What I learned serving noodles to my old classmates | Haris Ahmad | TEDxSingapore Youth

Haris Ahmad, co-founder of Kulon Bakmi and Ono Ramen, traces how his business grew from a bakmi (Indonesian-style noodles) stall he opened with his mother in 2018. His first customers were former classmates, served on the campus he had just left. The talk follows the path from that stall to restaurants, a ramen shop, and his role as President of Rasa Indonesia Singapura. His central argument is that people rarely grow before an opportunity arrives; growth tends to come from stepping into a new opportunity before the full plan is in place. The talk was given at an independently organized TEDx event.

• Starting a bakmi stall with first customers from his former classmates
• Growth from one stall to restaurants and a ramen shop
• Role as President of Rasa Indonesia Singapura
• Argument that people grow by stepping into opportunities

We often wait for the full plan before taking on something new. Haris Ahmad’s first customers were his former classmates, served from a bakmi (Indonesian-style noodles) stall on the campus he had just left. From that stall to restaurants, a ramen shop and leading Rasa Indonesia Singapura, he argues that we rarely grow before an opportunity arrives, but because we step into it. Haris Ahmad is the co-founder of Kulon Bakmi and Ono Ramen, and President of Rasa Indonesia Singapura, an initiative by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade promoting Indonesian food businesses in Singapore. He opened his first bakmi (Indonesian-style noodles) stall with his mother in 2018. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx