My Life’s JourneyAndy Harjanto

StayHungry, StayFoolishSteve Jobs, 2005

Born and Raised in a Tropical Country with17,508islands

Equator lineThat’s over thereIndonesia

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 EnglishWell, 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 momentsHook is verb, then its noun must be…??!!Excuse me sir, where can I find hookers??

My first winter was interestingLived for years in 90s F, andNow, winter in 20s F..but snow sceneries made up for that

5years latergot my degree, MBA, MSc

Start my own start-upNexVision, IncDeveloping Windows Applications

I was Young and Stupidmoney 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” projectsActive Directory.NET Framework 1.0CardSpaceForefrontSecurity

More importantly, I met amazingpeople fromall over the world A team in Microsoft is like a group from United Nations

Look Ma, NO parachute Still, Can’t ShakeMy DesireTo Be AnEntrepreneur

Co-Founded Guppers.comOnline and MobileCollaboration

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 sameMany good apples, just few bad ones*I love to tell you stories about thisUnfortunately, media all over the worldmagnifies only the bad ones

Mediocrity is your worst enemy for achieving realprogress in lifeEither you’re very good at it, or really bad at itSo, you can take the appropriate actions

In the age of Globalization and Democratized Information Technology, You’re competing with6,781,439,196+peopleStand up andBe NoticedChanneling your passion is one heck of a strategy

Startingis perhaps the hardest thing to do. But think of it this way, You’re ahead of 90% of people if you start

Opportunityknockingyour door is anomalyGo outside, play, andfind opportunities

The biggest innovationI’ve ever witnessed, isto simplify, reduce complex problems

In this rapidly changing market,Do not obsess withyour competitorsThey may be even more clueless than you are

Keeping Team Happy is Simpler than You ThoughtProgressOwnershipTransparencyMy POT Recipe

Progress

Ownership

Transparency

Most of all, sometimesyou should just… Have FunBreak some rulesBe FoolishExpect the UnexpectedJump from the airplane

What I hope in my remaining journey in life ?

Making a dent in the universeSteve Job, 2005

But together, let’sholemakedent in the universe

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