at every corner of the room as the office, erm I mean playground, is completely different from what I’ve been expecting!

We headed to the Waiting Room which is dreadfully cushioned & spent our 30 minutes there. Hey, you know what? It doesn’t even look like a waiting room, which should usually be white, neat, & boring. This so called “Waiting Room” has a grass carpet, comfy sofas, gun toys, & mini golf arena. If only my dentist’s waiting room is that comfy, I would love to wait for her all day long.

After quite a while, two public relation staff approached us and soon after that, they became our ‘tour guide’ for the next 3 hours. We went to Pertamax Wall which is simply a wall full of white tile where you can write down your comment about Kaskus. Pretty similar with wall of fame. But what makes this wall even more special is that there’s a toilet hanging on the wall! A real toilet!

There’s a mirror inside & I didn’t even notice why it was there. I was like : “What is that piece of mirror doing there??” And then I decided not to think further about it. But now I get the joke! The joke is : when you look down to that toilet, you can see the shit as clearly as yourself, meaning : You’re a shit! Hahaha, well said brother, well said.

Soon after playing with that “shit-thing”, we headed to the officers’ room.

… we also had a quick warm lunch at the canteen

Soon after we finished our lunch, we are gathered in the auditorium where Andrew & Ken, the founder of Kaskus, will have 1 hour of sharing session.

I was inspired & confused, as what they said is just exactly what I’ve been thinking of these last few days. It’s about our future career. Whether we want to start our own company or work in a big company should be carefully considered right from this moment on. That’s what I’ve been thinking about recently, and I can’t even reach any conclusion! No, not yet. They also said, the most important thing of  starting a startup company is passion, and of course, you should know & focus on your goal. And no matter how, you should NOT quit before you reach that goal. The different between starting your own company and working for a big company is what you gave. Starting a startup company means you should spare your time, money, idea, and all you have to make that company works. Meanwhile, working for a big company means you should supply your time, idea, & energy for that company. It’s sort of the same thing for them.

If you say : “I don’t wanna spend my time starting a company, because you know, I don’t know what will this be at the end. I may turn out to be so rich, or I may lose all of my money and time. I don’t wanna take a risk.” or “I have a startup company, and I haven’t even got any profit for 1 year! I should quit.”

Well, I’m sure Andrew & Ken will laugh at you, as Kaskus was found 12 years ago while at the first 4 years, they didn’t even get any income. Andrews used his own money for paying the hosting services (around US$ 15 – US$ 30 per month, at that time). But they see this idea, this product, as a great business opportunity. So here they are. Can you see how big that company now? It’s huge! It’s the biggest Indonesian Community.

Please note that everything you need to make your product works & accepted by most people are passion, patient, goal, & strategy. Then you’ll find your own way to success. But don’t forget that a great partner is also important because you can never work alone.

Soooo, thanks a lot for your time, Andrew & Ken! We really appreciate that! I’ll find my own way to success, soon!

So, that’s how our “fieldtrip” ended. THANK YOU, KASKUS! We had a greatttt time! ♥