# Sidedoor Podcast Candid stories and lessons from startup founders, executives, and investors. The top founders, always have to find a side door in. Discover what founders have learned about resilience, growth, creativity, and innovation from their own personal journeys. Page: Feed: --- ## [Kevin Mintaraga - Lessons from a 3x Startup Founder](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/Kevin-Mintaraga---Lessons-from-a-3x-Startup-Founder-e3ah5o4) _2025-11-05 · Jesse Bouman_ Kevin Mintaraga is one of the most successful startup founders in Indonesia. His journey started with a digital marketing agency that was acquired by WPP. He then went on to found a bridal business that was acquired by ecommerce giant, Tokopedia. There, as CMO, he guided the company to a successful IPO. Now, he's back at it, building, using AI to change the creator economy. Kevin sits down to chat… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/110712004/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-5%2F410623835-44100-2-f573cc6ea4c92.mp3) ## [Mario Gaw - Reimagining Bookkeeping with AI](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/Mario-Gaw---Reimagining-Bookkeeping-with-AI-e396r20) _2025-10-07 · Jesse Bouman_ Mario Gaw is a YC alum and founder/CEO of Jutsoo. Jutsoo is AI-bookkeeping software, that's designed to save your team hours with its automated tasks, powered by artificial intelligence. Jutsoo is a pivot from Bananas, a quick commerce, grocery delivery app. In this episode, Mario and I discuss his startup journey, building product, pivoting, and getting into YC. Jutsoo: https://www.jutsoo.com/en… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/109324800/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-7%2F408808033-44100-2-f8baba0c2931c.mp3) ## [Solo Episode - The Story of How Slice Almost Died](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/Solo-Episode---The-Story-of-How-Slice-Almost-Died-e38o5bn) _2025-09-26 · Jesse Bouman_ I'm experimenting with a solo podcast today. No guest. Just me, Jesse Bouman, talking about my journey as a startup founder. Earlier this year, Slice, my company, almost died. This is the story of how we turned it around, lessons I learned, and what you can do to avoid this stressful time with your company. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/108843831/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-26%2F408184384-44100-2-19957e2531af3.mp3) ## [Reinis Simanovskis - Building Embedded Lending Infrastructure](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/Reinis-Simanovskis---Building-Embedded-Lending-Infrastructure-e38hqlj) _2025-09-22 · Jesse Bouman_ Reinis Simanovskis is a Latvian expat living in Jakarta, building Finfra. As their Chief Product Officer, Reinis is helping build lending infrastructure to help non-financial businesses offer financial services within their platforms. In our chat, we discuss Finfra's early days, how they got passed the chicken and egg phase, P2P troubles in Indonesia, long-term outlook as a founder, and building… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/108636275/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-22%2F407914132-44100-2-b14de70131768.mp3) ## [Agung Bezharie Hadinegoro - Digitizing Warungs to VC Partner](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/Agung-Bezharie-Hadinegoro---Digitizing-Warungs-to-VC-Partner-e389en0) _2025-09-16 · Jesse Bouman_ Agung Bezharie Hadinegoro joins the pod. He is currently a Partner at Antler and the former CEO of Warung Pintar. Agung and Jesse chat about his journey with Warung Pintar from ideation to exit. The Indonesian tech landscape and he's hoping to see from its growth in the future. Antler: http://antler.co/indonesia Agung’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agung-bezharie-hadinegoro/ [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/108361888/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-16%2F407560726-44100-2-d75fea0779981.mp3) ## [David Nugroho - Livestreaming in Indonesia](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/David-Nugroho---Livestreaming-in-Indonesia-e35eqgj) _2025-07-12 · Jesse Bouman_ Slice Group CEO and Sidedoor host Jesse Bouman (@jessebouman) is joined by David Nugroho, Founder and CEO of DCT Agency. DCT’s business is expanding but much of their success has come from TikTok and livestreaming with influencers. David shares how DCT came to fruition and what he’s learned building his agency. (This episode was recorded a year ago and things may have changed with David’s… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/105392083/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-12%2F403772391-44100-2-9100b4c8031c.mp3) ## [Mulyono Xu - Digitizing Indonesian SME](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/Mulyono-Xu---Digitizing-Indonesian-SME-e354h18) _2025-07-05 · Jesse Bouman_ Slice Group CEO and Sidedoor host Jesse Bouman (@jessebouman) is joined by Mulyono Xu, co-founder and CEO of Desty Page. Desty Page helps SME entrepreneurs with their digital products in Indonesia. A former VC, Mulyono shares his thoughts on building product and building a growing business. (This episode was recorded a year ago and things may have changed with Mulyono’s business). — Desty Page:… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/105054696/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-5%2F2c6a566f-0ff0-a60d-d524-1fb29521e374.mp3) ## [The Sidedoor Pod is Back!](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/The-Sidedoor-Pod-is-Back-e34lode) _2025-06-24 · Jesse Bouman_ After a hiatus from this pod to work on my startup, Sidedoor is back. I'm dusting off the microphone and interviewing more founders in SEA to tell the stories and learn from their journeys. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/104570734/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-24%2F402720983-44100-2-1491e1e456721.mp3) ## [Daniel Cahyadi - Enabling F&B in Indonesia](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/Daniel-Cahyadi---Enabling-FB-in-Indonesia-e2acjud) _2023-10-10 · Jesse Bouman_ Slice Group CEO and Sidedoor host Jesse Bouman (@jessebouman) is joined by Daniel Cahyadi, co-founder and COO of Wahyoo. Wahyoo is a food and beverage enablement company. Daniel shares Wahyoo's origin story, how they pivoted the business three times, and how they have grown while keeping food quality standards consistent (and other lessons he's learned along the way). -- Wahyoo:… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/77008269/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-9-10%2F350486215-44100-2-21b1ff8d8c03c.mp3) ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5MZTsAdNk3b1) _2023-10-10 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Irzan Raditya - A Veteran of AI Chatbots](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bouman/episodes/Irzan-Raditya---A-Veteran-of-AI-Chatbots-e26t7ic) _2023-07-14 · Jesse Bouman_ Slice Group CEO and Sidedoor host Jesse Bouman (@jessebouman) is joined by Irzan Raditya, co-founder and CEO of Kata.ai. Kata.ai has been around for more than eight years, longer than most Sidedoor guests. He's experienced his fair share of ups and downs, including laying off 90% of his staff. However, he managed to pivot the company and create a product around conversational chatbots and AI,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/117400fc/podcast/play/73358348/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-6-13%2F339132404-44100-2-26fc5e43aaeea.mp3)