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Guest speakers:
1) Pawan Gupta SIS 2010 https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawangupta13 Head of Carbon/Renewables at Xpansiv, world's largest environmental commodities exchange
2) Edison Lim SIS 2016 https://basedapp.io/ Co-founder and CEO of BasedApp

Sharing by Pawan Gupta SIS 2010 https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawangupta13 Head of Carbon/Renewables at Xpansiv, world's largest environmental commodities exchange

Sharing by SIS 2016 https://basedapp.io/ Co-founder and CEO of BasedApp

Edison

Beginning of class

Academic Year 2024-2025 (Term 1): Aug-Dec 2023
Course:	IS405 Technopreneurship Study Mission (Non-Asia) Silicon Valley
Facilitator:	Benjamin Gan
Office:	SCIS1 Room 5034; SIS
Phone:	+65 6828 0267
Email:	benjamingan@smu.edu.sg
TA:	???
Venue:	SCIS1 ???
Date/Time:	???
Travel Date:	May 4-10 Tentative
Pre-requisite:	Students should not have taken any TSM previously (IS404, IS405, IS427 or IS456)
Course Attributes:	University course requirements change all the time. If you need to satisfy a course attribute to graduate, please check course attributes in BOSS. At the point of enrolment the attributes will be applicable whether you’re in your final term or not. Use the following only as a guide. Globalization Entrepreneurship Cluster Technology Studies Cluster Advanced Business Technology Major Technology & Entrepreneurship Business Options Econ Major Rel/Econ Options Business-Oriented Electives IS Depth Electives IS Major: Digitalisation & Cloud Solutions Track Social Sciences Major-related
Previous Years wiki:	Seoul Jakarta Silicon Valley Tokyo Silicon Valley Seoul Silicon Valley Australia Indonesia New York City Hong Kong Silicon Valley Seoul Seoul Tokyo
TSM's Linkedin, Facebook & Telegram Channel:	LinkedIn TSM Instagram SMU Blog TSM16 Telegram Channel
TSM Videos:	TSM24 Silicon Valley Day 1 Insta LI FB 2 Insta LI FB 3 Insta LI FB 4 Insta LI FB 5 Insta LI FB TSM23 Tokyo Reels TikTok 1 2 3 4 5 Day 0 1 2 3 4 5 TSM23 Silicon Valley Day 1 Video 2 3 4 5 TSM22 Seoul Day 1 Video 2 Video 3 4 5 TSM22 Silicon Valley Day 1 2 3 4 5 TSM21 Virtual(Indonesia) TSM19 Hong Kong/Shenzhen Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 TSM18 Silicon Valley Day 5 Day 1 2 3 4 5 TSM17 Seoul Photos Pretrip Day 1 2 3 4 5 TSM16 Seoul Blog TSM16 Seoul 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TSM15 Silicon Valley Day 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TSM14 Seoul/Tokyo Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TSM13 Seoul 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TSM12 Seoul Facebook Twitter Day 1 2 I-UM VCNC GoVenture 3 OnOffMix Moglue 4 CLO TatterMedia 5 KBS KakaoTalk Seoul Space Vanilla Breeze IDINCU 6 InterPark Kaist

Important & Special Notes

To help us to understand you better, please fill up your particulars here!

• Students who are unable to make it on the travel dates are advised not to take this module.
  • The cost of the trip is expected to be SGD5000+ for double room excluding personal expenditure and meals. Deposit SGD2500 is required in week 2 (please prepare your money in order to book land package)
  • Students must contribute to petty cash fund SGD500, included in the estimate.
  • Due to high cost of medical (especially emergency wards), it is recommended to get additional travel insurance.
• TA position open for past TSM students.
• Subsidy: NOTE you can only apply for one of the subsidy below (cannot double or co-claim)
  1. If you are a Singaporean, you may use your PSEA funds. PSEA is based on reimbursement after payment.
• 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
• Before travelling, please complete the following
  • (21 & above) Next of kin to sign NOK Acknowledgement and (Under 21) student sign Parental Consent of Risk and Undertaking. Make a copy and submit here.
  • Apply ESTA Visa Waiver. (Non-Singaporean, please check Visa Waiver Program country)
  • Read SMU Overseas Travel and insurance. Please complete Overseas Travel Safety steps 14 days prior and wait for Pre-Departure Checklist email. (Instructions)
  • Register MFA (optional)
  • Fill out SG arrival Card when coming back

Other Resources

• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship by Peter F Drucker
• 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.
• Silicon Valley Startup
  • 19 Top Silicon Valley Startups to Watch
  • The 63 Unicorn Companies in Silicon Valley
  • LinkedIn Silicon Valley Startups
  • Y Combinator
  • https://www.siliconvalley.com