Press: UTHM Forge featured in UTHM Bulletin
UTHM's internal bulletin ran a half-page feature on the community. here is the link, the pull quotes, and what we got wrong in the original pitch.
UTHM Bulletin ran a half-page feature on UTHM Forge in their January 12 print edition. it is online now at uthm.edu.my/bulletin.
pull quotes
"UTHM Forge is what happens when you stop waiting for Silicon Valley to notice you and just start shipping from Parit Raja." — the writer's framing, which is generous.
"the bounty model is interesting. they pay real money for real PRs, and the average claim-to-merge is four days. that is shorter than most internal UTHM cycles." — the analyst sidebar, which is the part that will get us more internal UTHM sponsors than anything else in the piece.
what we got wrong in the original pitch
we sent the writer a draft that said "1,751 builders across UTHM" which is true, but implied they were all in FSKTM. the article correctly notes that 36% are in FKMP, FKE, and the other faculties. we should have led with that.
what this means for you
if you are a UTHM builder who has been waiting for a "legit" community to be associated with: there is now a print bulletin article you can show your parents. that is a real, practical win.
if you are a UTHM corporate sponsor reading this: yes, we are the people in the article. the RM 50k+ partnership tier is real. partnerships@uthm-forge.dev.