Scott Lee was inspired by various tutors and mentors in his life, but realized it was inaccessible to most of his peers. Scott created Gooroo to bring accessibility and excitement to education outside of the classroom. Through tutoring and expert-led video content, Gooroo aims to make learning enjoyable and accessible for all.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Scott’s Father
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I think as a tech company I think a lot of people will agree to things will be the most difficult: one is the tech talent… It can be cofounders, CTO or it can be more engineers. Definitely that’s really, really hard and I was so fortunate to build the amazing tech team that we have… Finding the people who share in your vision and really believe in you, are very talented and who are warriors because in start-ups it’s a battle. And so, having the people around you, especially tech talent is extremely hard. Second will be”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
BibleFavourite Quote:
“He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Bible, Mark 16:15
Recommended Online Resources:
YouTube, LLC is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“now you guys are under a lot of pressure and you guys are very ambitious enough to think that you can change the world but people are everything so be kind and caring about them and be transparent. They will be with you when you are having a difficult time”…[Listen for More]
More About Scott Lee:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” Napoleon Hill
Other Quotes From the Chat with Scott Lee:
- “study as much as possible”
- “work in a tech company before you become a tech founder”
- “change is a natural thing. We change every day, society changes and historically change happens all the time. You have to adapt to it; you have to be adaptable especially in this type of world”
- “if it’s hard you have to work even harder. There is no other way”
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