Testimonials Founder Gojek



Jakarta is a metropolitan city with a high level of activity. Almost all roads in Jakarta hit a standstill, especially dijam to and from work. This is certainly very disturbing and makes it less convenient for residents when going to perform the activity. Public transportation is provided by the government seems to be still insufficient to reduce congestion in Jakarta.

Many people who choose to use gojek to avoid traffic jams. This makes Nadiem Makariem to set up a taxi company with the online system. The company named Go-Jek or better known as Gojek.
Nadiem not live in the family background of the entrepreneur, his parents came from cities in Central Java. His father was a lawyer, and his mother worked in the field of non-profit. In his family, only Nadiem the plunge into an entrepreneur.

Gojek founder's story started since high school, Nadiem moved to Singapore to school. Then he continued in the United States to major in International Relations at Brown University. After that, Nadiem continue its S2 level at Harvard Business School and holds a Master of Business Administrator.

Early establishment of Gojek

As motorcycle users in Jakarta, Nadiem see many motorcycle taxi drivers who actually spent time in the base to wait for passengers. This is certainly less effective and efficient, so Nadiem Gojek founded in 2011. The area includes Jabodetabek Gojek operation, and the most in the South and Central Jakarta. Until now, this standard enterprise already has more than 3000 pengojek working.
Besides helping to avoid traffic jams, Gojek also use the system by means of online orders.

This makes Gojek more attractive because it can be ordered via the application on the smartphone.

Another thing that makes us uncomfortable is that we ride a motorcycle taxi has a GPS, which makes us safer as a user. As founder Gojek, Nadiem apply to passenger fares according to mileage. Then the method of payment through credit.

Go-jek's Success To Decrease A Number of Jobless


Red and White Flag (Indonesia), Business-Go-Jek presence could reduce unemployment in times of crisis such as now. The workers were initially in the formal sector to the informal sector shifted into Go-Jek rider.

The rupiah against the US dollar (US) continues to weaken prompting a number of industries to take steps Termination (PHK). In addition, the economic pressure due to rising prices encourage formal sector workers taking part-time jobs that can generate additional revenue.

The presence of PT Go-Jek Indonesia, a company based application to a motorcycle, be a solution to people who are not working or who suffered the fate of layoffs.

"The victims of layoffs generally occurs in the formal sector. And they run into the informal sector, such as the Go-Jek. Indirectly absorb layoffs to work there," said Deputy Distribution and Service Statistics, Sasmito Hadi Wibowo, at the House of BPS, Jakarta, Monday (14/9). According Sasmito, Gojek presence will have an impact on the presence of new entrepreneurs who can create new jobs.

Unfortunately, BPS not have any data of workers in the informal sector, such as the Go-Jek. National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has several times suggested BPS special record this informal sector.

BPS call Go-Jek is a creative informal sector. This effort should be supported because it can boost economic growth. (M. Rijal)