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==<font face="Segoe Script" size=5 color=#336699>Why TSM?</font>==
 
==<font face="Segoe Script" size=5 color=#336699>Why TSM?</font>==
 
* What motivates you to join TSM?
 
* What motivates you to join TSM?
I hear from my seniors of the companies visited and the fun
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The TSM programme is one of the highlights in the SCIS undergraduate programme and one of the reasons why I joined SMU. Although there is a strong tech scene here in Singapore, many of the most innovative companies and exciting start ups are found elsewhere in the world, and of course many of them are at Silicon Valley. I hope to be able to visit these companies to understand how it's like to work in these companies as well as what drives the strong entrepreneurial culture there. These best practices can then be applied back in Singapore and will hopefully influence me positively in the long term.
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* Where would you like to visit?
 
* Where would you like to visit?
Silicon Valley: Google, Meta, Netflix
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Silicon Valley: Google, Apple, NVIDIA, OpenAI
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==<font face="Segoe Script" size=5 color=#336699>Starting a business</font>==
 
==<font face="Segoe Script" size=5 color=#336699>Starting a business</font>==
 
* What types of business interest you?
 
* What types of business interest you?

Revision as of 12:25, 22 September 2023

Tan Kai Xuan

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About Kai Xuan

SMU email: kaixuan.tan.2022@scis.smu.edu.sg
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tan-kai-xuan
Academic Year: Year 2 (2022)
Degree: BSc Software Engineering

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Why TSM?

  • What motivates you to join TSM?

The TSM programme is one of the highlights in the SCIS undergraduate programme and one of the reasons why I joined SMU. Although there is a strong tech scene here in Singapore, many of the most innovative companies and exciting start ups are found elsewhere in the world, and of course many of them are at Silicon Valley. I hope to be able to visit these companies to understand how it's like to work in these companies as well as what drives the strong entrepreneurial culture there. These best practices can then be applied back in Singapore and will hopefully influence me positively in the long term.

  • Where would you like to visit?

Silicon Valley: Google, Apple, NVIDIA, OpenAI

Starting a business

  • What types of business interest you?

X business with X technology that will change the way we do things.

  • What plans do you have in starting a business?

I aim to start a X business that does X in the X industry.

Past Experiences (optional)

Startup:

  • Company name (website) What it does? Founders: Name. Years: May '22 - Aug '22

Internships:

  • Startup company - Role: Years May '22 - Aug '22

CCA:

  • Startup club - Role: Years May '22 - Aug '22