24 - Teaching in Finland and starting an educational games company with Miika Anundi

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I met Miika in Helsinki a few years ago. He’s an interesting guy: Teacher, game developer, and also sings in a Hardcore Punk band! I was interested to learn more about the highly-rated Finnish education system and what it’s like to be a teacher there. We then talk about why Mikka decided to go down the entrepreneurial route with his company https://lorugames.com/ . We talk about developing educational games and entrepreneurship in general, including why teachers have a huge advantage when it comes to making products and services for schools.

 

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Some links:

Loru games: https://lorugames.com/

Miika in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miika-anundi-2687885/

 

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