Budi Putra


Budi Putra is a technology journalist based in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is currently working as , a venture-backed digital media company and social media influencer network with offices in Seoul, Tokyo, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Manila, and Singapore. His previous positions are Associate Vice President of Content, Bukalapak, Head of Digital for RGE Indonesia, Chief Executive Officer at The Jakarta Post Digital, as advisor at Singapore-based video streaming company Viki., and Country Editor at Yahoo! Indonesia.
Prior to joining Yahoo! as Country Editor for Indonesia in October 2009, he was working as editor for Koran Tempo Daily and Tempo Interactive. After resigned from Tempo on March 2007, Budi writes tech posts for SlashPhone and runs a Jakarta-based Asia Blogging Network.
Budi Putra was also a staff writer for English-language CNET Asia and the Jakarta Post. Budi has written four books on technology in Indonesian.

Education

Born in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra of the Minangkabau land, Budi graduated with a BA in History from Andalas University in Padang, West Sumatra and earned a master's degree in the Communications Management at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta.

Books

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