2324T2 Silicon Valley/Participant Information/Clovis Chow Jing Heng
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Clovis Chow
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About YourName
SMU email: clovis.chow.2021@scis.smu.edu.sg
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clovis-chow/
Academic Year: Year 3 (2021)
Degree: BSc Information Systems (Major in Digitalisation and Cloud Solutions), 2nd major in Economics
Why Virtual TSM?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
I heard from 4 of my friends who have been for last year's TSM to Silicon Valley that they enjoyed visiting and networking with the companies and I should go experience it too!
I applied for the last iteration of TSM to Tokyo but did not get in so I am here to try again.
Also, I have always been interested in entrepreneurship, having started 2 e-commerce side hustles before. The 2 e-commerce side hustles I started were Fulfilment-by-Amazon (FBA) business and a dropshipping business.
For the FBA business, I handled everything starting from searching for suppliers on Alibaba to shipping my products to an Amazon warehouse in the US. Sales reached a few thousand dollars but as there was no sign of breaking even, I stopped and cut my losses.
Joining TSM allows me to put on the entrepreneurial mindset again and interact with like-minded people to learn more about the behind-the-scenes to start a successful startup.
- Where would you like to visit?
Silicon Valley: Tesla, Apple Park, Paypal, Coursera, Y combinator, Zoom
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
Businesses selling software-as-a-service (SaaS) as I feel that this is a very scalable and profitable business and building software is something I like to do too.
- What plans do you have in starting a business?
I joined my secondary friends a few months ago in developing an Inventory Management System (IMS) and we plan to sell it to the St John CCA in my secondary school. The IMS helps keep track of equipment and resources such as first aid bandages.
Past Experiences (optional)
Internships:
- HubbedIn (SMU startup), Sales and Marketing Intern, Jan '21 - April '21
- SCIS, Research Assistant, May '22 - Aug '22
- DSO National Laboratories, Software Engineer Intern, May '23 - Aug '23
CCA:
- SMU Business Intelligence & Analytics (SMUBIA) - Honorary General Secretary - AY22/23
