#108 - Cindy Mi and Qi Lu

À propos de cet épisode

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/wenjuan_mi">Cindy Mi</a> is the founder and CEO of <a href="https://t.vipkid.com.cn">VIPKID</a>. VIPKID is a 1-on-1 teaching platform where children in China learn english from North American teachers.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/qilu">Qi Lu</a> is the CEO of YC China and Head of YC Research.<br><br>***<br><br><b>Topics</b><br><br>00:23 - Qi's intro<br><br>00:38 - Cindy's intro<br><br>1:38 - Moving to a new province as a teenager<br><br>4:38 - Being an educator and an entrepreneur <br><br>8:23 - Starting VIPKid in a hyper-competitive market<br><br>14:53 - Metrics for measuring product market fit<br><br>21:43 - How did she find the business model?<br><br>26:53 - What things did she try that didn't work?<br><br>30:38 - Strategy for product expansion<br><br>33:03 - Content expansion for Mandarin learning<br><br>34:53 - Building global companies<br><br>41:23 - Creating a global culture<br><br>44:13 - The future of education<br><br>48:08 - How should engineers and product managers think about edtech?<br><br>51:33 - Thoughts on AI<br><br>54:33 - Advice for entrepreneurs</p>