Paragon Technology and Innovation, in collaboration with the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Physics Engineering (DNEEP) and the Faculty of Agriculture UGM, successfully organized the Paragon Youth Innovation Academy (PYIA) business accelerator for the first time. PYIA takes place online for 5 months, starting on August 30, 2021 and ending on January 10, 2022. Fifty selected participants from various majors and universities (UGM, ITS, IPB, and Telkom University) must work together in a team of 3 -5 people. As many as 20 DNEEP students participated in this activity both independently and through the Technology-Based Entrepreneurship course led by Ir. Susetyo Hario Putero, M.Eng.
Paragon memberikan masing-masing tim ide bisnis untuk dikembangkan menggunakan framework 24 Steps Disciplined Entrepreneurship. Setiap tim mendapat dukungan penuh dari Paragon dengan susunan acara yang sangat komprehensif: bootcamp selama 1 minggu, mentoring setiap minggu, mid-term presentation, dan demo day yang dihadiri oleh Ibu Nurhayati Subakat selaku Founder PT. Paragon Technology and Innovation. Keberhasilan semua tim tidak terlepas dari peran hebat para mentor: Pak Toronata Tambun sebagai mentor utama dan guru startup, Pak Salman Subakat yang juga merupakan CEO Paragon, Bu Alfia Wardah sebagai eksekutif direktorat GCIO, Pak Susetyo, Pak Donny dari Fak. Pertanian UGM, Pak Leo dari ITB, dan mentor masing-masin tim dari Paragon.
PYIA succeeded in giving birth to 12 corporate based startups funded by Paragon amounting to Rp 86 billion. Participants get the opportunity to learn to create a startup based on paying customers , instill an entrepreneurial mindset , and become a resilient person. Paragon also opens the door wide for PYIA alumni to continue the startup that has been formed. “Thank you PYIA, I learned that as an engineer, in making a solution the most important thing is to listen to the customer ,” said Jason Suhendro and Nicholas Sidharta, 2 DNEEP students who are leaders in their group.
