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Andrie’s Bio

Yanjun (Andrie) Lin is a veteran, technologist, and community builder, known for her ability to reinvent herself and thrive across vastly different environments. Currently based in Seattle, she is the VP of Program Management at Panda Mobile, where she leads the development of community-focused MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) that provide culturally relevant, niche wireless services to underserved markets—especially Chinese immigrant communities and university ecosystems.

Andrie’s life journey is a testament to adaptability, resilience, and the power of starting over. Originally from China, she left everything familiar behind to pursue her education in the U.S. Despite early struggles, she graduated with summa cum laude, won the second place in business plan competition against the entire school, and completed two internships, proving her ability to overcome new challenges quickly.

Driven by a desire for citizenship and a new path, she made the bold decision to leave behind her finance background to join the U.S. Army—a field she had no prior experience in. Starting from zero, she trained herself to achieve the highest physical fitness award during basic training and excelled in logistics roles, earning several leadership and performance awards throughout her 7.5 years of service and 1 trip of deployment. She further expanded her skills through financial engineering education, security training, and leadership roles.

Upon retiring from the military, Andrie once again pivoted, entering the tech world. In just six months, she transitioned from military logistics to completing a successful software engineering internship, mastering new technologies, languages, and delivering impactful projects.

In addition to her corporate roles, she is the Founder of the OffChain Global Seattle Chapter, a hub that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and technologists in emerging tech fields like Web3, AI, AR/VR, and IoT, fostering vibrant, cross-functional communities.

We talk about the following and other items

• Andrie's Journey to Inner Peace 
• Andrie's Military Background
• Cultural Shocks and Adaptation
• Andrie's Military Experience 
• Transition to Tech and FinTech 
• Leadership and Community Building 
• Challenges and Opportunities in Tech 
• Personal Growth and Future Predictions 
• Advice for Military Personnel 
• Off Chain Global Seattle Chapter 
• Tea Ceremony Event and Personal Network 
• Seattle Tech Startup Scene and Funding Challenges 
• Community and Technology 
• AI and Machine Learning 
• AI's Impact and Ethical Considerations 
• Personal Experiences with AI and Technology 
• Networking and Personal Development 
• Challenges and Opportunities in Tech 
• Balancing Work and Personal Life 
• Mentorship and Personal Growth 
• Advice for Young Professionals 

Andrie’s Social Media

Andrie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanjun-linked/

Panda Mobile: https://pandamobile.com/

Andrie’s Advice

I would say something that helped myself the most is just to stay in peace of mind and focus on the present. Because you can't change the past, and in the past, you have made the best decision for yourself at that moment. It's not fair to judge yourself with the experience and the knowledge that you have now to judge the past of you not making the right decision.

But it's not fair, because in the past you, at that moment, with the level of knowledge and experience, made the best decision. So there's no way for you to think the past and regret, and also there's you can plan for the future. but not to get too worried on whether I make a decision now. Would that lead to a different route that I would regret that I didn't take option B, because it's sort of irrelevant too, because you never know what it's going to lead to. 

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