Recently, I’ve been meeting heaps of entrepreneurs, but few have been as impressive as this duo.

Min Yan and Yu Ning bootstrapped a fast-growing 7-figure tech academy while working full-time at Gojek and OKX respectively.

Today in 10 minutes, you’ll learn:

• 🏫 How Heicoders tackled a market gap, their growth journey

• 🧑‍🎓 How they found their first customers & brand ambassadors

• 💸 Bootstrap vs raise funds: Why Heicoders chose the former

• 😨 Why it was a mistake to outsource curriculum & hire academics

• 🫶 6 pieces of advice for starting an education business

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🏫 Bootstrapping a 7-figure tech education business | Min Yan & Yu Ning

Min Yan is the co-founder of Heicoders Academy. She is also a full-time data scientist at Gojek. Her extensive professional background spans diverse roles, from working as a quant and software developer in the financial industry, to being involved with deep tech in Silicon Valley and multiple artificial intelligence startups.

Yu Ning is the co-founder of Heicoders Academy. He also currently leads the growth of a blockchain in OKX. Prior to this, he worked as a product manager and data scientist in various companies, and also co-founded another 7-figure tech education business. In his spare time, Yu Ning enjoys reading.

🧑‍💻 Tell us about your career journeys from working in tech to bootstrapping an education business.