William Zhou has certainly helped out many teachers. Only is his early twenties, Zhou came up with a fantastic idea to help out teachers keep track of almost everything they do. His idea, Chalk.com, allows teachers to deal with their lesson plans, assignments, attendance, and other things in an efficient manner. His idea has been used by thousands of schools.
Zhou was always passionate about computer technology throughout his life and he used this passion to enter into the entrepreneurial world. He founded a company while in high school and started his own internet business in 2010. In his first year at college, he sold that business for a large sum of money. Through his education experience, he came to realize how difficult it was for teachers and professors to organize all of their material which was the origin of his idea for Chalk.com.
Will Zhou showed how anyone can turn a passion into a successful business and also exemplified how finding a niche can lead to good things for an entrepreneur. Those new to entrepreneurship certainly can learn a lot from this young man!
This is very interesting! Zhou is doing a great service to help teachers out! Sometimes we don’t think about how much work it takes to prepare a lesson, let alone enough for a whole year!
This is really a cool story! When thinking of an entrepreneur, most people do not instantly think of the field of education. It is inspiring that Zhou was able to enter this field and provide such value for teachers.