In this episode, Olly speaks with Mike Shangkuan, CEO of Lingoda.

In a wide-ranging discussion, you'll hear about:

• Growing up as a Chinese-American with a passion for languages


• How Mike pivoted his career from banking to language tech 


• The challenges of building a tutoring business


• Adapting language teaching for the online world

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