my life's journey

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!

What was happening back then in US?

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

hole

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