An Avid Gamer Who Grew Into An Innovator <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhile he enjoys gaming, Winston is no ordinary gamer. When others were indulging in the joy of playing computer games, he would be spending hours on YouTube to learn about coding and developing his own game. He made his first LEGO stock motion film at just 9 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Influenced by the numerous product pitches he watched growing up, Winston envisioned himself to join the ranks of global entrepreneurs who could solve problems of the world with technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout his formative years, he participated in several innovation competitions to pitch ideas and push his creative boundaries. Embodying the wisdom of his inspirational figure, Steve Jobs, he always pushed himself to think out of the box for seemingly impossible ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs Steve Jobs put it, people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. I think that being young is a form of crazy, and I too, can come up with solutions that could change people\u2019s lives.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nRead Also: Jolene Lum, 24-Year-Old Founder Of Urban Tiller, Turned A Passion For Sustainable Agriculture Into A Fast-Growing Startup<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTurning His Winning Pitch Into Reality <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDuring the pandemic last year, he took part in the Prudential Young Trailblazers Competition. With a strong interest in the Metaverse, he pitched the idea of a multi-player interactive game that enables users to discover Singapore virtually and emerged as the champion of the competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victory aside, taking part in the competition broadened his creative problem-solving skills as he was exposed to new concepts like the “4I-framework”of innovation and design thinking through a series of expert-led workshops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Covid-19 may have been an uninspiring and immensely challenging period for many people, but for Winston, it carved a new trajectory for his entrepreneurship journey. Leveraging on the knowledge he had gained from the competition, and his experience from drafting business models and proposals as the President of his school\u2019s entrepreneurship club, Winston decided to embark on his own business venture. At 18 years old, he founded his edutech company, Finute<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRead Also: 5 Questions With Ryan Chew, COO and Co-Founder of Tribe, Bringing Tech Communities Together<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDeveloping PRUQuest: Where Virtual Meets Financial Planning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nBeing a student himself, and having to prepare for A Levels via online learning, he resonated with the struggles of many Gen-Zs at a time of the pandemic. With Finute, he wants to focus on experiential learning where users can learn by doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With guidance from his mentor, Magdalene Loh, Head of Innovation, Prudential Singapore, and the Innovation team at Prudential, he pivoted his business idea from the competition and developed an app called PRUQuest that combines virtual experience with financial planning. The app aims to help young adults in making better financial decisions by featuring interactive gamified content related to financial literacy, savings and investments. The app was also featured at the Singapore Fintech Festival in November 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"PRUQuest\"](\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PRUQuest-1024x458.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cI remember I was stuck in my bedroom with a laptop, and I thought why not start a business during this pandemic? Attending online lessons was so mundane, and I wanted to make education more fun. That\u2019s why I founded Finute to develop gamified solutions. Together with the team at Prudential and my Co-founders, we developed PRUQuest to make financial planning fun for the younger generation.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs Steve Jobs put it, people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. I think that being young is a form of crazy, and I too, can come up with solutions that could change people\u2019s lives.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Read Also: Jolene Lum, 24-Year-Old Founder Of Urban Tiller, Turned A Passion For Sustainable Agriculture Into A Fast-Growing Startup<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n During the pandemic last year, he took part in the Prudential Young Trailblazers Competition. With a strong interest in the Metaverse, he pitched the idea of a multi-player interactive game that enables users to discover Singapore virtually and emerged as the champion of the competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victory aside, taking part in the competition broadened his creative problem-solving skills as he was exposed to new concepts like the “4I-framework”of innovation and design thinking through a series of expert-led workshops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Covid-19 may have been an uninspiring and immensely challenging period for many people, but for Winston, it carved a new trajectory for his entrepreneurship journey. Leveraging on the knowledge he had gained from the competition, and his experience from drafting business models and proposals as the President of his school\u2019s entrepreneurship club, Winston decided to embark on his own business venture. At 18 years old, he founded his edutech company, Finute<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Read Also: 5 Questions With Ryan Chew, COO and Co-Founder of Tribe, Bringing Tech Communities Together<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Being a student himself, and having to prepare for A Levels via online learning, he resonated with the struggles of many Gen-Zs at a time of the pandemic. With Finute, he wants to focus on experiential learning where users can learn by doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With guidance from his mentor, Magdalene Loh, Head of Innovation, Prudential Singapore, and the Innovation team at Prudential, he pivoted his business idea from the competition and developed an app called PRUQuest that combines virtual experience with financial planning. The app aims to help young adults in making better financial decisions by featuring interactive gamified content related to financial literacy, savings and investments. The app was also featured at the Singapore Fintech Festival in November 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI remember I was stuck in my bedroom with a laptop, and I thought why not start a business during this pandemic? Attending online lessons was so mundane, and I wanted to make education more fun. That\u2019s why I founded Finute to develop gamified solutions. Together with the team at Prudential and my Co-founders, we developed PRUQuest to make financial planning fun for the younger generation.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nTurning His Winning Pitch Into Reality <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Developing PRUQuest: Where Virtual Meets Financial Planning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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