Published in English For IT·Oct 28, 2022Avoid These Job Interview Mistakes1. Sharing too much personal info It usually happens when answering the question “tell me about yourself. You end up talking about family, kids, hobbies, etc. instead of giving a personal elevator pitch. 2. Oversharing about weaknesses Talking “too honestly” about weaknesses and insecurities. A job interview is not a therapy session. It’s best to choose a skill you’re not…Job Interview2 min readJob Interview2 min read
Published in English For IT·Jun 30, 2022What to talk about with your foreign colleagues besides work stuff?How often do you have no-work conversations with your colleagues or clients? Maybe not too often because you are trying to avoid them 🤓. Chances are, you are a bit insecure and most likely do not really know what to say to them. How do you build rapport with a…English3 min readEnglish3 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Jun 17, 2022Do founders need to build their personal brand?I once came across a post from an ex- Y Combinator participant who was making a point that most YC founders in his batch were not “famous” nor were they bloggers or influencers. According to his words, founders don’t need to worry about building their online presence as it’s unimportant…Personal Branding2 min readPersonal Branding2 min read
Published in English For IT·May 17, 2022What is English For IT and who needs to learn it?If you are a non-native English speaker who works in tech or would like to break into tech, you definitely need to improve your English to nail a better job. Of course, this is in case you have not done that yet. I built English For IT to help tech…English11 min readEnglish11 min read
Published in English For IT·May 12, 202227 Web 3.0 Terms You Should KnowIf you’ve just heard about web3 and are still trying to wrap your head around this phenomenon, you will come across a lot of terms you’ve likey never heard before. …Nft6 min readNft6 min read
Published in English For IT·Mar 23, 2022SXSW EDU: Bringing the educators togetherMarch is a special month in Austin, Texas. There is a huge event happening: South by Southwest (SXSW). …Education9 min readEducation9 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Feb 4, 2022Are startup bootcamps any good? My experienceThis past summer of 2021, I got into a startup bootcamp in GSV Ventures. I had just started getting my new metaverse project Techville off the ground and was ready to go full force into it. What is a startup bootcamp? It is an accelerated learning program for entrepreneurs. The…Tech4 min readTech4 min read
Published in English For IT·Jan 25, 2022Celebrating New Year’s in the Metaverse as the new form of team building for remote teamsWhile I am building Techville — the metaverse for learning languages, I wanted to show my English For IT’s team what the metaverse is and how we can use it in class. English For IT is an edtech startup that I solo founded 5 years ago. …Nft4 min readNft4 min read
Published in English For IT·Jan 17, 2022My Experience at CES 2022This year marked my first time at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. Omicron had put a slight damper on things — more than half of the companies canceled their participation and the organizers decided to cut down the event to just one day. If we were to talk…CES5 min readCES5 min read
Aug 13, 2021ASU+GSV Summit: schools meet tech, tech meets schoolsThe biggest conference in the world for global educators, edtech players, and workforce companies best describes the ASU+GSV Summit. In the 2021 edition, over 4,000 attended in person in San Diego. 10,000 attended online from across the globe, a very impressive number. …Edtech6 min readEdtech6 min read
