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My Life’s Journey
Andy Harjanto
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
Steve Jobs, 2005
17,508 islandsBorn and Raised in a Tropical Country with
That’s over there
Equator line
Indonesia
Absolutely love water!
..and fast sports
I spent hours, fascinating with building stuff with blocks and Lego
That’s my best Christmas present
At 19, ready for a new adventure
…threw a dart at the map
Michigan, here I come!
Wait….
I don’t speak English
Well, That’s part of adventure
In my apartment, I watched countless episodes of Sesame Street and Three’s Company to improve my English
Still, I had many embarrassing moments
Excuse me sir, where can I find hookers?
?
??!!
Hook is verb, then its noun must be…
My first winter was interesting
Lived for years in 90s F, and
Now, winter in 20s F
..but snow sceneries made up for that
5years latergot my degree, MBA, MSc
NexVision, IncDeveloping Windows Applications
Start my own start-up
I was Young and Stupid
money ran out quickly
Next 4 years, Do consulting work for companies around the world
Got married
andhave a kid
(in that order)
And then, Redmond is calling…
Pacific Northwest, Here I come!
Spent 14 years, and very gratefulto work on a few“Startup” projects
Active Directory
.NET Framework 1.0
CardSpace
ForefrontSecurity
More importantly, I met amazing
people fromall over the world
A team in Microsoft is like a group from United Nations
Still, Can’t Shake
My DesireTo Be
AnEntrepreneur
Look Ma, NO parachute
Co-Founded Guppers.comCloud and Mobile
Access Business Data on Any Cell Phone
3 min Tour
Great time connecting with many other startupsaround the world
http://www.geeksonaplane.com
Family vacation to different countries is our favorite family activities
(who doesn’t?)
What I learned about live so far
You Can Achieve Whatever You Set Your Mind To
Well, not quite. Let’s revise…
You Chance of Success Increases Dramatically Whatever You Set Your Mind To
Journey into the unknown has many twists and turns, but hardly you’ll regret it later
‘Been in many places, and worked with peoplefrom around the world, I can honestly say:
Human in all races, religions is the same
Many good apples, just few bad ones*I love to tell you stories about this
Unfortunately, media all over the worldmagnifies only the bad ones
Mediocrity is your worst enemy for achieving realprogress in life
Either you’re very good at it, or really bad at it
So, you can take the appropriate actions
In the age of Globalization and Democratized Information Technology,
6,781,439,196+You’re competing with
people
Stand up andBe Noticed
Channeling your passion is one heck of a strategy
Starting is perhaps the hardest thing to do.
But think of it this way, You’re ahead of 90% of people if you start
Opportunity knockingyour door is anomaly
Go outside, play, andfind opportunities
The biggest innovation
I’ve ever witnessed,
is to simplify, reduce complex
problems
Do not obsess withyour competitors
They may be even more clueless than you are
In this rapidly changing market,
Keeping Team Happy is Simpler than You Thought
ProgressOwnershipTransparency
My POT Recipe
Most of all, sometimesyou should just…
Have Fun
Break some rules
Be Foolish
Expect the Unexpected
Jump from the airplane
What I hope in my remaining journey in life ?
Making a dent in the universe
make dent in the universe
But together, let’s
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