An AIoT Evangelist | Startup Founder | Keynote Speaker | Thought Leader | Author | Social Media Influencer
There is a weight that comes with being the final decision-maker.
Not the glamorous kind people imagine.
The quiet kind.
Decisions that affect people’s time.
Their income.
Their confidence.
You learn that delay is sometimes a decision. So is saying no. So is choosing not to chase something shiny.
The doodle character stands still here. Hands by the side. No drama. Just responsibility.
This weight never disappears.
You simply learn how to carry it better.
Short-term thinkers chase milestones.
Launch dates.
User numbers.
Announcements.
Visibility.
Long-term builders notice different things.
They notice small inefficiencies repeating themselves.
They notice how energy shifts during meetings.
They notice who stays engaged when progress slows.
They care less about applause and more about durability.
I have learned that the most important signals rarely appear on dashboards. They appear in behavior. In how teams react under pressure. In how customers behave when no one is prompting them.
Time reveals what speed hides.
Today (1 January 2026), I’m thrilled to share something that’s been quietly taking shape over the past year. My latest eBook titled “Favoriot – The Journey of an IoT Startup” is now officially released and available for free download. You can get your copy right here: https://payhip.com/b/GbOyo
Writing this book was not a sprint. It was more like those slow early mornings when you sit with a cup of coffee before the world wakes up and try to make sense of what you’ve learned, what you’ve unlearned, and what still puzzles you.
“What if I just write this down now before I forget how it felt?” I asked myself more times than I can count.
That question became this book.
I didn’t set out to write an eBook that checks all the “how to succeed” boxes. I wrote something more honest. More personal. More reflective of real work and real life.
This is a piece of writing that came from:
Some parts feel calm and clear. Some parts feel messy and uncertain. In all of them, you’ll find reflections that resonate with the kinds of questions we all silently carry with us.
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Am I doing this right?” or “What truly matters here?” then this book was written with you in mind.
This eBook isn’t a step-by-step guide or a list of formulas that promise success. You won’t find shortcuts here. What you will find are reflections rooted in real experience:
These are not theories. They came from living through questions that didn’t have neat answers.
“Oh… so this is what that moment was really teaching me,” I found myself saying as I shaped these chapters.
You might wonder why this eBook is free. There are reasons.
Most books you see are behind paywalls. You sign up. You subscribe. You unlock. All of that has its place.
But I wanted this one to be different.
I wanted it to be reachable by anyone who might benefit from it — no barriers. No barriers, no hoops, no strings attached.
Just download it, read it at your pace, and keep what matters to you.
This is a book for people who:
If you’re looking for hype or fast answers, this may not be a perfect match.
If you’re looking for thoughtful reflections that support your own thinking, then this book might feel like a companion for that journey.
Here’s the link again:
Download it, read it, and then take a moment to reflect on one question:
Which part stayed with me the longest after I closed it?
If you feel like sharing what that was, I’d really like to hear it. Drop a comment. Send a message. Pass the link to someone else who might need it.
Because sometimes the meaning of a book only shows up after you’ve walked a few steps beyond the last page.
Thank you for being here. I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Let’s continue the conversation.
Advice is often clean. Reality is not.
Advice does not account for context.
Or timing.
Or people.
Or fatigue.
I have learned to listen for patterns, not prescriptions.
What worked for someone else may collapse under a different set of constraints. And that does not mean anyone is wrong.
The doodle character keeps walking through uneven ground. Same pace. Same posture.
Good judgment is not borrowed.
It is built.
Dr. Mazlan Abbas 