If You’re In Your 20’s You Should Prioritise These Skills

Описание: In this video, Jack Zhang, co-founder and CEO of ‪@airwallex‬ reveals the most important skills you should learn in your 20s if you want to build global companies, create leverage, and succeed as a founder or entrepreneur.

Drawing from his journey building one of the world’s leading fintech and payments companies, Jack Zhang explains why your 20s are not about chasing titles or comfort—but about skill acquisition, intellectual range, and compounding capabilities. These early skills become the foundation for long-term success in startups, venture-backed companies, and global businesses.

Jack emphasizes that the highest-performing founders don’t optimize for short-term income early on. Instead, they focus on:
Learning hard skills that scale (technology, systems, finance)
Developing independent thinking
Building problem-solving ability under pressure
Understanding how global businesses actually operate
Increasing personal leverage before responsibility explodes later in life

This advice is especially relevant for aspiring founders, early-stage entrepreneurs, and operators working in fast-moving environments like fintech, SaaS, AI, and venture-backed startups. Jack’s perspective also resonates strongly with VCs, who often look for founders with deep skill density developed early in their careers.

If you’re in your 20s—or advising someone who is—this video provides a clear roadmap for what actually matters, cutting through generic career advice and focusing on skills that compound over decades.

Who This Video Is For:
Founders in their 20s
Aspiring entrepreneurs
Startup operators & early employees
Venture capitalists mentoring founders
Anyone focused on long-term career leverage

Key Topics Covered:
Jack Zhang Airwallex mindset
Skills to learn in your 20s
Founder skill acquisition
Early career leverage
Building global startups
Fintech founder advice
Long-term thinking for entrepreneurs