This story was originally published in XXIV magazine 2018

A passion for teaching and tutoring made Timothy Yu a successful entrepreneur in the education tech sphere. The founder of Snapask, Yu initially looked at a career in finance, having completed his degree in risk management, but soon discovered that helping students understand their subject matter was more rewarding.

Snapask, which Yu founded in 2015, is an education app that uses mobile cloud technology to provide virtual tutoring for students across in Asia, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.