1314T2g1 South Korea/Participant Information/Chan Si Hui

About Chan Si Hui

Name: Chan Si Hui
Academic Year: 3
Primary Degree: BSc in Information Systems Management
Secondary Degree: BBM with major in Finance

CCA: Ballare - Competitive (Events Director)
Interest: Dancing, Swimming, Photography
More about me: | My Facebook or follow me on instagram @kelliecsh
Contact me at: sihui.chan.2011@sis.smu.edu.sg

Why TSM South Korea

• What motivates you to join TSM
  

Who is an entrepreneur?
According to the Oxford dictionary, an entrepreneur is defined as a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. That definition, while accurately describes the surface of ‘what’ an entrepreneur may be, is unfortunately lacking when it comes to explaining the true essence of ‘who’ an entrepreneur really is.

We have all heard and read success stories of entrepreneurs before - the lawyer who threw away his career to start a restaurant, the young IT wizard who used up all his savings to launch his creations and the proud owner of that dessert shop who just wanted to share her recipes.

During my recent internship with Lightbridge Analytics, a locally-based IT consultancy firm, I was blessed with the opportunity to work with one such success story too, Mr. Jason Jones, Director of Lightbridge, and founder of Operating Partners Pte Ltd. He started Lightbridge over 11 years ago, seeded by his vision of integrating sophisticated business analytics with IT and today, that same seed has grew to serve over 100 multinational and local businesses across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.

It was through my interactions and conversations with Mr Jason that I realize a common theme runs through all of these entrepreneurs’ veins, a theme of dedication to what they want to achieve regardless of obstacles and failures.

With that I find my underlying definition of an entrepreneur - An adventurer who dares to dream, believe and reach.

TSM offers an opportunity which is rare, an opportunity to broaden our horizon to South Korea, a country brimming with potential to tip the scales of the global economy, and understand first-hand how their entrepreneurs succeed in the competitive environment.

TSM is an adventure for the bright young minds and, well, I am an adventurer.

• Why pick South Korea
  

South Korea is globally renowned for its cutting edge technology innovations. It is currently among the global leaders in the high-technology industry with leading technology suppliers such as Samsung and LG.

South Korea’s entrepreneurship scene was given a boost when  President Park Geun-hye was elected. She encouraged the growth and cultivation of startups within the country by channeling money to build their own “Silicon Valley”. Since then, the number startups in South Korea have increased sharply, almost doubling from 15,401 in 2008 to 28,193 in 2012 according to Korea Venture Business Association.

With so many startups around, it is important for each company to differentiate themselves in order to survive. Being part of TSM South Korea will allow me to interact with these entrepreneurs to understand the process of growing and sustaining the business.

Internship Opportunities

• What types of internship opportunities interest you?
  

• Any ideal firms (based in South Korea) that you wishes to join?
  

Starting a business

• What types of business interest you?
  

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

Past experiences

• Describe your past experience (entrepreneurship, or works in start ups etc)