1920T2 NewYorkCity/Participant Information/Ong Xing Yang

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About Xing Yang

Email: xyong.2016@business.smu.edu.sg
Links: LinkedIn | Facebook
Academic Year: 4
Degree: Business Management
Majors: Finance and Operations Management
Applying for Subsidy: Yes (also applying for GIIP)

Why TSM New York City?

• What motivates you to join TSM?

First, I have a personal interest towards entrepreneurship. Having worked in a few local innovative start-ups, I would like to go further and explore how similar budding firms in overseas countries thrive in their ecosystems. Furthermore, I did the Entrepreneurial Finance module in SMU and thus want to deepen my knowledge in how such firms finance their projects with the help of VCs, Angels and other forms of investors.

Second, I love technology. As student consultants under UOB-SMU AEI, my team placed heavy emphasis on digitalisation and with research, formulated a technology-based solution for a SME's long-term business strategy. I strongly believe that technological improvements have been and will continue to drive growth and improve peoples' lives.

Finally, I want to increase my exposure to an increasingly globalised world. With a first-hand experience in a faraway foreign country, I believe that I will be able to better appreciate America's culture in a way that cannot be achieved in a classroom, and hence believe that this trip will help me become a better global citizen.

• Why pick New York City?

Starting a business

• What types of business interest you?
• What plan do you have in starting a business? (list existing business)