Who Am I?
I’m Le Duc Anh, 34 years old, currently living and working in Ho Chi Minh City. I grew up in Hanoi, but three years ago, I packed up and moved south – to a place where nobody knew my name, where I could start fresh.
Today, I’m the CEO of OceanLabs, an AI company I founded in July 2025. If I had to describe myself in one sentence, I’d say this: I’m someone who genuinely loves solving people’s problems through technology.
What Do I Actually Do?
I’m building QVID – a platform that creates videos using AI. The idea came from a real problem my own marketing team was facing: they had no clue how to put together a decent AI-generated video when there are hundreds of tools out there like Kling, Veo3, Hailuo… It was overwhelming.
My typical day? I code, I meet with my team, and I dig into marketing analytics. Honestly, outside of eating and sleeping, work takes up most of my time. But here’s the thing – I actually love it. Sitting down, writing code, cracking tough problems – that’s my happy place.
OceanLabs has 10 people right now, and we just launched QVID a few days ago. We’re at the very beginning of what I hope will be a long journey.
Who Do I Serve?
Our target users are content creators – people making videos to earn money on social platforms. Could be YouTubers, TikTokers, affiliate marketers, e-commerce sellers, or really anyone who needs to pump out videos at scale.
These folks usually share the same headaches: they don’t know how to edit professionally, they spend way too much time on a single video, they’re lost when it comes to AI tools, and they’re drowning in options without knowing which one to pick.
How Does QVID Help?
QVID solves all of that with one solution. Instead of juggling 5-10 different tools, you just need QVID. We’re talking about cutting video production time by 80%, posting more content every day, and investing in just one AI tool instead of many.
I believe AI shouldn’t be complicated. It should be the thing that helps you do more with less time.
The Milestones Along the Way
Back in 2015, when I was still pretty young, I started the first game studio in Hanoi to build 3D online games. Nobody else in Hanoi was doing 3D games at the time. We were pioneers. We dared to do what nobody had done before.
But in 2017, that startup went bankrupt. We poured everything we had into one final game, and the market just didn’t care. That failure taught me something I’ll never forget: Build what the market needs, not what you love.
After that, some of my buddies and I pivoted to blockchain gaming. And we hit it big during the NFT boom. The achievement I’m proudest of isn’t the money we made – it’s the fact that everyone who worked with me became a millionaire.
But that success? It was also the beginning of my darkest chapter.
The Wake-Up Call at a Bar
When you make serious money young, you start thinking you can “retire early.” And that’s exactly what we did. We threw ourselves into partying. Drinking every single day. One night blurred into the next.
Then one evening, I was sitting at a bar – like every other night. We were figuring out where to go next, what club to hit. And out of nowhere, I looked at the five friends closest to me and asked myself: “Do I actually want a life like theirs?”
The answer was no.
I looked at myself and realized this wasn’t the life I wanted. It was a weird feeling – successful but sad. I’d helped my crew reach the top, but I’d also led us all down the wrong path.
The only thing I could think of was to get far away. Go somewhere nobody knew me. Start over completely. Choose my own relationships from scratch.
At 31, I moved to Saigon.
Lost in a City of Millions
When I first arrived, I got a job at Grab. But I couldn’t find any purpose or motivation. So I quit.
That was the hardest period of my entire career – not financially, but mentally. I felt completely lost in this massive city. I couldn’t fit in at work. Some afternoons, I’d just wander the streets alone, asking myself: “Where am I going? Why am I even here?”
Then I found a course called “Destiny Programming” by Pham Thanh Long. That course changed everything. He asked questions that helped me dig deep into who I really was. And finally, I understood what I actually wanted to do and who I wanted to become.
That’s when OceanLabs was born.
What I Learned at Rock Bottom
After going through all of that – the highs, the lows, the mess in between – I learned one thing: Partying and chasing pleasure doesn’t bring real happiness. Real happiness comes from doing meaningful work that helps other people.
I used to think having money would make me happy. I had money. I wasn’t happy. I used to think freedom to do whatever I wanted would feel amazing. I was free. I felt empty.
Now I get it: True value comes from creating something useful for others.
Family and What I Stand For
Growing up, I always thought differently from my family. My parents wanted me to have a stable, normal life like everyone else. But I didn’t want normal. I wanted to become a tech billionaire.
I don’t have a wife or kids yet. Outside of work, I still enjoy hanging out with friends over drinks – just way less often than before.
Three values drive my life now: Freedom – the freedom to choose my path, my relationships, how I live. Growth – constantly learning and becoming a better version of myself. Creating value – building products that genuinely help people.
Where I’m Headed
My goal is crystal clear: In five years, I want QVID to be a top 5 video AI company in the world.
That’s not some pipe dream. I’ve pioneered 3D gaming in Hanoi. I’ve won big in blockchain. Now I’m betting on AI.