A mid-career entrepreneur’s journey
Tan Chia-Zhi left his job at 41 to create a startup. He learnt lessons beyond that which apply to himself In a 2014 survey, the Singapore government found that households spent over a billion dollars on private tuition, up over 30 percent from 2009 and almost double that from a decade ago. Stories o...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2018
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| Institution: | Singapore Management University |
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| Summary: | Tan Chia-Zhi left his job at 41 to create a startup. He learnt lessons beyond that which apply to himself
In a 2014 survey, the Singapore government found that households spent over a billion dollars on private tuition, up over 30 percent from 2009 and almost double that from a decade ago. Stories of tutors raking in over S$1 million (approx. US$750,000) a year make occasional headlines in a country where parents spare little expense to help their children excel in an increasingly competitive education system. |
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