2021T2 VirtualTSM/Participant Information/Joshua Tseng Shi-Hao

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About Joshua Tseng Shi-Hao

SMU Email: joshuatseng.2017@sis.smu.edu.sg
LinkedIn: Connect with me on LinkedIn!
Academic Year: 3
Degree: BSc in Information Systems
Major: Digitalisation & Cloud Solutioning

Why Virtual TSM?

• What motivates you to join TSM?
• Where would you like to visit virtually?

Though many of us feel passionately about technology, its advancements, and how it works under the hood, it is ultimately just a tool. What truly excites me about technology is how it is actually used, and that is what I hope to gain a greater appreciation of through TSM. Historically, enterprising technopreneurs have always been a key driving force in making technology “work” for us, and this is what I hope to see beyond the confines of our horseshoe-shaped seminar rooms through TSM.

I see a virtual TSM as a great opportunity, and not a constraint, because it means we have many more options available to us. Examples of places I would be excited to visit virtually in Asia alone would be:

• China: an ever-evolving competitor to the US every year, and the country my father worked in for about 10 years as an IT professional
• India: another mega player where technopreneurs and unicorns are being made, India is already a key rival to the US and China
• Vietnam: the place some people are calling China 2.0, I feel like Vietnam is sometimes overlooked by us students as an up and coming hub for technopreneurship
• Korea: the popular choice but for good reason, Korea (like Singapore) has advanced greatly in less than a century, and is a major source of innovation
• Indonesia: another source of technopreneurs and unicorns, Indonesia has a breadth of new firms popping up that I personally find exciting for the SEA region

Starting a business

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

Past Experiences

Solo

Freelance Marketing Copywriter (2017 – present)

Public Speaker, Accessibility Advocate (2015 – present)

Digital Content Creator (WIP 2021)

Audio Hardware Modder, 6down Audio, funded by Temasek Polytechnic Small Project Funding (2017 – 2018)

Work / Internship Experiences

Coding Curriculum R&D, Curriculum Marketing, Empire Code (May 2018 – May 2019)

Digital Marketing Advisor & Website Copywriter, Enter the Void Deck / Sei Shuttle Records (June 2017 – December 2017)

Digital Marketing Advisor & Website Copywriter, Life Affinity LLP (April 2017 – August 2017)

Marketing Communications (Writer, Part-time), Grand Hyatt Singapore (February 2017 – August 2017)

Marketing Communications Intern, Grand Hyatt Singapore (September 2016 – December 2016)

Others

Restaurant Host (Part-time), Nox Dining-in-the-Dark (2017 – 2018)

Speaker & Workshop Facilitator, Etch Empathy (2015 – 2019)

Speaker & Workshop Facilitator, Big Heroes (2017 – 2018)

Speaker & Workshop Facilitator, Glow-in-the-Dark (2017 – 2018)

Highlight Projects

Invited Speaker, Microsoft Tech Community APAC Online (2020)

Speaker & Representative, The Purple Parade by National Council of Social Service (2019 & 2020)

Wire Sculpturer (for fund-raising auction), IC2 Prephouse (2018)

Invited Speaker, TEDxYouth @ Methodist Girls’ School (2018)

“Teaching the Blind How to Cook”, Team Member for pilot programme (2017)

What keeps you ticking?

Some of my favourite things in life are:

1. Listening to and learning from others, the people who have "been there, done that".
2. Having the privilege to tell stories and share about my experiences, so I can add value to the people around me.
3. Discovering solutions, and avoid fixating on problems.
4. Taking some time to reflect and treasure the little moments, especially with the people we care most about. Because *spoiler alert* everyone (even technologies) all die some day.