Khoa Duong

Student-founder and operator: Khoa is a high-school student (Hanoi–Amsterdam High School for the Gifted) who has intentionally cycled through many early-stage startup roles to become a founder/operator. He founded Viet Launchpad, a high-school startup incubator in Vietnam, and lists multiple short-term operator roles and early-hire work across AI and consumer startups to build startup skills. khoaduong+1

Community builder and content host: Khoa runs The Grind Talk, a podcast that interviews student and early-stage founders and operators, positioning him as a connector and community builder in the student-entrepreneur ecosystem. spotify

Early-stage product & growth experience across AI and consumer projects: Over 2024–2025 Khoa lists hands-on short engagements in growth, acquisition, and product experiments across companies like Autumn (YC S25), Haven, AMT (influencer-marketing AI agents), Vert/vert.nyc, and Clover Labs. These roles indicate practical experience in growth/ops, experimenting with AI agents and consumer app productization. khoaduong

STEM background and competitive academic track: Khoa studies physics at an elite Vietnamese high school and lists participation/medals in STEM olympiads (IJSO listed), which underpins his technical curiosity and first-principles approach to problems. khoaduong