Page 2 · The Map

How I got here

“Every stop on this map raised a question. Each question led to the next stop.”

Start at stop 01
N E S W
Trailhead · Hanoi
Stop 01 · 2023–24 · Hanoi, Phú Yên, Hà Giang, Sơn La

Behind the curtain

≈ 20M VND raised
3 provinces

I ran logistics for SuperTeen Bootcamp in 2023 and designed its stage lighting in 2024. I also joined volunteer trips to Phú Yên, then Hà Giang and Sơn La, where we handed out school supplies and winter clothes. Along the way, I began to notice that the moments people see depend on a lot of work they don’t. Our group raised around VND 20 million, but that left me wondering: who pays for all this, and who decides how?

01
The Man Who Laughs / SuperTeen Bootcamp photo · from Drive
SuperTeen Bootcamp
The question that led on · to stop 02

“Who pays for all this, and who decides how?”

Stop 02 · May 2024 · Cùng Đi Với Em, The Spectrum Hearts

The budget seat

70 children given gifts
100+ people at Mid-Autumn
02
Mid-Autumn lanterns photo · from Drive
Mid-Autumn lanterns
The question that led on · to stop 03

“A gift can make someone happy for a day, but what lasts longer?”

Stop 03 · The Spectrum Hearts · Hanoi

From gifts to tự lập

460+ products sold
≈ 60M VND raised
9 children
5 specialists
03
Skills-to-Start Fair photo · from Drive
Skills-to-Start Fair
The question that led on · to stop 04

“Could I run something like this myself, from start to finish?”

Stop 04 · June 2025 · Pha Luông, Mộc Châu

My own expedition

15 students
≈ 25M VND raised
04
Pha Luông photo · from Drive
Pha Luông
The question that led on · to stop 05a

“Why do people give, spend or invest the way they do?”

Stop 05a · 2025–26 · Academy of Finance

Why people misjudge risk

Top 20 Economic Olympiad
448 → 410 survey responses
05a
The DeFi paper photo · from Drive
The DeFi paper
The question that led on · to stop 05b

“If we’re this exposed to financial risks, who’s teaching us how to navigate them?”

Stop 05b · 2025 · ICAN

Who gets left out

3 awards
05b
ICAN 2025 photo · from Drive
ICAN 2025
The question that led on · to stop 06

“Could we build a system that lets more people in?”

Stop 06 · December 2025 · ImGloB, Hanoi

Passing it on

8 workshops
81 attendees
4 mentors
8 student teams
06
ImGloB workshop photo · from Drive
ImGloB workshop
The question that led on · to stop 07

“What if the products we studied weren’t just case studies, but real products?”

Stop 07 · 2026 · VIGIL, TradeBridge (Gia Lai)

Making it real

12 suppliers
200+ potential clients
≈ 80M VND revenue
07
VIGIL photo · from Drive
VIGIL
The question that led on · to stop 08

“But how do real companies make these decisions?”

Stop 08 · Summer 2026 · FECON

The grown-up version

5 terms per quote
08
FECON photo · from Drive
FECON
The question that led on · to what I built

“How do organizations decide under uncertainty?”

Every stop left something behind.

See what I built

The fine print

tranphanduc.com
Programme IB Diploma, The Olympia School
Predicted IB [score]
IELTS 7.0
GPA [to add]
Award Outstanding Student 2025–2026
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