Learning From The Best

Singapore-based app Tigerhall is for those who want to learn life skills – and those who have lessons to share, says its CEO Nellie Wartoft.

- Weets Goh

For Nellie Wartoft, CEO and founder of the microlearning platform Tigerhall, education has been a lifelong pursuit. From her time in school and even in the workplace, she’s noticed a pertinent gap between having a formal education and the soft skills required in the outside world.

That’s where the Tigerhall app comes into the picture. Developed with the intent of bridging said gap, the app works as a repository of content — in the form of podcasts, reads, and more — that teaches everything from how to handle big egos in the workplace and beyond to eating healthy.

Every piece of content comes with actionability – practical steps users can immediately take in order to work towards a particular goal.

One of the app’s largest draws is that the content is sourced directly from Tigerhall’s ever-growing stable of experts and industry leaders, which includes regional heads of MNCs, CEOs and even celebrities.

Users also get the chance to sign up for face-to-face sessions with some these experts, which could be over meals, drinks or small group mentoring sessions.

Having launched in February 2019, the company has since raised US$1.8 million (S$2.54 million) in seed funding, and has expanded to Malaysia and India. We sat down with Wartoft to find out more.

A lot of these business leaders are obviously very busy people. What do they get out of contributing to Tigerhall?