![]() The concept was a revolutionary one, and at this point in time, our company had a number of brilliant and dedicated people looking after things, so I was able to go on vacation without worrying about the work that would pile up in my absence. Our founder, and the president of the American computational oncology firm, had spotted the potential in mobile apps, leading my start-up to pivot from a 3D visualisation tool, to a mobile platform intended to bring health data collection to users through smartphone apps. The founder had bootstrapped said start-up, and six months into my work, I’d already delivered a rudimentary iOS app for a computational oncology firm based in the United States. ![]() My vacation had come at a curious time: it had been booked for over a half year, and at this point in time, I’d been with my first job, a start-up, for just a shade over half a year, as well. Deciding against exploring the area nearby, I retired for the evening ahead of what would be a fantastic vacation. After a hasty dinner, I was surprised to find that night had already fallen in full. Upon touchdown, we found the shuttle bus that took us to the Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport, which overlooks the countryside and is elegantly appointed. Having finished all of the preparations the night previously, this particular morning saw me drive to the airport for a direct flight from home to Narita. Excitement for this particular vacation was enormous: this represented my first time travelling out of country since a pair of conferences a year earlier, and it was also the first vacation I’d taken since I began working. Although the itinerary states that this is a lightning tour, whisking us from Tokyo to Osaka up through Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu and Kyoto over the course of five days, before heading on over to Hong Kong to visit the other half of my family. However, this day is different: I’m fulfilling a long-standing dream of flying out to Japan with the family. ![]() However, it’s no ordinary day: on a typical day, I would wash up, get dressed, eat my breakfast and then drive to work. Blearily, I rub my eyes and prepare to start my day. On this day five years earlier, the sound of an alarm clock shakes me from my sleep. “I’ve got other people with money to see.” –Kuben Blisk
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