About me

I'm Nguyễn Phi Hiệp, welcome to my blog. You can reach me on X here.

My personal xCompass:
Aspect Details
Core Values 1. Intensity: Move fast, get things done quickly; if I’m not feeling a bit overwhelmed and uncomfortable, then I’m not there yet.
2. Balance: Maintaining physical, mental, and spiritual health for optimal performance.
3. Ambition: Striving for greatness over mediocrity.
4. Integrity: Being truthful and authentic with oneself and others.
Guiding Principles Operate optimally through holistic health, pursue ambitious goals, and uphold integrity by being truthful and authentic.
Passions and Interests
  • Building Valuable Products: Creating products that bring true value by helping people optimize impact and happiness.
  • Ethical Innovation: Avoiding the exploitation of human psychological weaknesses.
  • Inspiration from Tech Leaders: Looking up to Elon Musk, Paul Graham, and Naval Ravikant.
  • Creating Value for Others: Finding joy and motivation in following paths that contribute positively to others' lives.
Strengths and Skills
  • Healthy “Boring” Habits: Regular exercise, gym workouts, running, and healthy eating.
  • Technical Expertise: Strong background in computer science.
  • Versatility: Ability to wear multiple roles—product management, sales, marketing, customer support. "No task is beneath me!!!".
  • Work Ethic: Capable of working long hours under stressful situations.
  • Growth Mindset: Learn and unlearn things, nothing is fixed or impossible.
Long-term Aspirations
  • Optimize human impact and happiness, pushing humanity forward in the most optimal way.
Personal Definition of Success
  • Life Success: Having a happy family with a compatible partner who shares the same values, visions, and habits; raising many children as a biological legacy; maintaining a close relationship with parents and enjoying life experiences with them; being someone the extended family can be proud of.
  • Career Success: Creating great value, generating wealth, and bringing positive social impact to the next generations, especially students at my former university and Vietnamese generations in general.
Relationships and Community
  • Connections: Seek a truly connected partner, mitigating regrets by staying connected with parents and family.
  • Community Improvement: Strong desire to improve the community, especially among Vietnamese youth.
  • Mentorship: Aspires to be a source of wisdom for younger generations, similar to how Elon Musk, Naval Ravikant, and Paul Graham inspire me.
Personal Growth and Learning
  • Focus on Execution and Intensity: Aims to transform from being a "chill guy" to an "execution machine," moving fast with intensity while maintaining quality and taste.
Legacy and Impact
  • Family Legacy: Being present and teaching children lessons and wisdom.
  • Company Legacy: Building a great company that brings true value to customers, co-workers, and society.
  • Community Legacy: Sharing wisdom and philosophy through writing, coaching, and teaching the next generations of students and entrepreneurs.