1. Information Entrepreneurship
- Inspiring Entrepreneur –
15 September 2012
Chairul Tanjung
“The Cassava Child”
Developed by:
Fransisca Katherina Rumambi - G1200547C
FRUMAMBI001@e.ntu.edu.sg
Knowledge Management - WKWSCI
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2. Chairul Tanjung and His Businesses
• Founder and Chairman of CT Corp, Indonesia’s leading consumer focused business group with
three core industry sectors as follows:
Entertainment Natural
Financial Services Media Retail
and Lifestyle Resources
Bank Mega, the third largest Holds the exclusive franchise
and fastest growing credit Trans TV, innovation and for over 25 international
card player), including: performance leader in the high-end fashion brands and
Indonesian television other brands (Coffee
- Bank Syariah Mega Bean, Baskin
Indonesia industry
Robbins, leading travel
- Mega Finance (consumer The Group acquired 40% agencies Antatour and
finance) stake in PT Carrefour Vayatour, Metro (dept.
Indonesia to become the store)
- Mega Life (life insurance)
single largest shareholder Investment in Palm Oil
- Mega Insurance (general Acquired another nation- sector
insurance) wide free-to-air in Indonesia’s leading
- Mega Capital Indonesia channel, Trans7 and become retailer
the most profitable TV The leading entertainment
(securities brokerage) player in Indonesia with two
stations in Indonesia
- Mega Capital Investama class integrated indoor
and Mega Asset theme parks and resort
Management (fund destinations (Trans Studio
management) Theme Park)
Detik.com, the Indonesia’s no. The Group acquired 40% stake in PT Carrefour Indonesia to become the
single largest shareholder in Indonesia’s leading retailer
1 online news portal

3. Highlights of the Years
Obtained Master’s Launched his
Degree of Business autobiography
Administration “Chairul Tanjung: Si
from Education and Anak Singkong”
Management
Development (Chairul Tanjung:
Born Institute (IPPM) The Cassava Child”
1987 2010
NOW
1962 1993 Chairman of the 2012
Graduated from
National Economic
Faculty of Dentistry Current Positions:
Committee for
Indonesia • President Commissioner for the core group
University of companies
Indonesia (UI) Economic
• Chairman of the Indonesia Forum, Board
Development Member of the Pacific Basin Economic
Council
• Chairman of the Indonesian National Kidney
BUILDING HIS BUSINESS THROUGH THE YEARS Foundation
• Board Member of the Indonesian Committee
for Humanitarian Programs, the Indonesian
Red Cross, and the Jakarta Art Foundation
• President of the Badminton Association of
Indonesia

4. Chairul Tanjung: The Cassava Child
• He was raised in Gang Labu, a small street in Jakarta in
vile community with a lot of financial problems
• Since childhood, he was earning his own money to help
his Mother by selling ice and working in photocopy
station when he was in college
• He is very modest that lead to his nickname as Cassava
Child (Anak Singkong)
What is Cassava Child (Anak Singkong)?
Indonesian label for someone who is very
young, poor, inferior and know nothing

5. Personal Quality: The Spirit of Entrepreneur
Personal Characters
Severe Financial Problems - Discipline
- Sold ice and worked at - Visional person
photocopy station - Confident
Running and expanding
- Started to engage with a - Persistent and hardwork his business slowly but
supplier who sold cheaper - Humble sure
dentistry equipment
- Open-minded with
- Started his small business creativity
at campus
- Passion to become
successful entrepreneur
Strive through failures

6. Lesson Learnt: Learning From Failures
The real entrepreneurs are never undaunted by
failures
A Failure can be a milestone on the road to
success
Failure is a mistake that taught us to move to
the next idea

7. Lesson Learnt: Learning From Failures
Accept
responsibility, do
Study and profit not blame others
from the mistakes
Find another good
relationship

8. Personal Quality: The Spirit of Giving Back
Chairul Tanjung is a person with integrity and has a spirit of giving back
to the community
He combines learning and earning opportunities which offer
children and their families long-term solutions of
POVERTY
Building schools in rural
area and free education

9. Reference
Arief Budisusilo (July 1, 2012). Chairul Tanjung Si Anak Singkong: Ini 5 Kesan Pribadi SBY Terhadap CT. Retrieved August 30, 2012
from http://www.bisnis.com/articles/chairul-tanjung-si-anak-singkong-ini-5-kesan-pribadi-sby-tentang-ct.
Biografi Chairul Tanjung (2012). Retrieved August 30, 2012 from http://info-biografi.blogspot.sg/2010/05/biografi-chairul-
tanjung.html.
Chairul Tanjung (2012). Retrieved August 29, 2012 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairul_Tanjung.
Chairul Tanjung (March 2012). Retrieved August 29, 2012 from http://www.forbes.com/profile/chairul-tanjung/.
Chairul Tanjung (2012). Retrieved August 30, 2012 from http://ctcorpora.com/chairul.html.
Didit Putra Erlangga Rahardjo (June 30, 2012). Inilah Kesan Yudhoyono Terhadap Chairul Tanjung. Retrieved August 30, 2012 from
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Dita Widodo (July 11, 2012). Chairul Tanjung Si Anak Singkong. Retrieved August 30, 2012 from
http://lifestyle.kompasiana.com/catatan/2012/07/11/chairul-tanjung-si-anak-singkong/.
Fajar Pratama (June 30, 2012). Si Anak Singkong Buku Perjalanan Hidup Chairul Tanjung Diluncurkan. Retrieved August 30, 2012
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diluncurkan.
Tribunnews.com (July 2, 2012). Chairul Tanjung Besar Dari Jasa Fotokopi. Retrieved August 30, 2012 from
http://www.tribunnews.com/2012/07/02/chairul-tanjung-besar-dari-jasa-fotokopi.