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Vishen lakhiani.
Meet the man who finds solace in a 25-hour commute
A cultural nomad learned to question everything, one plane ride at a time between New York and Malaysia.
Malaysian tech entrepreneur Vishen Lakhiani had always wanted to live in New York City and build a growing business at the heart of the bustling city.
But in 2004, after five years of living in Manhattan and four years studying electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, he had to return home to Kuala Lumpur.
“America is a hard place to get a visa,” he said.
Transitioning back was difficult. Malaysia didn’t have the same start-up tech culture as New York and he was lonely.
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He missed his colleagues, his friends and the life he had in America. “It was very different and much, much harder,” he said.
The resolution: To travel back as much as possible.
Today, 40-year-old Lakhiani is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Min