A pitch-perfect end to Google’s first Launchpad Week in Jakarta

It takes a lot to get a business off the ground. Last week, two young entrepreneurs — Dika Maheswara and his business partner Indra Prastha — joined Google’s first Launchpad Week in Jakarta, an opportunity to work with mentors from around the world to help them kickstart their online shipping service, Paket ID.

Paket ID is one of 13 Indonesian startups that participated in workshops covering everything from marketing and technology, to UI/UX design and how to pitch a business idea. They — together with GoArchipelago and Rumah Bengkel — won over a panel of judges with their pitches, and emerged as the “Top 3 Startups” of Launchpad Week Jakarta.

The three winning startups are working on innovative ideas from an online solution for the pick-up, shipment and payment of goods, to socially-minded tourism, and a platform to connect vehicle owners with mechanics. While their approaches to monetization and customer retention vary, they share a vision to improve the way business is done in Indonesia

By working with Kibar Kreasi Indonesia to build a local community around Launchpad, we hope we can give these entrepreneurs—any many more in the future—a little boost at the start of their projects. Check out this video to learn more about Launchpad, and if you'd like to take part in future programs, please register your interest here.