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Nyoman Puja Astawa walked away from a high paying engineering job in Jakarta to become one of the few Balinese people to develop his own villa and cafe business in Bali. When he quit, his mother also had a stroke and Puja went home to care for her. He lost his income and for a little while, his way. Puja shares how he used his engineering skills, and his network, to help develop his site. Without a background in hospitality, he is also learning as he goes. Puja talks about the challenging relationship between business and culture in Bali. A traditional way of thinking means that being entrepreneurial, or investing in the future, is not considered by many locals. The many customary obligations also make entry into business difficult. But four months into building his business, Puja's philosophy of "don't look back" and an emphasis of fostering relationships with guests has brought early success. Other issues covered in the chat: Leaving the high paying job, Bali business culture, the process of setting up