{"id":5230,"date":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5230"},"modified":"2024-08-02T17:10:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T09:10:23","slug":"daily-markup-1044-pandai-ceo-khairul-anwar-shares-lessons-from-the-startups-journey-empowering-students-to-achieve-their-academic-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5230","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #1044: Pandai CEO Khairul Anwar shares lessons from the startup\u2019s journey, empowering students to achieve their academic goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXduwpNco4KkZJJRnaETjfLnl6emCuCx4qvgzkYTKgZ__UY2MfojJnyS_08Rc-wZUiFPe-nKDtwsDpKEf0hdKM21KnGSdfOZuIrmYPDD70nRNl3mJ_uT0jBMxKCK0LVmqddaOS-SbHRUFj34nla9XwFI6BKo?key=rg_le94sBSDXKDeMbdMOUQ\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: The Malaysian Reserve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>All hands on tech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Technopreneurs are embracing new emerging opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology, but that\u2019s not the be-all and end-all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/khairul-anwar-mohamad-zaki\">Khairul Anwar Mohamad Zaki<\/a>, CEO of 500-backed edtech company <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pandai.org\/\">Pandai<\/a>, revealed that before launching the platform, the team had already amassed a wealth of experience in the education industry having spent 12 years on the ground, visiting and engaging with schools nationwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He believes that this hands-on approach, combined with active participation in global educational initiatives, gave the team a comprehensive perspective on edtech. Such collaborations have helped the team onboard thousands of students, and significantly improve the students\u2019 academic attainments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cSometimes, we were too focused on building the tech, leading to features that were not as widely used as we hoped. In edtech, education comes first, technology second,\u201d he added.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Khairul shared that Pandai\u2019s initial fundraising round was the largest round for a Malaysian edtech company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He also explained that participating in the Y Combinator (YC) accelerator programme was particularly transformative as they learned to focus on achieving high growth and always talking to customers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pandai also runs an internship programme. \u201cOur philosophy is to give interns real work and responsibilities. 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