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TSM Silicon Valley Family!

Academic Year 2017-2018 (Term 1): Jan to May 2018
Course:	IS405 Technology Entrepreneurship Study Mission. Previously, Technopreneurship Study Mission (Non-Asia), previously IS427
Facilitator:	Benjamin Gan
Office:	SIS Room 5034; SIS
Phone:	+65 6828 0267
Email:	benjamingan@smu.edu.sg
Venue:	SIS SR 3.1
Date/Time:	Thursday 15:30-18:45
Travel Date:	Apr 28-May 7 (Tentative)
Subsidy:	IIE interview approval: 70% support from SPRING covers airfare, meals, accommodation and local transport. F&E or cultural activities are not covered. Limited to SGD$2,000 only.
Pre-requisite:	None.
Last Years wiki:	Seoul Silicon Valley
Team's Facebook:	LinkedIn TSM Photos
Team's Photo Collection:	Day 1 2 3 4 5.

Important & Special Notes

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• Students who are unable to make it on the travel dates are advised not to take this module.
• Students will be asked to sign an indemnity form.
• The cost of the trip is about S$5500+ excluding personal expenditure and some meals. Full payment is required in week 3.
  • Students must contribute to petty cash fund approximately $500, included in the estimate.
  • Students must purchase travel insurance for the entire trip with min emergency medical evacuation & repatriation : unlimited, medical expense (hospital/surgical) : $250,000 and personal liability : $1,000,000
  • No TA. We will not have a TA to reduce cost of the travel. Thus, students are expected to contribute to planning and organizing the trip.
• Subsidy: Interview process
  • Priority will be given to students who show evidence of entrepreneurially inclined.
  • Preference is for students willing to undertake an internship at the start-up companies, if offered. If internship is rejected by a student, he/she will have to repay the subsidy. Students will be asked to sign a declaration with acknowledge to repay subsidy if internship is not taken up.
  • Airfare, meals, accommodation and local transport are arranged with no flexibility. Twin/triple sharing room only. No extension of flight.
  • Students receiving the funding must submit a closure report to IIE covering the following
    • Summary learning from the market visit
    • Possible opportunities in that market
    • Idea starters or interest areas that the student wants to pursue as an outcome from the visit if any.
• No subsidy: If you pay your own trip, you are not subject to the terms of the subsidy above. Indicate "No subsidy needed" in your particulars
• If you do not already have a US visa to travel, please get a B1 visa, flight itinerary required. Singaporean may get authorisation for Visa Waiver Program {Electronic System for Travel Authorization | ESTA, flight itinerary not required}
• Singaporean
  • You may use your PSEA funds. PSEA is based on reimbursement after payment.
  • Please register at MFA

Other Resources

• Characteristics
  • 11 Lessons I Learned at Startups That Keep Me Up at Night
  • Entrepreneurs reveal their failures en route to success
  • Startup Leadership: How to Find Your Own Replacement
  • Want Your Startup to Do a Better Job? Avoid These 3 Myths.
  • In Silicon Valley, Mergers Must Meet the Toothbrush Test
• Companies
  • The 10 Most Funded Kickstarter Campaigns Ever
  • One year later, Hyperloop remains a fantasy
  • 5 strategies for keeping a startup vibe in a rapidly growing company
• Singapore
  • Singapore's entrepreneurs on the hunt for innovative ideas
• VC
  • Marc Andreessen on the Future of Silicon Valley(s), and the Next Big Technology
  • Software Is Dominating Venture Capital Investments In 2014
  • Venture capital spending at highest level since end of dot-com bubble
  • With Software Eating Hardware, Silicon Valley Enters ³Hard² Times
  • What I'm reading: What Silicon Valley’s favorite word says about tech priorities