about
I'm Sulhan. I study computer science at Diponegoro University, build a company on the side, and write to make sense of what I'm learning. I love to build things with others, and I really want to make something people want.
I started as an athlete. In elementary school I competed in almost everything: football, sprinting, long jump, sepak takraw, and more. I won it all while staying near the top of my class. Nobody pushed me to do that. I just went all in on things I decided to care about.
Middle school was messier. I walked away from sports, drifted, got into trouble, and still finished at the top of my class. In high school I entered one of the top schools in my city from the bottom of the ranking board and left as the top student.
In college, I won many IT and business competitions, earned a scholarship, kept a high GPA, and got obsessed with how startups actually work. In 2025 I got hit by a truck. Fractured femur, nearly didn't make it. I kept all of it going through the whole recovery.
Different domains, same pattern.
Today I'm building Aksa as CTO, a social media where thinking and practicing is the whole point.
Through all of it, I write to externalize what I'm learning. When I can explain something simply, it usually means I finally understand it. I publish on Substack.
what i believe
- The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life.
- Extreme people get extreme results.
- Benchmark the best. Compete with the top or die average.
- Have the courage to let your gut lead the way. Everything else is secondary.
- Wanting to be liked is weakness. Fulfillment has to come from within.
- It’s hard to be wildly successful at anything you aren’t obsessed with.
- Outcomes are what count. Don't let good process excuse bad results.
- Being a machine learner beats being smart. Curiosity compounds.
- Everything is sales: the teacher sells, the leader sells, the orator sells.
- You learn more in a week of building than a month of strategizing.
- The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
- Leverage compounds. Always chase code, content, connection, capital, company, and other scalable assets.
- Delete until almost nothing is left, because if you do not need to add back at least some of it, you probably did not cut enough.
“It has been a privilege to mentor Sulhan Fuadi through the BSI Scholarship Prestasi program. Through many one-on-one conversations and mentoring sessions, I got to know him well and witnessed his remarkable growth firsthand. Sulhan is a visionary, curious, and highly driven individual who is always eager to learn. I have been impressed by how consistently he invests in himself through bootcamps, participating in and winning competitions, mentoring students in Business Case Competitions, serving as a Google Student Ambassador, and gaining professional experience as a Product Engineer at a tech company. Now, he is taking another step forward by focusing on developing his own platform. Knowing the hard work behind his journey makes every achievement even more meaningful. Beyond his accomplishments, Sulhan is humble, open to feedback, and always willing to support others. I am confident he will continue to create a meaningful impact wherever he goes. I wholeheartedly recommend Sulhan to any team or organization looking for someone with a growth mindset, strong initiative, and genuine purpose.”