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About Terence

SMU email: terenceyeo.2016@business.smu.edu.sg
Facebook: Terence Yeo
Academic Year: Year 2
Degree: Business Management
One random fact: I volunteer to give free tuition weekly!
Applying for Subsidy: Yes

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Why TSM Silicon Valley?

• What motivates you to join TSM?

I'm set out to pursue a global experience

• Why pick Silicon Valley?

For me, the concept of Silicon Valley is one that inspires many others to pursue their own dreams.

• Ideal role in the trip:

Designer/Photographer

Starting a business

• What types of business interest you?

I'm really interested in businesses that work on a P2P/B2B model that connects buyers and sellers together in a common marketplace. Such business models are unique in the sense that they seem to create a new linkage between two different groups of people. And such businesses have interesting monetization models that go beyond the surface.

• What plan do you have in starting a business?

Right now, I always constantly on the lookout for opportunities or gaps in the market. While doing so, I intend to take up several more internships to learn more about how small businesses work and how to scale rapidly. I will also be taking entrepreneurship related mods

Past Experiences

Entrepreneurship

I was with The Marketplace Ministry as sales outreach. The Marketplace Ministry is a graphic design social enterprise that empowers local designs to sell their own designs and crafts.

I did an internship with 99.co over summer. 99.co is a property portal in Singapore. I worked alongside the Marketing Head. During my stint, I was placed in charge of organising a soft-launch party as well as a product launch event. Besides the events, I am also responsible for creating and sending EDMs and in-app notifications blast to all of our 20000 property agents.

I also own a business with a partner as a means of supporting ourselves through university. NOWN (UEN: 53330040A) is a registered online-based reselling business. Most of the business operations including marketing, management. logistics branding, product photography, sourcing, are all completed in-house by the two co-founders.

External Endeavours

I managed to reach the final round of the 'Adecco CEO for One Month Challenge' - The finalist will get to work under the direct supervision and mentorship of CEO Adecco Singapore.

What keeps you ticking?

Photography I would say I'm pretty good at photography.

Diving Picked up diving in SMU

Interesting business ideas