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VIPKid's Success Story: Building Incentives for Business Growth
TLDR VIPKid, founded by Cindy Mi, found success by creating the right incentives for teachers and students, leading to a surge in demand and expansion across Asia. Despite facing challenges, such as adapting to policy changes in China, VIPKid pivoted their operations to Singapore and continued to prioritize building incentives into their business model for growth.
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Join the Masters of AI Day workshop on February 29th to explore practical AI applications for teams.
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Aparna made a radical career pivot and faced a steep learning curve, part of a series on entrepreneurship highlighting the importance of having a beginner's mindset, while Reed Hoffman emphasizes the significance of creating and adjusting incentives for business growth.
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Cindy Mi found her curiosity sparked by science fiction, leading her to self-teach English and eventually become an engaging English teacher by creating the right incentives for her students.
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Cindy Mi took a risk by deciding to teach English full-time with her uncle in Beijing, leveraging the upcoming 2008 Olympics as an incentive for parents to enroll their children in English classes at their new brick-and-mortar school, ABC English.
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In 2012, Cindy Mi faced challenges with content and teacher supply at her brick-and-mortar English teaching company, leading her to explore the idea of online teaching as a solution.
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Cindy Mi focused on creating better incentives within her business by prioritizing student success over teacher success in the initial stages of VIPKid.
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VIPKid initially focused on engaging students and building relationships with parents to create a perception of exclusivity, which led to a surge in demand and the need to recruit more teachers from a wider pool.
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VIPKid focused on attracting teachers who were incentivized by the rewards of the job rather than just money, creating a powerful lesson in building incentives into their business model.
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VIPKid faced a significant challenge when a policy change in China forced them to adapt quickly, leading to a pivot in their operations to Singapore and an expansion across Asia.
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VIPKid created a membership program called VIP teacher to incentivize their teachers to stay by helping them build their personal brands and careers in the creator economy.
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