Iqbal Abdullah

My latest enterprise is LaLoka Labs. We build software with the hope of making people happier human beings. LaLoka Labs is also my platform to experiment with things which I find interesting.

I am also the founder and director for Xoxzo Inc. which provides a simple web API platform for telephony services. After 14 years of running the business, in October 2021, I sold a 67% stake in Xoxzo to Accrete Inc.. Consequently, I divested all my shares in Xoxzo in January 2024.

I am a business founder, a software engineer, founder and co-founder of PyCon JP and PyCon MY.

I am originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and have been a resident of Japan since 1997. I graduated from the Engineering Faculty, of Saga University. I am currently residing in Nerima-ku, Tokyo.

I use git, practice design patterns and unit tests heavily.

Previously I worked for Yahoo Japan, Inc. as a software engineer and Amazon Japan as a marketing manager.

I believe in

globalisation
capitalism
The ability of humans to think and work together for a common goal
differences of opinions
one way of writing code in Python
reading as a substitute for travelling
the inherent responsibility of humans to do good for this world
Art as a filter to our consciousness
giving and contributing back
and sometimes all that I believe in above doesn't work out well so I need to figure something else out.

For a more detailed professional history, you can look through my LinkedIn profile.