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* What motivates you to join TSM? | * What motivates you to join TSM? | ||
:This TSM will be beneficial for me to really understand how its like to be an entrepreneur. Having dabbled with a startup that failed miserably during my teenage years with a group of secondary school friends clearly shows how little experience I have about the inner works of a startup. Thus this failure actually motivates me to figure out the right way to get a start up going. | :This TSM will be beneficial for me to really understand how its like to be an entrepreneur. Having dabbled with a startup that failed miserably during my teenage years with a group of secondary school friends clearly shows how little experience I have about the inner works of a startup. Thus this failure actually motivates me to figure out the right way to get a start up going. | ||
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| + | :Being involved with a community service project at the Crossroads Foundation in 2016 and moving on to leading the community service project in 2017 has increased my interest for the inner works of Hong Kong. Working closely together with the Crossroads Foundation and other beneficiaries has opened my horizon to the community service work that is done in Hong Kong. Having exposed myself to the community service side of Hong Kong has gotten me interested in the business side of the country itself. | ||
| + | :On top of that, what perks my interest in Hong Kong is mainly the competition we have, especially in the financial sector. It will be interesting to see how the fintech startups in Hong Kong build on their ideas and push out products and overcome regulations put in place. | ||
==<font face="Segoe Script" size=5 color=#7B3F00>Starting a business</font>== | ==<font face="Segoe Script" size=5 color=#7B3F00>Starting a business</font>== | ||
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About Gary Chua
SMU email: garychua.2016@sis.smu.edu.sg
LinkedIn: Gary Chua
Academic Year: 3
Degree: BSc Information Systems
2nd Major: Banking Processes & Technology
Application for subsidy: Yes
Why TSM Hong Kong?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
- This TSM will be beneficial for me to really understand how its like to be an entrepreneur. Having dabbled with a startup that failed miserably during my teenage years with a group of secondary school friends clearly shows how little experience I have about the inner works of a startup. Thus this failure actually motivates me to figure out the right way to get a start up going.
- Why pick Hong Kong?
- Being involved with a community service project at the Crossroads Foundation in 2016 and moving on to leading the community service project in 2017 has increased my interest for the inner works of Hong Kong. Working closely together with the Crossroads Foundation and other beneficiaries has opened my horizon to the community service work that is done in Hong Kong. Having exposed myself to the community service side of Hong Kong has gotten me interested in the business side of the country itself.
- On top of that, what perks my interest in Hong Kong is mainly the competition we have, especially in the financial sector. It will be interesting to see how the fintech startups in Hong Kong build on their ideas and push out products and overcome regulations put in place.
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
- Technology based that will change the way we do things
- What plan do you have in starting a business?
Past Experiences (optional)
What keeps you ticking?
