BusinessWeek Asia’s Young Entrepreneurs

MON, 19 NOV 2007

You know it’s funny that I read a similiar article for last year’s nominations forwarded by a friend. He told me to check out some of the young entrepreneurs in the region. I remember how I admired them, yet couldn’t stop to envy them for starting out at such a young age.

At that time, I had just started Pluit Solutions, and BookJetty was still a pet project; deep inside, there was a slightest hope to be shortlisted before I pass the age limit.

And believe it or not, yesterday’s morning, on BookJetty shoutbox, Isaak said, he spotted me in BusinessWeek.com, shorlisted as one of the 25 finalists for Asia’s Young Entrepreneurs.

I couldn’t be more happy than this, I was ecstatic, close to jumping up and down, not just for being featured, but at least for the re-assurance that the steps I took are leading me forward.

It has not been easy to start on your own, to run a business, to build a product, to bootstrap, to be frugal, to be wise, to take risks, to make mistakes, to learn, and to endure.

There are days when you wake up in the morning, feeling afraid that you may not have made it. Thus it is comforting to be acknowledged once in a while, and let it be the extra fuel for more late nights to burn. :)

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Mon, 19 Nov 07 10:48 am . Larry Lim wrote:

Congrats Herry! It’s nice to be acknowledged for your achievements because it’s something that money can’t buy. ;)

Mon, 19 Nov 07 10:55 am . arzhou (adrian) wrote:

Congrats on making the list :)

Mon, 19 Nov 07 01:29 pm . Jason wrote:

Congrats Herry!

You thoroughly deserved it for bringing building an awesome application for book lovers like myself. :)

Tue, 20 Nov 07 10:13 am . DK wrote:

Congrats

Tue, 20 Nov 07 10:18 am . Herryanto Siatono wrote:

Thanks you guys. :D

Tue, 20 Nov 07 12:47 pm . Priscilla Tan wrote:

Woah!! that’s so cool! and you totally should be on the list! I’ve been telling my friends about bookjetty! Congrats!!!! Keep up the fantastic work

Tue, 20 Nov 07 01:55 pm . Nanqi (Leo) wrote:

Way to go! The BookJetty’s Man! You have my vote!
Keep up the wonderful work. Congrats!!!

Tue, 20 Nov 07 01:21 pm . Ian Timothy wrote:

Dude. Congrats!!!

Tue, 20 Nov 07 03:02 pm . Joe Goh wrote:

You’ve said exactly what i’ve been feeling for so long Herry. It really is a great feeling to be acknowledged once in awhile to keep the fires burning, be it an email from a satisfied customer or some mention somewhere.

But what I found most satisfying is to have people who have gone through what you have been through before too, and having them acknowledge your efforts.

So here’s mine. :-)

Herry, its really great that you’ve not only managed to turn BookJetty from just a sketch on a piece of paper to reality, but also managed to get it done so incredibly well. It really is The Best “Web 2.0″ app in Singapore, IMHO. Bigger websites with much larger teams cannot match what you’ve already managed to do with BookJetty single-handedly. You’re one of the few in Singapore that understands what makes great web designs great.

Tue, 20 Nov 07 11:02 pm . King Wang wrote:

Excellent! Congrats!

Wed, 21 Nov 07 10:21 am . Herryanto Siatono wrote:

@Priscilla Thanks for helping to spread the words for BJ. Hopefully the next release will help to attract more people.

@Nanqi, @Ian, Thanks guys.

@Joe I yet have much to learn though, thanks for ur encouragement, btw.

@King Wang Good to hear from you again.

Wed, 21 Nov 07 03:12 pm . irena wrote:

belum ada yang pake bahasa indo ya? hehehe. let me try dech: SELAMAT YAA!! semoga bisa menang dan masuk majalah lagi.. roll on it, don’t let the ball stop!! the media is a powerful tool, so jia you Her… si Hera pasti juga ikut lompat lompat waktu denger berita itu hahaha ;)

Wed, 21 Nov 07 10:43 pm . Herryanto Siatono wrote:

@Irena, hehe ada ada ja loe Irena, emang jarang jarang ada yg komen pake Indo, you are probably the first. Makasih ya. :D

Thu, 22 Nov 07 12:45 am . Irena wrote:

hehehe. =))))) i think i will change my blog name to “ada-ada-aja” cos pple keep saying that of me hahahahaha. ya mo gimane kalo ada inborn talent for quirky ideas… have to share dong, and make the world laugh =DD eh, tapi ye, betul2 seneng dengar berita ini, si john yang kasih tahu gue… haha, hebatttt her, hebatttttt. and life is so amazing right? congrats once again, i can’t express how proud i am to hear this. wah liew, speech club member leh, HAHAHAHA =D

Fri, 23 Nov 07 12:31 am . Michael wrote:

Hey Herry, congrats mate! saw your photo on the business week article and felt real joy that your work is being recognized. keep up the great spirit.

Fri, 23 Nov 07 11:26 am . Carol wrote:

Congrats, Herry! We are proud of you!

Fri, 23 Nov 07 01:15 pm . Douglas Gan wrote:

Terusin Herry! Jangan give up! Kalau kerjaan mu uda kelewat banyak, mungkin uda waktu untuk cari partner buat area yang kamu nga gitu focus.

Kalau perlu, kamu bisa kontak saya melewat email, nanti baru saya kasih nomor telp ya! Kalau enga entar di telp orang nyasar…gawat nih! hue hue hue.

- Cungx2

Fri, 23 Nov 07 11:19 pm . Johnny wrote:

Hi Herry, congratulations on your achievement, so happy for you =). Your story has always inspired me. You have my vote for sure !!

Sun, 25 Nov 07 02:09 am . Aitan wrote:

Wow.. It’s an amazing achievement. Congratulationssss, Herry !!

Tue, 27 Nov 07 10:04 am . Herryanto Siatono wrote:

Thank you guys for your kind remarks, will work hard to bring Pluit Solutions and BookJetty further. Wish me luck. :)

Sun, 9 Dec 07 09:37 pm . Ivan Chew wrote:

Oh, I learned about your nomination like… only NOW! Congratulations and good luck.

Sat, 15 Dec 07 07:48 pm . Herryanto Siatono wrote:

Thank you Ivan. :D

Tue, 18 Dec 07 03:31 pm . Alex wrote:

I’m actually one of the few here that read the BusinessWeek article, then found out about BookJetty, so that speaks volumes about the power of PR & the media :) Its great to see a fellow Indonesian succeed in the international scene – we need more men & women like you! :)

Wed, 19 Dec 07 09:14 am . Herryanto Siatono wrote:

Hey alex, great to see fellow countrymen stopping by. Makasih ya.

Mon, 24 Dec 07 06:52 am . hso wrote:

Way to go man!

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