Hillary Yip (20 years old, Chinese) founded the language learning app MinorMynas when she was just 10 years old. She currently earns about 10 million yuan/year (equivalent to 34 billion VND/year) and is a speaker at many inspirational events.
Success does not wait for age
Hillary Yip from Hong Kong (China) is currently the CEO of MinorMynas, an internet-based education platform. Yip had a lot of difficulty learning Mandarin, her classmates at school laughed at her and gradually isolated her.
From a cheerful and sociable girl, Yip became quiet and introverted. Her mother sent her to a summer camp in Taiwan (China) to improve her Chinese. After attending the camp, her Mandarin improved. The experience at the camp motivated her to think of creating an online language learning app called MinorMynas.
Hillary Yip's desire was supported by her family. Hillary Yip's parents invested in her learning programming. At the age of 9, Hillary Yip went to school and used her free time to study documents or go to language training facilities to learn.
After more than a year of research and reading, Hillary Yip set out to build an online language learning app called Minor Mynas. This is an online educational platform that helps children learn languages from each other in a safe environment. The idea of creating an online version of the experience has led Hillary Yip to participate in and win several startup awards.
Hillary Yip as a child
At that time, the news that an 11-year-old girl had won the "2015 Global Young Entrepreneur" award became the focus of media attention. Hillary Yip's online language learning app Minor Mynas also received the attention of technology billionaires.
When she entered secondary school, her studies became more and more stressful and her business became more and more busy, Hillary Yip had no time to rest. She decided to drop out of school to study by herself and focus on her business, perfecting the Minor Mynas app.
I want to let children from all over the world learn and exchange their languages, and make learning more fun.”
Hillary Yip
Despite her young age, Hillary Yip's problem-solving and business strategy skills are no less than those of an adult. When programmers encounter technical problems, she can offer many suggestions.
Paving the way into technology education
In May 2017, Hillary Yip's Minor Mynas app was launched. To date, the app created by this girl born in 2004 has attracted millions of users. Sharing with the media, Hillary Yip said that Minor Mynas's revenue is about 10 million yuan (more than 34 billion VND) per year.
Children in over 60 countries can connect through the Minor Mynas educational app to expand their knowledge of topics they are passionate about and learn about other cultures. Hillary believes her product can solve the problem of screen time by allowing users to learn and teach at the same time.
She also points out that many children are using the app as a way to study things outside of their school curriculum and to delve deeper into topics they are passionate about. With her creativity and innovative thinking, Hillary Yip has paved her way into the education technology industry.
Hillary Yip as a child
With a mission to promote cultural awareness through language learning, Hillary plans to partner with other providers. She has also been a speaker at inspirational events hosted by TEDx, HSBC, and Microsoft. “If you don’t believe in your own idea, you won’t get other people to believe in it no matter how hard you try,” she says.
In her twenties, Hillary Yip's success is the dream of many young people around the world. When asked for advice for young female tech entrepreneurs, this CEO said: "For any female entrepreneur, you should be yourself. There is no need to be swayed by outside influences because there will always be people who criticize you, say you can't do it.
So the most important thing is to get over the criticism. If there are useful things, pick them up and consider them, if not, ignore them. Just move forward and do what you think is best."
Source: shesightmag.com
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