How to do good work (Part 6): Focus on who I am serving

my most important learning in my journey of building a startup

Over the past three years, I've been working to build a startup. The journey has been somewhat like this: Schools often groom us to be smart, to win as quickly as possible, and to thrive in societal competitions for awards or jobs. This mentality has definitely impacted me a lot in my entrepreneurship journey. In my first year working on MỞ, I envisioned us as the next online open school in Vietnam where anyone could teach and learn anything they desired. I strived to quickly figure out how to build a business, design courses, and attract both instructors and learners. I was trying to…

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• Nguyen Tung
• Nhien Ng
• thu hoài
• Thúy Nguyễn
• Vân Thùy Huỳnh

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