{"product_id":"an-unprogrammed-life-9781118077030","title":"An Unprogrammed Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Unprogrammed Life \u003cp\u003eBy the age of 10, William Saito was designing financial programs for Merrill Lynch. By the time he was in college, he was running his own business, creating software for corporate giants like NEC, Toshiba, and Sony. Soon afterwards, he was selling his work to Bill Gates. In \u003ci\u003eAn Unprogrammed Life: Adventures of an Incurable Entrepreneur,\u003c\/i\u003e the child-prodigy-turned-star-businessman tells his story for the first time, providing business owners and budding entrepreneurs with an invaluable insight into a remarkable story of hard work and success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom volunteering to set up an automated filing system for his local library to helping the Japanese government respond to the 2011 tsunami, an unwavering commitment to putting his technical savvy at the disposal of those who need it most has defined Saito's career. As a result, he has become a preeminent authority on homeland security, as well as a friend to young start-ups around the globe. He has been a judge for E\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Some lives unfold so extraordinarily that it is tempting to ponder the stark imbalance of talent and drive with which some people are born. This is certainly the case with William Hiroyuki Saito, one of the world’s foremost experts on data security, whose life story makes for both a captivating autobiography and a business self-help text of considerable value.\" \u003cb\u003e-- South China Morning Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Carl Schramm vii  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: FBI at the Door ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Blame It on DNA 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Finding a Business Partner (Opposites Attract) 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Learning to Juggle (Med School, Business, and More) 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Building a Real Company 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Learning from Failure 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Developing for Toshiba (Camera Obscura) 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Developing for Sony—Fingerprint ID 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Birth of BAPI 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 IPO: It's All in the Timing 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Using My Japanese Connections to Fight Terrorism 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Last Exit: Microsoft Wants the Whole Thing 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 My Year of Retirement 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Back in the Game 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 From Todai into AIST 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Starting My Own Company, Version 2.0 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Consulting around the World 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Teaching (United States and Japan) 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Turning 40 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The Perfect Storm Hits Japan 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Famous Quotes and Helpful Advice 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Creativity and Logical Assessment Test 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 237\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528821186903,"sku":"9781118077030","price":25.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118077030.jpg?v=1731873150","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-unprogrammed-life-9781118077030","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}