About

Hey, I'm John!

John Sterlin speaking into a microphone

I'm Haitian, curious by nature, and probably spend more time questioning how things work than accepting them as they are.

I've always been fascinated by people, ideas, technology, politics, business, and the invisible systems that shape our lives. I like understanding why things work, why they fail, and why we sometimes keep doing things that clearly aren't working.

For nearly a decade, I've been involved in building Haiti's entrepreneurial ecosystem, particularly through Banj, where I helped turn ideas into programs, partnerships, businesses, and opportunities for thousands of people. That experience taught me as much about human behavior, institutions, and leadership as it did about entrepreneurship.

These days, I'm pursuing an MBA at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, exploring new perspectives on strategy, innovation, economics, and how organizations make decisions.

But there's more to me than business.

I'm deeply interested in Haiti's future, the relationship between politics and economic development, the promises and contradictions of technology, and how societies organize themselves. I enjoy challenging conventional wisdom, connecting ideas from different fields, and occasionally arguing with my own conclusions.

I don't pretend to have all the answers. In fact, some of my most interesting questions have come from realizing how much I don't know.

This website is my little corner of the internet. A place for my thoughts, experiences, projects, observations, and whatever else catches my curiosity.

Some ideas will be serious. Others might be random. And I reserve the right to change my mind.

Welcome to my world.

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