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Writing

Notes, essays, and books. The practitioner's record.

Ibrahim Anwar writing

I write the way I work, from direct experience, not from research alone. Every piece starts with something I built, observed, or argued with. The writing is the processing.

Some essays are in English, some in Bahasa Indonesia. I write in whichever language fits the thinking. Indonesian for things that feel local, English for things that need to travel.

Notes

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Short-form observations. 4-10 lines. The raw thinking.

2026-04-04

Life Tip: kamu bisa dapat pengetahuan di level fundamental kalau baca buku-buku tua yang belum kebanyakan filler content dan jargon-jargon. Selain itu, harganya juga murah. 125rb 6 jilid.

publishing
2026-04-04

Those who like to affiliate themselves with certain figures usually do not have strong views or stances of their own. They seek validation and identity through their affiliation with those figures.

systems
2026-04-03

Banyak dari kita terjebak di "ide keren" tapi lupa hal yang sebetulnya jadi dasar terjadinya transaksi bisnis: solving actual problem. Perusahaan yang kudirikan ga fancy. Ga ada meja mahoni dan lantai epoxy. Gapernah rapi.

systems
2026-04-02

Pompa ini buat ngalirin bensin di sebuah data center. Impor dari USA. Kecil-kecil harga selangit. Satu set pompa dapet 5 rumah subsidi. Apa yang bikin mahal? Menurutku satu: branding.

engineering economics

Essays

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Long-form pieces that take a position. 1,500-3,000 words. Each essay gets Article schema and a Zenodo DOI after publishing.

Why Your Company Doesn't Show Up in Google (And What Actually Fixes It)
2026-04-05 · 14 min read
Your company exists. Your website works. But Google acts like you don't. The problem isn't SEO. It's that Google can't verify you as an entity. Here is the diagnostic framework.
The Enterprise Vendor Evaluation Checklist You Never See
2026-04-05 · 11 min read
Enterprise procurement teams have actual checklists. What is on them? Company verification, financial health, digital presence, certifications, references, insurance.
How to Pass Digital Due Diligence: The Entity Infrastructure Approach
2026-04-04 · 15 min read
Enterprise buyers, investors, and procurement teams verify you online before taking your call. Here is what they check, in what order, and how to build the infrastructure that passes every layer.
Digital Red Flags That Kill Deals Before the First Meeting
2026-04-04 · 11 min read
What digital red flags cause enterprise buyers to disqualify vendors before ever making contact? No website, inconsistent data, dead profiles, negative AI results.
We Lost a Contract Because a Procurement Team Googled Us
2026-04-03 · 14 min read
A $200K contract walked away because the procurement team could not verify our company online. Not because we lacked capability. Because we lacked entity infrastructure. Here is what was missing and what it cost.
How Long Before New Infrastructure Is Visible to Auditors
2026-04-03 · 10 min read
You built entity infrastructure yesterday. When do due diligence auditors actually see it? Timelines for every verification surface from Google indexing to D&B propagation.

Books

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Published titles under the Ibrahim Anwar imprint.

If The World Were Only 100 People If The World Were Only 100 People Ekonomi Subsidi Ekonomi Subsidi Dibuat Pakai Tangan Dibuat Pakai Tangan, Dijual Pakai Algoritma Jalan Yang Ditambal Setiap Tahun Jalan Yang Ditambal Setiap Tahun