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title: "Become a Cockroach: Survive to Thrive | SFF 2023"
description: Bo Chen, Co-founder & CTO, Xendit at The Founders Peak | Singapore FinTech Festival 2023
---

[SFF 2023 Session Recordings ](https://39936595.hs-sites.com/sff-2023-session-recordings)

# [Become a Cockroach: Survive to Thrive | SFF 2023](https://39936595.hs-sites.com/sff-2023-session-recordings/sff-2023-videos/become-a-cockroach-survive-to-thrive-)

 Written by [GFTN](https://39936595.hs-sites.com/sff-2023-session-recordings/author/gftn) | Jan 23, 2024 5:00:00 AM

 

Synopsis:

Bo founded Xendit at the age of 23 and enjoys putting together original rap performances at company offsites. He graduated early from University of California, Berkeley to start working at startups as quickly as possible.

Xendit is the first Indonesian tech startup to pass through the acclaimed incubator YCombinator, S15, as well as the first B2B Payments company in Indonesia that achieved a Unicorn status.

Speaker

- Bo Chen, Co-founder & CTO, Xendit
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    

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