{"id":4284,"date":"2023-07-21T07:57:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T23:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4284"},"modified":"2023-07-21T07:57:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T23:57:20","slug":"daily-markup-791-vtfs-angeline-seah-on-failing-cheap-mental-health-at-the-workplace-and-building-fat-for-the-funding-winter-plus-more-from-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4284","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #791: VTF\u2019s Angeline Seah on failing cheap, mental health at the workplace, and \u2018building fat\u2019 for the funding winter, plus more from this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/nSFobKwQDE1os6bB64-8ISI8DVjEp9zV9AIot0CK3HLodfqBeTGmT78E3vXUguBWp-WEfOfnHrBcJTzL1FdtbvBjJTck3AoYHcnqui19wPmxIlRLwfqs9GNnXaxl4r8iDZcON3mJknhy2Oxpw8Oj_l4\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: e27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cultivating success through culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cAt <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualtechfrontier.com\/\">Virtualtech Frontier (VTF)<\/a>, we have a culture that revolves around moving fast, failing cheap, and pivoting quickly to achieve product-market fit at a rapid pace,\u201d shared Angeline Seah, Co-founder &amp; Chief Product Officer at the 500-backed metaverse development platform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cChallenges are seen as opportunities in our culture. 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