# Your Life, Your Lab (Ian's Blog) > From chemistry to software engineering, and from engineering to product management — an ordinary person who keeps trying new things. Author: Ian Tsai — https://ianlifelab.com/en/about/ Accept who you are and own your life. I am IAN, a former software engineer who became a product manager because of my interest in products. This blog is a place to record my learning experience in case I don’t have enough brain capacity to remember what I’ve learned, and also to share my life! ## The path so far - Chemistry: Where it all started - Software engineer: From chemistry into software - Product manager: Switched careers out of a love for products - Digital nomad: Chiang Mai, Busan, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur - Founder: MeFresh, FollowMate ## Things I've built - [MeFresh](https://www.mefreshapp.com/): Booking and client management for beauty pros - [FollowMate](https://www.followmate.cubelab3.com/): Turns what you agree on in LINE chats into to-dos