Picture this: A young girl named Hillary Yip and her younger brother were struggling to learn Chinese. Hillary and her brother had tried countless methods for almost ten years. Their parents were exhausted and felt like they were out of options. This struggle to learn new things independently gave Hillary an idea. She thought that kids should have a platform where they can learn concepts together. This brilliant epiphany sparked the app MinorMynas.
Hillary, who was only twelve at the time, was forced to learn how to create and develop her idea from scratch. With the help of her parents, she was able to create what he had envisioned. Minor Mynas is now defined as an online educational platform for children to learn different languages. MinorMynas gives kids the opportunity to compare their experiences with study techniques and many more.
The creation of MinorMynas is a prime example of a slow hunch. Hillary Yip saw a niche problem that she believed she could solve. With many months/years of intentional ideation, Hannah and her parents were able to make something special. Hillary noticed that the common language learning platforms like Dualingo and Babbel were not geared towards children.
To give her platform as much attention as possible, Hillary entered various entrepreneurial competitions. In 2016 at the AIA Emerging Entrepreneur Challenge, MinorMynas won 1st place overall, along with the “Best Business” award. The judges were pleased by Hillary’s entrepreneurial spirit and how interactive her platform was.
The Hong-Kong based company has continued to improve through the years. MinorMynas can be found on the Apple app store, with improved versions coming out frequently.
A bold step from Hillary enabled kids from around the world just like her to learn languages as comfortably as possible. We could all benefit from having the same boldness as her.
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