Nadiem Makarim is a graduate of Harvard University motorcycle taxi drivers

Nadiem Makarim is a director of the company e-commerce shopping one of Indonesia has changed over into a motorcycle taxi driver

Makarim Nadiem name known to the public as more and GO-JEK his famous among the people. Nadiem came not from the background of the entrepreneur.

He told us, before building based business applications, he was no more than a clerk in one of the online shopping application. With high mobility, he graduated from Harvard prefers taxis rather than private cars to undergo daily activities.

"I used to have almost 5 times a day ride motorcycles. Because of the high mobility, should be meeting anywhere so call taxis. I used to practically love motorcycles," he said in the SCBD, Jakarta, Tuesday (30/6).

From habit it all began. His passion for motorcycle taxi driver managed to deliver the services to be an entrepreneur. In 2011, while still working at the company, Nadiem slowly pioneering GO-JEK. But still uses a simple system alias manually. At that time, passengers are still using the manual over the phone and send messages via smart phone or smartphone.

Three years later, he decided to withdraw from the company. Yet when it Nadiem strategic positions, as director of e-commerce. The reason is simple leg lift.

"I do not like working in the company of others. I want to control my own destiny," he said.

Name Nadiem Makarim (30) is no stranger to the CEO and founder of Go-Jek, motorcycle taxi alias using Internet technology. Go-Jek Nadiem set up to help the motorcycle taxi driver. Now, there have been 10 thousand motorcycle taxi driver who joined the Go-Jek.

10 thousand motorcycle taxi driver of growth, the added Nadiem, very fast this year. Whereas at the beginning of January 2015 alone, 1,000 partners still ojeknya driver. Go-Jek mobile applications has also been downloaded as many as 400 thousand.

Looking ahead, he graduated from Brown University and Harvard University, the US wants to expand the range of Go-Jek to the entire archipelago. Services are now not limited to deliver passengers, but also as couriers or food delivery.

Her many offered to open the Go-Jek franchise in other countries. However, until now, Nadiem not interested and just wanted to focus on helping the driver of a motorcycle in Indonesia.

"Often offered, but was not interested. Yes if you want to open it wrote itself in the country, does not have to invite me. I want to focus in Indonesia alone. It is not for myself, but also social. My team is working with me also did not think money, "he said.

Understandably, social business schemes offered by Go-Jek, profit-sharing scheme for a motorcycle taxi driver is 80% of the transaction amount obtained from passengers. Go-Jek only equip a motorcycle taxi driver with a jacket, helmet and HP Android.

"I want a motorcycle taxi driver is no longer seen as a lower-class profession. Not true. Even avid motorcycle can bring home Rp 6 million per month," he said.

Starters Nadiem founded Go-Jek, in WhatWorks forum in New Cities Summit in 2015, because at that time he likes to hang out with a motorcycle taxi driver. From the results of like hanging out, he knew that from the day, the majority of time is spent motorcycle taxi driver to wait for passengers that is not productive.

Then in 2010, he created a mobile app, which aims to help the driver of the motorcycle. Motorcycle taxi driver helped get the passengers, residents who require a motorcycle taxi driver was able to get his needs.

"I believe this work because what, because the need is definitely high. Actually had a lot of ideas such as Go-Jek, our only strength in execution aggressive," said the man who is reluctant to reveal the value of the transaction is Go-Jek.

On the way, Nadiem recognize Go-Jek motorcycle taxi driver in the field, there was friction with the local motorcycle taxi driver. However, he stated that because the problem of miscommunication.

"We want to clarify that we do not want to compete with them. Instead, we want to help them," said Nadiem who want to invite to join the motorcycle taxi driver. The addition of driver Go-Jek partners are also the focus of its business plan ahead.

Now, there are rival Go-Jek, mobile applications from Malaysia which exactly mimics the Go-Jek. However, Nadiem not worry about it.

"I believe the people of Indonesia always wear products made in the nation itself," he said optimistically.