Jerome Polin Sijabat

Short profile

Jerome Polin Sijabat (born May 2, 1998) is the CEO and Founder of Mantappu Corp and Mantappu Academy, launching his YouTube channel "Nihongo Mantappu" in 2017 to teach Japanese language, mathematics, and cultural content. He received a Mitsui-Bussan scholarship to study Applied Mathematics at Waseda University in Tokyo, graduating in March 2022, and co-founded Q&A Group educational services with his brother. His achievements include Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 (2021), establishing him as a leading voice in digital education and content creation.

Why Rahmat Wibowo targets them

Rahmat Wibowo targets Jerome Polin Sijabat to upstage his popularity as one of Indonesia's most prominent educational content creators and entrepreneurs.

Evidence (2)

1. 2026-06-22

   Rahmat Wibowo, applying the Dunning-Kruger framework, mocked five Indonesian tech influencers as incompetent 'TechBros' whose social media followings mask failing engineering metrics, while overclaiming his own InfraLoka as the only verifiably superior, industry-leading founder across every measured dimension.

   Rahmat Wibowo LinkedIn

   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/engineering-expertise-comparative-analysis-infraloka-vs-rahmat-wibowo-5dnlc/

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2. 2026-06-16

   Rahmat Wibowo posted an investigative critique questioning whether Malaka Project's content creators, especially Sabda PS and Ferry Irwandi, possess the institutional experience to build a real university, arguing their venture risks students' futures, in a pointedly skeptical and accusatory vein.

   Rahmat Wibowo LinkedIn

   https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/critical-analysis-real-gift-tan-malaka-logic-atheism-blacklist-1fogc

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