East Ventures on Instagram: "In a Fireside Chat session at our 10th Anniversary event, Andre Soelistyo (Co-CEO of @gojekindonesia ) asked Willson Cuaca why East Ventures didn’t invest in Gojek back then. Willson recalled that he met Nadiem in 2011, but at the time Nadiem wasn't doing Gojek full time. East Ventures has a hypothesis that a founder should do his startup full time, so East Ventures decided not to pursue the opportunity on Gojek. . “It is okay to miss one or two (unicorns), but it’s important to stick and be discipline with your hypothesis, then you’ll be able to get more. Because when you keep changing your hypothesis you won't be able to catch anything. Nobody in the world can invest in all unicorns. I think we have to do this conversation again in the next 10 years, then we can start comparing whether my theory is right or not,” Willson explained. . Then, Andre shared his perspective on how Gojek can be so popular in Indonesia since launched its mobile app in 2015. According to him, the key to Gojek’s success lies in putting trust on motorcycle riders, and believing that they can become an invaluable part of the daily life of Indonesians. . “If you believe in someone, the magnitude of the change that they can actually give to your daily life is just significant. That’s why our users start ordering food, sending their kids home, sending laptops, and other stuff,” he said. . Talking about building a unicorn, he shared that Gojek builds its leadership by putting strong leaders like Aldi Haryopratomo, Catherine Hindra Sutjahyo, Ryu Kawano, Hans Patuwo, and others that represent leadership and execution capability, who can think in a bigger perspective. "That's why if you take one person, we can still run because it’s a partnership, not a dynasty," Andre said. . In the end of the session, Willson and Andre have an interesting discussion about the relationship between investors and founders, especially on founders' mental health. . Watch the full session in this video: bit.ly/EVgojek . #eastventures #startup #venturecapital #ADecadeOfImpact"